Monday, January 17, 2011

Two Trees in Snow

Bristol, Connecticut

The temperatures have stayed below freezing for days, so little of the snow has melted. In the small city of Bristol, which is in a valley surrounded by steep hills, the wind had made some interesting patterns in the snow as of my walk around there Sunday. The forecast Monday night is for a significant snowfall, turning to freezing rain and then warmer rain. That could be real trouble not just for travel, but for trees and power lines because of the potential weight buildup as the rain saturates the snow. Could also make for rapid water level rise in streams if there's a combination of new rain that can't get to the ground combined with older snow melting to join the flow.


Bristol, Connecticut

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