Snowing in Alabama?????? They are predicting a foot or more for the NYC
metro area tonight, but I'm not sure I believe it.
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Carolyn Summers
63 Ferndale Drive
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
914-478-5712
> From: James Parton <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
> Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 07:44:29 -0800 (PST)
> To: ENTSTrees <[email protected]>
> Subject: [ENTS] Re: January Weather in Review
>
>
> Neil,
>
> And the south is now getting hit. It is snowing in Birmingham Alabama
> and sleeting here in Arden NC. We are forecast to get 3-6 inches
> overnight.
>
> I am really glad it waited until after we visited Congaree.
>
> James P.
>
>
> On Feb 28, 11:20 am, neil <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi ENTS,
>>
>> Although this is technically February [and essentially March], I wanted
>> to share some images from the KY Ice Storm from the last week of January
>> '09. I hadn't experienced an ice storm as severe as this one and it was
>> fun listening to and seeing how different trees responded to the ice. I
>> will not forget the persimmon next to my kitchen window just pop all
>> night on the 27th and rain branches down onto my roof or side of the
>> house. I left town when my power went out on the 28th and missed the
>> next few days. My 89.8 yr old neighbor told me the real damage to the
>> trees would come after the ice melted and the trees snapped back. There
>> did seem to be more damage when I returned to town.
>>
>> The silver maples were hit hard. But looking at the before and after
>> pictures, it is amazing to see how many feet the outer branches sagged
>> and sprung back.
>>
>> Some red maples were completely smashed, like this one on campus.
>>
>> The river birches next to the library were waylaid! It was pretty in
>> the middle of them. They have since been cut.
>>
>> I made it out to central Kentucky and Mammoth Caves the last couple of
>> days. I didn't make it into Big Woods yet to see how much damaged it
>> might have experienced - hope to visit in the fall. The ice damage to
>> portions of Central KY that I saw were something. Mammoth Caves Nat.
>> Park lost power for a few days, too.
>>
>> The cedars and pines took it real hard. Angiosperms were hit fairly
>> hard as well, but seemed to be less disturbed. These pictures are the
>> worst. Most of the forest, like those in the bottom of the Green River
>> watershed seemed to have less damage.
>>
>> Wish there was time to do a species review of damage. Would be very
>> interesting.
>>
>> neil
>>
>> AcrossStreetDuring.jpg
>> 75KViewDownload
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>> AfterAcrossStreet.jpg
>> 87KViewDownload
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>> SilverMapleDuring.jpg
>> 112KViewDownload
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>> silverMapleAfter.jpg
>> 150KViewDownload
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>> flattenedRedMapleIceStorm.jpg
>> 131KViewDownload
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>> BirchOverboard.jpg
>> 91KViewDownload
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>> BentBirchPanCrop.jpg
>> 103KViewDownload
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>> coniferousCatastrophe.jpg
>> 109KViewDownload
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>> AngiospermAnguishCrop.jpg
>> 106KViewDownload
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>> GreenRiverFerry.jpg
>> 88KViewDownload
> >
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