REPORTS : 1/15/08 - Hoar Frost "Chase"

[Dean L. Cosgrove]

I had one of the most impressive freezing fog events of my lifetime near Curtis , NE .

Amazing thing was about 2 hours after these pics it warmed to 40 and
ALL of it was gone!

I was in totally awe how fast it vanished ...Mother Natures
magic trick :)


I had one other hoar frost event that was close to to this , however I have never
seen it so heavy that it weighted down branches as shown in some
pics below....enjoy.

http://www.windsweptchasetours.com/Jan15_3.jpg

http://www.windsweptchasetours.com/Jan15_7.jpg

http://www.windsweptchasetours.com/Jan15_11.jpg

http://www.windsweptchasetours.com/Jan15_12.jpg

http://www.windsweptchasetours.com/Jan15_9.jpg

Dean Cosgrove
http://chasetours.com/

[Marcus Opitz]

Real impressive. I personally have never witnessed this while living in Mo.

[Patrick Boomer]

Wow, those are some fantastic photos Dean. The first two had me mesmerized for a few minutes.
Frost and freezing fog make winter something to look forward to... I love the stuff and wish it would happen more often.
We have only gotten a few small shots of fog this winter, nothing close to that.

[Bart_Comstock]

My goodness that has to be one of the prettiest things I've ever seen. It must have been a jaw dropping, awe inspiring event to see in person. What an amazing show of nature's beauty.

[cdcollura]

Good job...

Awesome display of delicate "winter artwork" courtesy of mother nature!

[Mike Umscheid]

well done indeed! The High Plains is actually a good location climatologically for these rime icing events when a persistent upslope pattern develops leading to hours and hours of freezing fog. In fact, my very first "shoot" with a DSLR was a rime ice event we had in Dodge City around January 11-12 of 2005. The deposition formations reached 2+ inches in length on the windward side of objects, it was quite amazing. You are very fortunate to get a beautiful blue sky and sun after this event! Awesome.

[Dean L. Cosgrove]

Thanks everyone for the very kind words about my pics:)

I was running around like a kid with a new toy taking shots as fast as I could knowing the scene would soon become just a memory.

The first pic I added below is a close-up of a couple branches giving you a better idea how long some of these beautiful formations were. Some were over 2" although I did not take exact measurements.

http://www.windsweptchasetours.com/Jan15_1.jpg

no this next pic is not a cotton plant lol

http://www.windsweptchasetours.com/Jan15_8.jpg

Dean Cosgrove
http://chasetours.com/

[jeremy wilson]

i've never seen anything even close to that! looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. hey dean, when it gets that thick does it ever cause problems on the road?

[Paul Knightley]

Very nice - although not hoar frost, but rime! ;)

[Gerrit Gulden]

Amazing Photos Dean, did the event occur in the early morning? Reason I ask is cause I woke up early one day last week and saw a decent 1/4 inch thick coating of frost on the trees, bushes and everything else. I figured that it will still too early (dark) and that I could go back to sleep cause the high was only going to be in the teens. When I woke up all the frost was gone. I was crushed. Next time I will do what I can to get photos no matter the time.

Beautiful Pictures. Thanks for sharing.

-gerrit

[Dean L. Cosgrove]

Jeremy, No the roads were not covered. Yea, it was an amazing scene that's for sure ! The bare dirt roads added to the beauty and contrast of the event.

Paul , Old habits die hard I guess. That's what we always called it when I was growing up in Nebraska. Interesting that many other similar photos online are also labeled as hoar frost, however you are correct. Thank you for the correction and compliment on my photos.

Gerrit, Thank you. All shots were taken late morning /very early afternoon. Good luck next time you have a chance to shoot this type of event in your area

Dean Cosgrove
http://chasetours.com/

[beaudodson]

Beautiful images...would love to see something like that down my way.