Pre - 1990 DC Metro Storm that you would have most liked to experience or that you did experience

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pick one

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Feb 1899 is kind of an easy pick imo...maybe I should have taken it out...I probably forgot a few too, but I can do only 20

[ORH_wxman]

Feb '34 could be on there too.

[WVclimo]

I was 3 years old for January 1966, so I have no recollection. Have heard lots of great stories about that storm, especially the ridiculous drifts. Would love to have a repeat of it.

[PrinceFrederickWx]

Palm Sunday 1942. Its mind-boggling that DC/Baltimore got that much snow that late in the year, and that's still BWI's 6th largest snowstorm. Whenever someone throws out the "sun angle" argument in March, this is how I reply lol

[H2O]

Knickerbocker

[MN Transplant]

Info about many of these

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/winter/DC-Winters.htm

[RodneyS]

Palm Sunday 1942. Its mind-boggling that DC/Baltimore got that much snow that late in the year, and that's still BWI's 6th largest snowstorm. Whenever someone throws out the "sun angle" argument in March, this is how I reply lol

In terms of the question at hand -- "Pre-1990 DC Metro Storm that you would have most liked to experience" -- I would agree with you, as that event was not only remarkable, but would have been a lot of fun. However, if the question were -- "Most Awesome Pre-1990 DC Metro Storm" -- I think it has to be February 5-14, 1899. The snowfall and temperature numbers during that period are almost incomprehensible by today's standards, but I would not want to have experienced it.

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Feb '34 could be on there too.

That was a big snow month and an our coldest February on record...Not sure that any one storm qualifies at least in the cities...I think the one at the beginning of the month was an 8-12" storm, but I could be wrong...

[Fozz]

The stars tell me Feb 1983.

But it's damn hard to choose just one.

[Ian]

Probably Washington-Jefferson tho I don't really believe the totals reported.

[EastCoast NPZ]

Since I wasn't yet born, I assume Christmas 1966 refers to a snowstorm so that is an easy choice for me.

In second place, I'd like to go back to '83 and experience that storm again. 32" in Warren Co in about 16 hours. Temp of 12 - 13 degrees and thundersnow. I can recall seeing 6 - 8 ft drifts across Rt 619. Complete isolation for about 2 days post-storm. Incredible.

[PhineasC]

Matt, I don't have 1/10th of your weather memory. Just felt I needed to say that.

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Surprised that a storm that stalled and dropped 28" in Downtown DC didn't get more votes

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Matt, I don't have 1/10th of your weather memory. Just felt I needed to say that.

Ha. Thanks. It's only snow. I don't remember other things well at all.

[Huffwx]

I'm somewhat an outsider on these polls being 120 miles SW or so-- I picked Jan 66-- but we had 4 events down here in 2 weeks. 4, 6, 10, and then 12 (and a clipper 2 days later that was 2 more inches)

[RIC Airport]

Feb 1899 and February 1979 due to the extreme cold associated with these storms.

Other decent storms of interest OTTOMH....

January 7-8, 1988

December 12, 1982

January 13-14, 1982

March 1-2, 1969

March 30-31, 1964

February 13-14, 1960

March 8th and 26-27th, 1947

February 19-20, 1947

February 25, 1934

[stormitecture]

Knickerbaker. Mostly because cars still existed (unlike 1899) so I could potentially still get around during parts of the storm.

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Probably Washington-Jefferson tho I don't really believe the totals reported.

Yeah, I heard that DCA only reported 12.6" from that one!

Sorry, could not resist that! But seriously, hard to decide on a single storm I'd have to say the Jan. 1966 blizzard, PD-I in Feb. 1979, and Feb. 1983 would probably be top of my list of wanting to experience, mostly because I'm more familiar with hearing about those. If I had to give only one, I'd have to go with the Jan. 1966 blizzard from what I read about it (KU's snowstorm book, etc.)...sounds like a classic blizzard in a classically cold and snowy January. It may not have had as much snow as the PD-I or Feb. 1983 events, but for overall impact I'd still go with '66.

[09-10 analogy]

I love these polls of yours.

Where's January 1857? From what I've read -- I think Don S.'s website has some info on it -- it was a full fledged blizzard from Norfolk to Boston.

Feb. 1899 wins this. If weather events were bands, Feb. 2010 would still be the opening act for Feb. 1899, IMO. It had almost as much snow as Feb. 2010, along with temperatures that exceeded those of Jan. 1994. Feb. 1899 even got a mention in one of Gore Vidal's novels -- I think it was Empire. Vidal, who's famous for researching his historical novels, was writing about one of his characters in 1899 -- the novel was set in DC -- and he alluded rather strongly to a massive snowstorm. It was just a throwaway line or two, as I recall, but he did mention it.

[FrederickWX]

Torn between PD1 and Veterans Day storm. Went with PD1, but it was close.

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would have been a great one...low teens, 18 hour storm...heaviest snow at dawn...whiteout conditions

Torn between PD1 and Veterans Day storm. Went with PD1, but it was close.

would have been a great one...low teens, 18 hour storm...heaviest snow at dawn...whiteout conditions..I experienced it in the philly burbs as a 6 year old, but don't remember much except we had a crapload of snow to play in afterward