Snow Rollers

[kdoc856]

These snow "tumbleweeds" aren't exactly rare, but I've never seen them in this area. No art intended here, just thought some folks may not have seen this phenomenon.

[Shadowman]

Makes you want to kick one.

[kdoc856]

Makes you want to kick one.

I stomped a few of them just to see how icy there were- they weren't at all- very fluffy snow. The meteorologists say there must5 be a very precise balance of temp (8 F) and wind (about 30 kph in this case) for them to form and roll without bursting.

[Sergio M.]

Very cool. Certainly don't see those down my way.

#2 reminds me of those moving rocks pictures. Pretty neat.

Sergio

[Marie Hass]

Awesome! I searched for them here on the hill, to no avail. They are so cool!!!!

#2 especially tells the story. Great job.

Marie

[kdoc856]

Very cool. Certainly don't see those down my way.

#2 reminds me of those moving rocks pictures. Pretty neat.

Sergio

Don't speak too soon, Sergio. I see you all are getting some Canadian air all the down there, at least to Dallas

[Otavio]

... just thought some folks may not have seen this phenomenon.

I'm one of those folks! Thanks for sharing, Kevin. Very interesting.

[Kris V]

Way cool!
I didn't even know there was such a thing as "snow tumbleweeds". We are way too far south to ever get a chance to see things like that.
We may see snow in the Houston area maybe every 5 or 6 years. If you can call it snow....it usually only stays for a few hours.
We had some sleet last week, and again today. That's the most white stuff we get.

[IzzieK]

There was a report in our local news about those snow tumbleweeds earlier tonight...they even show a shot where the middle of the tumbleweed was removed and a creative person (whoever s/he was) took a photo from his side to the other side of the street. It was beautiful. I will watch the local news again before I go to bed. I am sure they will report it again before the weather news comes on...

[kdoc856]

There was a report in our local news about those snow tumbleweeds earlier tonight...they even show a shot where the middle of the tumbleweed was removed and a creative person (whoever s/he was) took a photo from his side to the other side of the street. It was beautiful....

Hmmmm. An idea worth imitating, methinks. Thanks, Izzie.

[zen]

Yeah, they just started showing up here, too, in Western New York. Was 0 deg F here this AM, had a mid-day heat wave, up to 6, and now back to 0. And we know a bit about wind and snow, too.

But we stay warm, and keep on shooting.

Good luck.

Zen

[FrankMi]

Neat story and pictures Kevin! Thank you for posting these, I had not previously seen this phenomena.