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Carolinas and Virginia Climate Conference October 21, 2009 Wilmington, NC

Winter Storm Impacts Climatology. Ashley Frazier, Bradley McLamb, Elizabeth Wilson, Mark Brooks, and Ryan Boyles. Carolinas and Virginia Climate Conference October 21, 2009 Wilmington, NC. Motivation. Educate users on North Carolina’s winter weather

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Carolinas and Virginia Climate Conference October 21, 2009 Wilmington, NC

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  1. Winter Storm Impacts Climatology Ashley Frazier, Bradley McLamb, Elizabeth Wilson, Mark Brooks, and Ryan Boyles Carolinas and Virginia Climate Conference October 21, 2009 Wilmington, NC

  2. Motivation • Educate users on North Carolina’s winter weather • Develop a database for retrieving and display winter weather events, impacts, and any available sensor data • Key in NCDC Storm Data reports Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

  3. Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

  4. Winter Weather in NC • Geographic influences play a large role in defining NC’s winter weather patterns Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

  5. Winter Weather in NC • Frequency of Snowfall Events • Frequency of Sleet / Freezing Rain Events Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

  6. Winter Weather in NC Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

  7. Winter Weather in NC Synoptic Winter Weather Patterns Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

  8. Winter Weather in NC Mesoscale Winter Weather Patterns Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

  9. Winter Weather in NC Types of Winter Storms Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

  10. Winter Weather in NC • Impacts of winter weather on the environment and NC communities • Poor road conditions • Power outages • Low visibility • Dangerously cold temperatures • Can result in frostbite or hypothermia • Aircraft icing Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

  11. Winter Storm Database Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

  12. Future Work • Incorporate Local Storm Reports (LSR) • Analyze influence of ENSO, Arctic Oscillation on storm event frequency Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

  13. Questions? Virginia & Carolinas Climate Conference - October 21, 2009 - Wilmington, NC

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