Blizzard Conditions
Olympus E-M1
Olympus 12-100mm F4 @100mm
F8, 1/15sec, ISO200
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We had our second blizzard of the season last week. Cancelations (including our local schools and my workplace) started the night before, as the storm was predicted to arrive just in time for the morning rush hour and to be heavy right through the evening rush hour. We were right on the border between a predicted 12-18” snowfall and an 18-24” snowfall. Ultimately, we ended up with 12" of windblown, wind-packed, rain impregnated snow.
Laurie and I had no reason to drive anywhere … so we didn’t. And except for photographing this scene, we stayed indoors, watching the storm develop while sitting by a comfy fire. Our generator was all gassed up in case we needed it, but we never did lose electric.
Wind gusts reached 60mph, but our trees stayed upright. I would say "just" a few branches lay around the yard when it was all done, except that one of the branches with a 2" diameter was buried under the snow in the driveway. After hitting that with the snowblower, I was glad I had an extra shear pin!
Wind gusts reached 60mph, but our trees stayed upright. I would say "just" a few branches lay around the yard when it was all done, except that one of the branches with a 2" diameter was buried under the snow in the driveway. After hitting that with the snowblower, I was glad I had an extra shear pin!
I mentioned at the top of this post that this was a blizzard. I always like it when the meteorologists remind us of the technical definition of the term, as I always forget. (This time I created a “note” in Evernote for future reference.) To be a blizzard, these three things must exist:
Winds with a minimum speed of 35mph
1/4 mile visibility due to snowfall
3 hours of the above conditions
Notice there is no snow depth requirement. My guess is that we had these conditions for about 9 hours.
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