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When we have a rainy day, we don't call it a rainstorm unless there is a heavy wind associated with it. I propose that we don't call a snowy day a "snowstorm" unless there is a howling wind involved. A little dusting of snow should not be called a snowstorm.
When we have a rainy day, we don't call it a rainstorm unless there is a heavy wind associated with it. I propose that we don't call a snowy day a "snowstorm" unless there is a howling wind involved. A little dusting of snow should not be called a snowstorm.
I agree... the smaller T-2" snows are mostly called events. At least I do mostly. But when there's half foot + of snow regardless of wind, it's from a "storm" typically. We rarely get snows from fronts here. (too warm ahead of it or too dry behind it). I guess duration matters too. 3-8 hr event vs a 10-24hr storm, ect.
When we have a rainy day, we don't call it a rainstorm unless there is a heavy wind associated with it. I propose that we don't call a snowy day a "snowstorm" unless there is a howling wind involved. A little dusting of snow should not be called a snowstorm.
A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak. [quotations ▼]The proposed reforms have led to a political storm.
See the first definition. "Any disturbed state of the atmosphere." Of course, atmospheric disturbances are normal and expected and certainly necessary, so even the word disturbance can present some semantic difficulties. But all forms of precipitation result from atmospheric disturbances in a meteorological sense. The severity of the storm is certainly a factor to consider when using the word storm because of its implicit meaning, but by definition, all precipitation events are storms because they result from atmospheric disturbances. As you know, storm often implies more destructive and/or irregular weather, but it does not necessarily denote this exclusively since what's destructive and/or irregular is somewhat subjective. If the weather event is irregular, then it more strongly warrants use of the word storm not only because of the denotation but also because of the connotation. A snow event occurring at this time of year may be rather irregular depending on the location, so it may warrant use of the word storm more so than if it had occurred in, say, January.
DATA ANALYSIS AT 06Z HAD LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST IA/NORTHWEST MO MOVING SLOWLY EAST-SOUTHEAST. WV/IR IMAGERY AND REGIONAL RADAR
REFLECTIVITY DEPICTED A SHORTWAVE MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL IA. BROAD BAND OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW MOVING EAST-
SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MN TO NORTHERN IL AHEAD/NORTH OF THE
SHORTWAVE EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH OR MORE PER
HOUR RATHER COMMON IN THE HEAVIER PORTIONS OF THE SNOW BAND WITH SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MN INTO SOUTHWEST WI.
Nice! I wonder if March will go down as one of the snowiest March on record for U.S or maybe Midwest/NorthEast?
I had a feeling about the wintry activity when I started this thread. Instead of a titling it for a specific storm I made it the entire month of March. lol
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