Unfortunately, I was in my seat on a plane without my camera when I and a coworker on a business trip to Salt Lake City were flying back to Denver and we witnessed what must compete with the 15" Montana monster snowflake. It was May the 1st of 1994 or 5 or 6, I believe, when Terry and I were seated on a commercial flight waiting to take off from the airport in Salt Lake City. It was cool and raining fairly steadily as we sat on the tarmac and watched with interest as the ground crews sprayed the jetliner with de-icer. Then, all at once, the rain changed over to snow; nothing remarkable at first ... just a wet spring snow. But, little by little, the flakes began sticking together until they were all several inches across. At last, just moments from our departure, a snowflake of such gargantuan proportions fluttered down that, when it alit on a groundcrewman's head, it completely covered it AND his shoulders with room to spare. The excess fell to the ground around him. Then there were more of these impossible snowballs landing all around us and on the plane. We guessed they were upwards of 20" or more across and 4 or 5" thick, but we unable to get out to measure them, and I've found no mention of the incident anywhere else. I suppose it remains Terry's and my personal observation of the biggest snowflakes ever. I will affirm that the above statements are true and you are welcome to investigate with whatever source you can find, including the Salt Lake City weather station. Tom Blickhahn
In The Netherlands these are called "chickenplumes" and they are pretty usual and tend to fall with temperatures near freezing. Also, when warmer air enters the region you start off with very fine dry snowfall. Once the flakes get bigger you know the thaw is coming. The high moisture content is the reason because it makes the flakes sticky. In fact we had this kind of snow the last couple of days.
That's the most beautiful thing looking up and seeing the snow fall like that. Very cool, thanks for sharing.
Unfortunately, I was in my seat on a plane without my camera when I and a coworker on a business trip to Salt Lake City were flying back to Denver and we witnessed what must compete with the 15" Montana monster snowflake. It was May the 1st of 1994 or 5 or 6, I believe, when Terry and I were seated on a commercial flight waiting to take off from the airport in Salt Lake City. It was cool and raining fairly steadily as we sat on the tarmac and watched with interest as the ground crews sprayed the jetliner with de-icer. Then, all at once, the rain changed over to snow; nothing remarkable at first ... just a wet spring snow. But, little by little, the flakes began sticking together until they were all several inches across. At last, just moments from our departure, a snowflake of such gargantuan proportions fluttered down that, when it alit on a groundcrewman's head, it completely covered it AND his shoulders with room to spare. The excess fell to the ground around him. Then there were more of these impossible snowballs landing all around us and on the plane. We guessed they were upwards of 20" or more across and 4 or 5" thick, but we unable to get out to measure them, and I've found no mention of the incident anywhere else. I suppose it remains Terry's and my personal observation of the biggest snowflakes ever. I will affirm that the above statements are true and you are welcome to investigate with whatever source you can find, including the Salt Lake City weather station.
Tom Blickhahn
This kind of snow usually falls when temperatures are around 32f
In The Netherlands these are called "chickenplumes" and they are pretty usual and tend to fall with temperatures near freezing. Also, when warmer air enters the region you start off with very fine dry snowfall. Once the flakes get bigger you know the thaw is coming. The high moisture content is the reason because it makes the flakes sticky. In fact we had this kind of snow the last couple of days.
"Those are some huge snowflakes" idk why that make me crack up
I'm 24 and have never seen snow. this is just so foreign and bizarre looking to me haha
where do u life?
+kaas saus Florida
its better to see the sun all the time than snow
Valex Nihilist really? what country do you live?☺
I live in the US. Im down in Florida. Born, raised, and currently live in Florida lol.
saw potato chip sized flakes in Twin Falls ID in 1985 (same year that I saw snow-rollers) - you could hear them land.
Yesterday Huge snowflakes fell! Freaking Awesome!!
We just got these kinds of snowflakes in southern Sweden! It was beautiful 😊
When it snowed in Pioneer, CA on 4/8/2017, the flakes were about as big as those.
Its the first snow i have seen this year
Believe me or not, but I saw snowflakes that big in Louisiana. It was the first time I saw snow in 8 years.
Believe it or not. I didn't experience a snow for once in my life I live in south Israel oh it's very hot there
yes on edge of milder air - i saw in oxford long time age 1970's 6 inches across & heavy all day!
This is kind of like mixed precipitation. Or like wet with dry snow. It normally forms really big snowflakes.
yes, seen bigger, but they are awesome! 40 seconds should be a loop screensaver
Wanted ta leave ''the''
ScreenSaver comment,
but I'll go along with yours..!
Try Easter Sunday 2007 here in texas, eggos sized . I'm from Michigan and never saw anything like that.
It snowed like that in London on the 14th Jan 2013 for about 20 minutes then it returned back into normal size.
That paints a really pretty picture
its happening in lake in the hills illionis right now!! its 11/18/2017 11:34AM
Man.. Now I really want see snow lol, too bad here it's too hot :')
Those are huge is the understatement, u would get a lot of accumulation of snow real fast.
WOW that is so awesome. I would love to see snow fall like that.
well im an eastern so i see snow practically every winter :3 and i wish i will see it again every winter.
This is not huge, just look outside my house🤣
Happening a little less big in my area rn
fool they are small but glued/melted together
dang....those are huge....LOL
This was happening for me yesterday
I don’t know I can’t see the same beauty anymore looking up because of silent hill lol
it looks kinda like ash, but they melt.... Bizarre!
We get that in washington
I live in Kurdistan and we got snow like 2 times in winter but it’s always like this whenever it snows
Wawww beautiful 😍💓
Its doing that now where I live
There big but did it settle
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ive seen bigger in syracuse new york
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Naidjm
Sigh... Florida is so boring