Attack of the Giant Snowflakes!

Photo by Tien Mao.

Giant snowflakes are coming down on the city. Why are these suckers so big? According to this meteorologist, "Whether snow is more dry or more wet depends on the snow to liquid equivalent. When the temperature throughout the troposphere is well below freezing the snow is termed a 'dry snow'. A dry snow has little to no liquid within the snowflakes. During a dry snow, snowflakes tend to be smaller. Also, when trying to make a snowball, it falls apart for the most part." Our very own Joe Schumacher adds: "the flakes are really wet so they don't bounce off each other like they do when it is cold and they are completely frozen."

But let's back up for a second: this is good snowball-making snow? Get thee outside!

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By Jen Carlson in News on December 16, 2008 1:47 PM

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Leon Freilich

SEASON’S SEASONING

Park Slope has an approach

To icy winter snow

That covers all its streets

Impeding traffic flow.

When neither walkers nor drivers

No matter what their pluck

Dare venture forth, out comes

The salt, then pepper truck.

WileWolfe

Hey, I used to live in that building! And no, picture wasn't taken from the building with the funky roof. Close, though.

mtauser

Oh wait, thats Manhattan bridge? Sorry thought it was the Verazzano. I didn't look closely.

mtauser

I guess I wasn't the one who jumped off that bridge. Someone else jumped recently and there were search teams in the water. Unclear as to what happened.