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My favorite was probably Nemo in 2013 because of the extreme winds we had with that one, even a distance from the coast where I live. January 2022 and 2005 produced way more snow than Nemo but the winds weren't nearly as impressive. It's the only blizzard that we've lost power for a significant amount of time. It's too bad Nemo hit at night. I would've loved to see that white hurricane during the daytime.

I hope so too. Just wish we knew when the next extreme event will hit. I get so bored that I started tracking obscure records like "Days which recorded 100% rh throughout the entire day at KPVD". Very few days have done that surprisingly but it's gotten to the point where I look for any bit of excitement I can get.

I've heard that Denver gets snowstorms in April sometimes? Rapid temperature changes and extreme in heat and cold. Sounds pretty exciting to me.

Oh yeah that would be fun! What a mindf*** that would be. I heard of a town that was hit by an F4 tornado and then later that day a blizzard. Or maybe it was the other way around.

Snow melts the next day? In the upper Midwest? That part is surprising. Like I said I like high wind blizzards the best. 70-80 mph blizzard would be fun. The closest I've ever seen here is Nemo in 2013. I don't count the Cape and Islands because other than 2005 they always mix with rain in those events

Obviously northern MO is not ideal I was just making a point about temperature. Personally I'd choose Denver or maybe Buffalo, New York for the most ideal climate.

Lol at least you will cash in when we get another hurricane. But yeah if snow is your fetish then it definitely sucks.

I'm pretty sure that everything North of Kansas is colder than us in the winter. Just look at the climate data for places like Nebraska and Iowa in the winter. Even northern Missouri gets colder than us which is crazy. The ocean moderates tf out of us here. I can definitely see why some people like New england better with the massive amounts of snow in the blizzards, but like I said I find those high wind blizzards in the Midwest to be fascinating. Like a white hurricane.

Aside from the snow part, what else did I say that was wrong? Lol As for the snow, I guess my main issue with that part is that New England isn't as consistently cold in the winter like it used to be and like the Midwest still is. I don't think anybody can deny that fact. I'm not saying that every month has to be February 2015 but still. When it comes to blizzards I have more of a wind fetish than snow I guess. I'd be more interested in the Midwest blizzards with 3-4 inches of snow with 70-80 mph winds than our 1-2 feet with 40-50 mph winds. At least their 4 inches of snow will last all winter because it stays cold whereas our foot of snow will be gone the next week. Idk

It's kind of unfortunate that I've always been so fixated on extreme weather considering the fact that I live in New England. Other than the west coast it's probably the worst area of the country for a severe weather enthusiast. Great Lakes and Plains regions get tornadoes and a lot more snow, southern states get hurricanes and tornadoes, Rocky mountains get a lot of snow. New England much like the west coast has such a temperate climate that extremes are naturally rare. We all get excited over every mundane nor'easter and 40 mph wind gust because it's all we can get. Even the winters don't produce snow like they used to which was the one thing that we had going for us. Outside of a few random days in January or February, November through April is cloudy or raining, with maybe 20% of days having sun but nothing interesting. Summers are hot and humid but never produce big severe like other areas do. I can go on and on but yeah basically it sucks if you like extreme weather. If you love San Diego but like it colder with more rain come to New England.

Maybe not but somehow it seems like it. Maybe its just a slump that we are in right now for extreme weather. Everything goes in cycles it seems. Maybe the hurricanes will come back someday. The 50's were the exception rather than the rule. Before 1938 happened the last hurricane was in 1896 so maybe we are just in a similar stretch. I envy Nova Scotia weather though. Way more hurricanes and more snow.

Thats pretty cool. I've never even seen a funnel cloud myself. I feel like in general, your odds of clearly seeing or experiencing any type of funnel cloud/tornado in New England are about the same as winning the lottery, especially if you live outside of CT/western MA.

You just proved my point. lol We are basically the east coast version of Seattle. lol

The biggest non-tropical wind event for my particular area that I remember was March 2, 2018. The difference with that event is that the wind was sustained, not just in gusts like it usually is. It roared all day into the night and I believe that one had a sting jet also.

Unless the funnel was visible from imby then it might as well have been in Kansas. lol And six is a big exaggeration. As a matter of fact I don't think Seekonk has had any tornadoes that I know of. A few towns around me have but like I said I never witnessed it personally. The biggest event of my life was the July 2012 microburst that went through my yard. Instant whiteout, 80 mph gusts if I had to guess, and nickle sized hail. That was wild but still has nothing on a hurricane or tornado.

Yeah Atlantic Canda gets it way better than us. Frequent recurving canes, coastal storms, and more snow in the winter. They get the best of both whereas New England is too far west for the recurving canes and too warm for frequent snowstorms. I could definitely live with a Nova Scotia winter better than a winter in this area.

I know that with cc it's expected that winters will keep getting milder with less snow but it's surprising to me how we also get less tropical and severe than we used to. With a warming climate I would've thought that the opposite would be the case. We rarely get those intense summer time derechos like we used to get in the 90s and same with hurricanes. I wonder what happened? It's like SNE has become a slightly more continental version of Seattle with very little interesting weather year round.

If only this Columbus Day storm could be for us what 1962 was for the PNW.

We have yet to see another non-tropical system that matches the violence of November 1950. That really was a one of a kind setup as far as non-hurricane wind impacts go. Nothing else even comes close.

I mean statistically it's random. Could get one later this year or could be another 50 years. I'm not saying that it's the most likely scenario but it is within the range of possibilities. I asked AI to calculate the probability that there is no landfall between the years 1991 and 2075 and it said 2.6% likelihood or about 1 in 40 chance. Which is high enough to be a valid possibility, albeit not super likely. Odds of no landfall between 1991 and 2033 is 15% chance. This calculation is based off of a historical average of one landfall every 23 years.

I guess it's time to face reality and accept that there is a distinct possibility that I will not see a New England hurricane in my lifetime. I wasn't even alive for Bob. The record for longest drought between hurricanes I think is 42 years between 1896 and 1938. If we don't see one by 2033 we will break the record. Have to travel if I ever want to see one I guess.

Looks like Donna

I would put 1938, Hazel, Sandy, and Fiona all into the same category. All four took that unusual left hook track late in the season and they all intensified rapidly and had crazy trough interactions.

That would be fun. Or maybe a Hazel-type storm into New England.

Yeah you just can't win in New England when it comes to weather boredom. We don't get canes or severe like we used to so just have to enjoy the occasional downpour. Winter used to be the only season that wasn't boring but now it doesn't even stay cold anymore in the winter like it used to and snow is less frequent. We got very lucky in the 2010s with snowfall and now the 2020s are the new 1980s.