Might get half an inch here in the uk once a year normally all gone within a few hours. Then all transport ect would grind to a halt work would stop all stay at home. But 4 to 6 feet of snow this would be a disaster then probably announce a state of emergency if we got that much. great vid Steve UK :)
Lake Effect tends to settle quickly and the snow depth to snow total can vary greatly, especially in big storms over 20" thats mostly ~20-30:1 ratios. I bet if you measured every 6 hours and added those numbers you would probably have another 6-10 inches total. Some people don't like this method, some think its more accurate either way it's an acceptable method by the NWS/CO-OP. "The National Weather Service addresses it by mandating that no more than four snowfall measurements should be made in any 24-hour period. Ideally then, an observer who went to the snowboard every six hours and cleared 10.5 inches, 9.3 inches, 11.5 inches and 10.8 inches would get the officially correct snowfall measurement of 42.1 inches."
Once snow starts to accumulate at this rate, it starts to compact under the weight of the snow. I've seen people laugh at "6 foot" snowfalls that only look 4 feet deep. Snow isn't just snow - there's so many varieties of it based on wind speed, humidity, lake effect, temperature... the flakes can be light, dense, fluffy, wet, powdery.... and it all piles up differently.
Yep you're right, I was told about the compaction thing after the video was released by some people I know irl. Will be sure to be mindful of that for the next time lapse
@@CC1_ I'm not criticizing what you've produced - just clarifying that people don't know snow has different properties when it comes to calculating depth. The forecasts are correct, the result just doesn't look like they are. I can't count how many times people mockingly ask, "That's it? That doesn't look like 6 feet of snow at all! LOLOLO!!". It is.
Dang. It melted pretty quick. My city got an early snowfall that got about 10cm and it’s still here after 2 weeks. It’s raining now but we barely have snow that keeps this long
I remember during the Blizzard of '77, many local malls and shopping centers with large parking lots had massive piles of snow from front loader plowing. We still had "Dirtbergs" lingering in some lots until July. Just black piles of ice and snow littered with asphalt and trash. They just would not die.
Thanks for clearing the window.
Thank you for the video. I also appreciated the kindness of the good neighbor that came over with his tractor too help you .
Yeah he's a great guy, very helpful. He dug out a bunch of other people in the neighborhood, too
i appreciate the courtesy wipe of the camera 🤣. in all seriousness im glad you guys are ok.
Might get half an inch here in the uk once a year normally all gone within a few hours. Then all transport ect would grind to a halt work would stop all stay at home. But 4 to 6 feet of snow this would be a disaster then probably announce a state of emergency if we got that much. great vid Steve UK :)
Glad you didn't have to dig another 2 1/2 feet! Four feet was plenty. Thanks for the video.
Lake Effect tends to settle quickly and the snow depth to snow total can vary greatly, especially in big storms over 20" thats mostly ~20-30:1 ratios. I bet if you measured every 6 hours and added those numbers you would probably have another 6-10 inches total. Some people don't like this method, some think its more accurate either way it's an acceptable method by the NWS/CO-OP.
"The National Weather Service addresses it by mandating that no more than four snowfall measurements should be made in any 24-hour period. Ideally then, an observer who went to the snowboard every six hours and cleared 10.5 inches, 9.3 inches, 11.5 inches and 10.8 inches would get the officially correct snowfall measurement of 42.1 inches."
Once snow starts to accumulate at this rate, it starts to compact under the weight of the snow. I've seen people laugh at "6 foot" snowfalls that only look 4 feet deep. Snow isn't just snow - there's so many varieties of it based on wind speed, humidity, lake effect, temperature... the flakes can be light, dense, fluffy, wet, powdery.... and it all piles up differently.
Yep you're right, I was told about the compaction thing after the video was released by some people I know irl. Will be sure to be mindful of that for the next time lapse
@@CC1_ I'm not criticizing what you've produced - just clarifying that people don't know snow has different properties when it comes to calculating depth. The forecasts are correct, the result just doesn't look like they are. I can't count how many times people mockingly ask, "That's it? That doesn't look like 6 feet of snow at all! LOLOLO!!".
It is.
Interesting to watch, thanks for posting!
Get a snow blower! It won't do 4 feet but at least you can keep up with it every hour or two.
Dang. It melted pretty quick. My city got an early snowfall that got about 10cm and it’s still here after 2 weeks. It’s raining now but we barely have snow that keeps this long
I remember during the Blizzard of '77, many local malls and shopping centers with large parking lots had massive piles of snow from front loader plowing. We still had "Dirtbergs" lingering in some lots until July. Just black piles of ice and snow littered with asphalt and trash. They just would not die.
Its nog landing on the moon. But its lunatic
Looks miserable! Please buy a snowblower! Plus, if you leave your flag up at night, you should light it.
You US Americans and your measurements, now I have to Google to know how much snow you've got😅
Know what’s weird. We know the metric system too. We just don’t use it.
@@timjones147 Yep. I use them interchangeably and know the conversions in my head. I just defer to Imperial and Fahrenheit because that's the US.