SNOW
ROLLERS:
Nature's
way to
"mirror"
man-made
bails of
hay!
Cylindrical
masses
of snow
that
form
when
wind
picks up
snow
moist
enough
to be
cohesive
and
rolls it
down a
slope.
While
not
uncommon
in
mountainous
or hilly
regions,
it is a
bit
unusual
for this
late in
the
year.
[Adapted
from
Glossary
of
Meteorology, AMS
publication]
Snow
Rollers
from the
PNW! A
fellow
WxCafé®
patron
shared
this
info.
Image,
courtesy
of
Tim Tevebaugh,
taken
March
31,
2009.
Please,
click on
this
NOAA
link for
the full
story.