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pnwmom

(108,980 posts) Wed Sep 12, 2018, 09:07 PM Sep 2018

13 inches of snow is about 1 inch of rain. So, for this new hurricane,

that means the 36 inches of rain they're predicting would be like 468 inches of SNOW.

So the 3 feet of rain would be like 39 feet of snow.

Try imagining that.

On average, thirteen inches of snow equals one inch of rain in the US, although this ratio can vary from two inches for sleet to nearly fifty inches for very dry, powdery snow under certain conditions.
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13 inches of snow is about 1 inch of rain. So, for this new hurricane, (Original Post) pnwmom Sep 2018 OP

snow 39 feet deep lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #1

I was in Kauai during the April storm marlakay Sep 2018 #2

So if that be the case, LakeArenal Sep 2018 #3

The good thing about snow is that it usually melts gradually. Too much rain will just flood. n/t pnwmom Sep 2018 #5

And so it did LakeArenal Sep 2018 #10

Madison? Poiuyt Sep 2018 #7

North of Madison. The Montello area. LakeArenal Sep 2018 #11

Air cold enough to snow could never hold that amount of water. LakeSuperiorView Sep 2018 #4

It's a great visual, though, and I found it interesting. phylny Sep 2018 #9

The flooding isn't a moot point. At least snow usually melts gradually. n/t pnwmom Sep 2018 #14

There's only one person that trivialized 36 inches of rain by making an impossible comparison. LakeSuperiorView Sep 2018 #15

Imagine there was a sudden cold snap in Wilmington. kwassa Sep 2018 #6

That's Tatayama, Japan. Here's a vid of them clearing that road; A HERETIC I AM Sep 2018 #12

only problem is D_Master81 Sep 2018 #8

More like 7 - 12 inches of snow to rain depending on the temperature. SharonClark Sep 2018 #13

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

1. snow 39 feet deep

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2018, 09:14 PM

Sep 2018

something like this... only maybe 50% more.

marlakay

(11,476 posts)

2. I was in Kauai during the April storm

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2018, 09:15 PM

Sep 2018

44 inches in nearby town in 24hrs, at least 28 inches where I was. I have been in hard rain before but this was like a waterfall coming down for a day. Lost all power, water, etc at resort I was at for days.

Very interesting trip, felt sorry for locals. It was hard not being home, at least at home you have flash lights and candles. There was nothing, at least it didn't last long and where I was in Princeville it was higher up so streets didn't flood although during the rain the paths of the resort were like mini rivers.

There was zero advance given to anyone so at least these people have warning to get out.