Powerball Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 President's day storm for me. The rest were meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I guess I will go with the Blizzard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 President's day...10.4" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 GHD Blizzard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Blizzard of 2011 with 19" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 My best "snowstorm" was mainly a sleet storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 GHE blizzard hands down. Probably the best blizzard I've seen since Jan '95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Last Wednesday's storm produced the most snow, but if "best" means which snowstorm I enjoyed the most, it would be the January 8th LES event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Dec 20-21 snowstorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Last Wednesday's storm produced the most snow, but if "best" means which snowstorm I enjoyed the most, it would be the January 8th LES event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I am going to be different here and not vote for the best storm in my backyard. There is no doubt the Groundhogs Day storm had the greatest impact across a large area including a number of large metro areas. That storm was a great storm--1 in 10 year type event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I agree with this from a non IMBY POV....just a spectacular phase, with some of the most exciting model watching I've ever experienced. I am going to be different here and not vote for the best storm in my backyard. There is no doubt the Groundhogs Day storm had the greatest impact across a large area including a number of large metro areas. That storm was a great storm--1 in 10 year type event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I agree with this from a non IMBY POV....just a spectacular phase, with some of the most exciting model watching I've ever experienced. Totally agree--a very exciting storm to track--and it was even more exciting NOWcasting it as it was bombing out and deepening faster than progged. Had a lot of similar characteristics to East Coast bombs in terms of rapid self development. Not as exciting as the Christmas Boxing Day East Coast Nor'easter--but it was the best for Central/Western. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 lol, I had been bitching so much about not getting a 6" storm for so long I didn't think you'd be surprised. And from a non-imby perspective, yeah, GHD without a doubt. I forgot to add those graphics to that thread, but I'll get around to it this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 That I did not like from a IMBY POV! Totally agree--a very exciting storm to track--and it was even more exciting NOWcasting it as it was bombing out and deepening faster than progged. Had a lot of similar characteristics to East Coast bombs in terms of rapid self development. Not as exciting as the Christmas Boxing Day East Coast Nor'easter--but it was the best for Central/Western. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Hmm, I thought maybe GHD gave you 6"....yep, pretty awful there, (You too LAF people!) lol, I had been bitching so much about not getting a 6" storm for so long I didn't think you'd be surprised. And from a non-imby perspective, yeah, GHD without a doubt. I forgot to add those graphics to that thread, but I'll get around to it this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 That I did not like from a IMBY POV! Agreed, that storm cost me 2 nights at a hotel which ended up being unneeded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Totally agree--a very exciting storm to track--and it was even more exciting NOWcasting it as it was bombing out and deepening faster than progged. Had a lot of similar characteristics to East Coast bombs in terms of rapid self development. Not as exciting as the Christmas Boxing Day East Coast Nor'easter--but it was the best for Central/Western. Agreed, best 7-10 meteorological days I have been apart of followng that storm when it first showed up on the Euro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Agreed, best 7-10 meteorological days I have been apart of followng that storm when it first showed up on the Euro. That 10 part thread will be fun to read back on in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayBreeze Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 who kehs? this season rocked in baltimore. barely ten inches total at my house. i am down with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 GHD without a doubt. Despite only getting 14 ( compared to Chicago/MKE/GRR etc ) it still is the biggest storm i have seen since moving here and the first true blizzard here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 My best "snowstorm" was mainly a sleet storm. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 My best "snowstorm" was mainly a sleet storm. This. Sad. But true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaser Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Sad. But true. Just like how your signature takes up half my screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Just like how your signature takes up half my screen. Well below the 200 x 900 pixel limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimChgo9 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 The Feb 1-2 blizzard.... Kind of goes without saying. I tracked the storm from the first moment I heard that it was heading this way, after the models showed it developing along the Gulf Coast and then heading up the EC... I was glued to my computer and this board for days, watching everything unfold. 5 days out we were hearing of the potential the storm had. I remember 1978, and 1999, but I don't remember the National Weather Service, or the local TV mets back then, leading off their forecasts with "Potentially Dangerous and Life threatening blizzard....." The storm was an awesome display of power, and an incredible experience. This storm had something that the others in the past didn't have, and that was the ability to track the storm, and watch as things developed, and keep track of where the heavy snow was going. It was pretty interesting to not only watch the snow fall, and blow around in the high winds, but to also see it on radar, and watch data on local weather sensors as they recorded wind gusts. I kept a complete record of the storm, including photos, and an hour-by-hour recording of conditions from the start through the height of the storm. Now, when my kids get older, and they tell their children about the storm, they can pull out the record I created and read all about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 My best "snowstorm" was mainly a sleet storm. True. Other than that for MBY, I'd go with the Dec 12 LES/LES-enhanced event. Certainly not a huge amount of snow, but the rarity of it for LAF counts in a winter that we were heavily nickeled and dimed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 The Feb 1-2 blizzard.... Kind of goes without saying. I tracked the storm from the first moment I heard that it was heading this way, after the models showed it developing along the Gulf Coast and then heading up the EC... I was glued to my computer and this board for days, watching everything unfold. 5 days out we were hearing of the potential the storm had. I remember 1978, and 1999, but I don't remember the National Weather Service, or the local TV mets back then, leading off their forecasts with "Potentially Dangerous and Life threatening blizzard....." The storm was an awesome display of power, and an incredible experience. This storm had something that the others in the past didn't have, and that was the ability to track the storm, and watch as things developed, and keep track of where the heavy snow was going. It was pretty interesting to not only watch the snow fall, and blow around in the high winds, but to also see it on radar, and watch data on local weather sensors as they recorded wind gusts. I kept a complete record of the storm, including photos, and an hour-by-hour recording of conditions from the start through the height of the storm. Now, when my kids get older, and they tell their children about the storm, they can pull out the record I created and read all about it. It will be the benchmark that all future big ones are compared to. I'm pretty confident i see more snow from a storm someday, but i doubt the full package of wind, thunder/hail and snow will ever be matched. I've had all kinds of derechos and what not blow through and knock down trees, but i've never lost power until the bllizzard. And it was a joy to track, especially since there were signs of a big one so far out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Feb 20-21..Also the Feb 25th Thundersnow. GHD Blizzard was a joke around here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 December was a C- we had one storm of 4-7" and bunch of 1" killers Janurary was an F up until the 12th then it was A- overall a B- Feburary was an A+ March was a B Overall: B+/B Best Storm "for me" GHD blizzard storm of 11.0" second was feb 20/21st storm of 9.6" total of 73.0" about 19" (54") above average Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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