Wet Male House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) in a Blizzard
This male finch was enduring extreme conditions, as were many living creatures along the Rocky Mountain Front Range, Denver, Colorado
Low Pressure = High Wind "These current barometric conditions are equivalent to a Category 2 Hurricane." - Denver area
meteorologist
Winter Storm Ulmer became an official blizzard. It also qualified as a "bomb cyclone" (defined as a significant drop in barometric pressure, or greater than 24 mb in 24 hours). The drop in pressure on 13 March 2019 was recording-breaking in the history of Colorado.
My personal barometer was calibrated to go as low as 28.95 mm Hg. At the time of the start of the blizzard it was 29.02 mm Hg. The reading was also the same then at Buckley AFB, CO, Rocky Mountain Front Range, Colorado
Visibility was cited as 0% for several hours. I agree!
Wet Male House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) in a Blizzard
This male finch was enduring extreme conditions, as were many living creatures along the Rocky Mountain Front Range, Denver, Colorado
Low Pressure = High Wind "These current barometric conditions are equivalent to a Category 2 Hurricane." - Denver area
meteorologist
Winter Storm Ulmer became an official blizzard. It also qualified as a "bomb cyclone" (defined as a significant drop in barometric pressure, or greater than 24 mb in 24 hours). The drop in pressure on 13 March 2019 was recording-breaking in the history of Colorado.
My personal barometer was calibrated to go as low as 28.95 mm Hg. At the time of the start of the blizzard it was 29.02 mm Hg. The reading was also the same then at Buckley AFB, CO, Rocky Mountain Front Range, Colorado
Visibility was cited as 0% for several hours. I agree!