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Pictures Thread: October HECS


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  On 11/3/2011 at 4:56 AM, weatherwiz said:

I just took a jog down my street...my street does have power, lots of lights off b/c it's 1:00 AM :arrowhead: but I did see some. When I got to the end of the street...complete darkness. I drew up a little map

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after several hours of reviewing this map, ive finally decided that the crucial message here is that the package store has power.

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  On 11/2/2011 at 10:19 PM, weatherwiz said:

I was a bit chocked that I didn't see more in the way of evergreens down, those guys have to be strong as hell. I can't even recall seeing any down.

Not stronger (their wood is for most species weaker than that of deciduous trees) but design/adaptation. Spruce, fir, and hemlock have loads of branches which extend horizontally or even downward, and as the snow/ice bends them, they are less and less exposed to further accretion, and more likely to have support from their lower-down neighbors. It's no accident that spruce and fir dominate the colder, snowier climates. As Will noted, pines are more vulnerable - fewer branches and some (on white pine) growing at an upward angle. In my region nearly all those upward branches parted company in the 1998 ice storm.

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  On 11/3/2011 at 8:30 PM, tamarack said:

Not stronger (their wood is for most species weaker than that of deciduous trees) but design/adaptation. Spruce, fir, and hemlock have loads of branches which extend horizontally or even downward, and as the snow/ice bends them, they are less and less exposed to further accretion, and more likely to have support from their lower-down neighbors. It's no accident that spruce and fir dominate the colder, snowier climates. As Will noted, pines are more vulnerable - fewer branches and some (on white pine) growing at an upward angle. In my region nearly all those upward branches parted company in the 1998 ice storm.

Interesting. Thanks!

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  On 11/3/2011 at 9:10 PM, thebigrombalski said:

wiz, there is no other poster on this board that could come close to being, well, you!!! absolutely epic! proud to have you in SNE!!!

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  On 11/3/2011 at 9:15 PM, weatherMA said:

Awesome Wiz lmaosmiley.gif

Thanks!

Going through some of the pics I've taken today and will post some in a few.

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Boy every tree that is down had tons of green leaves on them. Not a shock as to see why they fell. However, I've never seen so many trees split at the base like that. Usually it's the limbs that fall or perhaps the top half of the tree snapped off, but look how those bases snapped. Must have been such a huge load on tree perhaps combined with a little swaying from the wind. I've never seen so many trees do that. Although, some of the tree look like they may have an insect problem.

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  On 11/3/2011 at 9:59 PM, CoastalWx said:

Boy every tree that is down had tons of green leaves on them. Not a shock as to see why they fell. However, I've never seen so many trees split at the base like that. Usually it's the limbs that fall or perhaps the top half of the tree snapped off, but look how those bases snapped. Must have been such a huge load on tree perhaps combined with a little swaying from the wind. I've never seen so many trees do that. Although, some of the tree look like they may have an insect problem.

You lied. I still have a lot of snow.

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