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Snow on the Ground in 49 States...(Link inside)
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:27 am
by TxLady
I just read this article from the Associated Press. All I can say is "Wow!". And to think we might be in store for some more...
There was snow on the ground in 49 states Friday. Hawaii was the holdout...More than two-thirds of the nation's land mass had snow on the ground when the day dawned, and then it snowed ever so slightly in Florida to make it 49 states out of 50.
Link to Article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... AD9DQVVBO0
Re: Snow on the Ground in 49 States...(Link inside)
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:19 am
by wxman57
The article may be incorrect. Most people don't realize that there's actually a ski resort in Hawaii. So there may be snow on the ground in ALL 50 states. Can't confirm that there is currently snow at the summit of Mauna Kea today.
http://www.skihawaii.com/
http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com/Mk/index.htm
Re: Snow on the Ground in 49 States...(Link inside)
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:30 am
by TxLady
Here's the scoop on Hawaii, according to the article:
Weather geeks turned their eyes to Hawaii. In that tropical paradise, where a ski club strangely exists, observers were looking closely at the islands' mountain peaks to see if they could find a trace of white to make it a rare 50-for-50 states with snow. But there was no snow in sight.
Hawaii's 13,800-foot Mauna Kea volcano, which often gets snow much of the year at its higher elevations, is the most likely place in the 50th state to have snow, but there "is nothing right now," said research meteorologist Tiziana Cherubini at the Mauna Kea Weather Center. It has been a few weeks since there has been snow in the mountains, and none is in the forecast, ruining a perfect 50-for-50, she said.