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Weather Photos >> Snow >> Barrington Tops area, NSWBarrington Tops area, NSW 15 August 1999
During a 24 hour period between 10 am 14/08/99 to 10 am 15/08/99, moderate to
heavy snow fell on the ranges of the Upper Hunter. On the 13th it was cold in
many parts of the Hunter. The Upper Hunter was receiving isolated showers, while
the Lower Hunter was sunny with a fresh WNW wind blowing until mid afternoon. At
3 pm showers developed across almost the whole of the Hunter, dropping the
temperature to only 7°C in Newcastle at 3:30 pm. Hail fell in certain areas. The
1000 to 500 hpa thickness was approximately 5380 metres across the Hunter while
the 850 hpa temp was around 0°C.
On the morning of the 14th, almost like
the tradition to those who live in the Hunter after a cold winters day, we
decided to take a family trip to the Upper Hunter and the Barrington Tops. As
driving there we could see snow lying on the distant hills to the north from the
New England Highway near Muswellbrook. We travelled to Moonan Flat and were
amazed at the almost endless rolling hills with snow on the peaks. As we started
to climb the Barrington Tops from Moonan Brook, which is at an elevation of
approximately 400 metres, it didn't take long before we found some snow. The
snow was settled to 650 metres and it got thicker the higher we climbed.
Snow was 25 cm deep at around 1400 to 1500 metres, with drifts up to 3 times
that depth. The depth of snow that covered the main road (Scone Rd), was a
challenge to get through, even with the 4WD's. This caused havoc for the large
number of visitors who were attracted to the area because of the snow.
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Near Moonan Brook, NSW
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Dingo Fence
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Dingo Fence
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Barrington Tops, NSW
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Barrington Tops, NSW
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Moonan Brook Pine Plantation
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Moonan Brook Pine Plantation
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Moonan Brook Pine Plantation
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Barrington Tops, NSW
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Scone Road
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Scone Road
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Scone Road
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Polblue Camping Ground
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Polblue Camping Ground
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Polblue Swamp
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Polblue Swamp
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Polblue Swamp
Barrington Tops, NSW
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Polblue
Barrington Tops NSW
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Polblue
Barrington Tops NSW
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Looking across Moonan Brook
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