First Significant Snow of the '05-'06 Season

Thursday afternoon, 08 December 2005, between 1500 and 1600, snow started falling. The low which had covered much of Texas in ice was tracking north through the Ohio Valley and the snow spread into our area from the southwest.

Snow quickly became heavy at times and there was easily three inches of it by 1800 when I left work. Moderate snow continued steadily until around midnight, when the wind suddenly shifted from easterly to westerly and picked up significantly. Winds in my back yard (at 6' off the ground) of around 15 mph caused significant blowing snow to partially mask the fact that the snowfall was quickly tapering off.

The quick moving storm left 6" of snow on the driveway, and snow cover in the back yard ranged from 8" to 14" (we still had at least 2" snow cover before this storm started).

My best guess then, since I don’t have a sheltered spot for accurate measurements, is 7-8" snowfall at our house, accounting for packing. The official snowfall for Fort Wayne, at the airport on the opposite (southwest) side of the city, was 8".

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awc 2005-12-09 15:50