Earlier this week Twitter users were awestruck by a video of the Salmon River Falls in Oswego County, in the state of New York, that was partially frozen resulting in minuscule ice particles floating in the air.
Responses to the video included ‘gorgeous,’ ‘amazing’ and ‘magical’.
This winter wonder show called ‘diamond dust’ is a meteorological phenomenon that occurs when temperatures drop to sub-zero. Kucko’s videos caught the sunlight reflecting off ice crystals at just the right moment and the result is a spectacular display.
The Magic of Winter: Diamonds falling from the sky today at Salmon River Falls/Oswego County. Temp was near zero as “diamond dust” emerged. @News_8 @EricSnitilWx @spann @JimCantore @StephanieAbrams @mikebettes @ReedTimmerAccu @StormHour @wxbywilliams @NatalieKucko @JimTeskeNC9 pic.twitter.com/rVb7BslP7o
— John Kucko (@john_kucko) January 20, 2020
Frozen Falls: 5 degrees at Salmon River Falls in Oswego County (Orwell, NY) this morning and this 110 foot high waterfall is largely frozen over. @JimTeskeNC9 @spann @JimCantore @StephanieAbrams @ReedTimmerAccu @StormHour @wxbywilliams @NatalieKucko #DigitalFirst #NexstarNation pic.twitter.com/7bwZ8Dfpid
— John Kucko (@john_kucko) January 20, 2020
Photographer John Kucko is known for his spectacular imagery of natural scenery and has also captured Lake Ontario’s ‘ice plates’ in a particularly cold winter.
Ice-Ice Baby: Frigid cold the last few days has brought the interlocking “ice plates” back to the Lake Ontario shoreline in parts of WNY (Webster, NY). @News_8 @EricSnitilWx @spann @JimCantore @StephanieAbrams @StormHour @ReedTimmerAccu @wxbywilliams #DigitalFirst #NexstarNation pic.twitter.com/d524AovqkM
— John Kucko (@john_kucko) January 21, 2020
This past weekend, the New York area received its first significant snowfall of the year.
Image: Twitter
