5 influential events for me. Not in order.
1) Gloria. This storm excelled my passion for weather. Just remember watching trees bending like I’ve never seen before. The stratus was flying by.
2) Blizzard 96. This finally broke the 2’ cherry after being screwed in December 92 and just missing the Feb 94 long duration event.
3) 4/1/97. I still haven’t had a storm that left me in awe like that one did.
4) January 2005. Most intense winds in combo with snow rates and temps I’ve seen.
5) May 1996 Brockton area macroburst. While I didn’t get to directly experience it, it tore through the city and suburbs. The damage I saw was astounding.