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| Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006
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| Who knows what exactly ice needles are? The symbol looks like this <---> on the chart |
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sammamish, WA
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| ![]() Just like it sounds
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| Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sanford, FL
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| Similar to Rime ice I believe. Ice Needles: Ice crystals which are long and thin with a hexagonally-shaped cross section, thinner than ice columns. Ice needle formation is favoured at air temperatures from -4° C to -6° C (25° F to 21° F) ...
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| | #4 |
| Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 51
| So are ice needles a form of precipitation? or are ice needles what forms on structures under certain conditions? |
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| | #5 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sammamish, WA
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| They are a form of precip.
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| Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Jose
Posts: 71
| Scary |
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| | #7 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sammamish, WA
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| Not too bad. They are only about 1-3 inches long.
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