gymengineer Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Borrowed from the New England subforum: What's your single favorite snowstorm? Just one-- so not like a 2/5-6/10 and 2/9-10/10 combo. Now that there's been some time after 09/10, I would say my favorite snowstorm has switched back to 1/96. Three factors made it above 2/5-6/10 even though it was less snow and less intense rates: 1) Winds were a bit stronger. 2) Drifts were the highest I've ever experienced. 3) It was super cold during the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sparky Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Jan 96 for sure around Carroll Co. 30+ inches of wind, and I mean wind driven snow with gusts probably near 50mph at times. The biggest single dumping of a storm since I have lived here, including the mega twins in Feb 2010 which dumped 26" and 27" for a combined 53". I love me some snow/wind combo and 96 had it all...pure powder no mixing too. I might add it was pert near the coldest storm too from beginning to end. Only Feb 2003 was colder. Actually, Jan 66 was likely the coldest of them all for my lifetime but not nearly as much snow as any of the ones I just mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 12/19/09. 1/96 was the biggest, 02/03 was the coldest, 02/83 was the heaviest, but Christmas snow can't be beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I'd still go with Feb 10, 2010. The blizzard conditions from that one are hard to top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Feb 5-6, 2010 for this area (24.7", basically shut in the house for a week) 10/31-11/1/1991 in MN (20.9", 6' drifts, trick or treating in 4" of snow, cold afterwards, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Nothing tops January 96 for me. Was living in Southern York Co, PA at the time. The drifts up there were absurd and like nothing I've seen outside of traveling in the mountainous areas out west. We were not able to get out of our neighborhood for days afterwards. It took front end loaders to clear the streets. When we were finally able to get out on to the main road to drive around it was live we were in a snow tunnel because the snow was piled up so high on each side of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 If I were to use depth as my gauge it is Feb 5/6th here in Leesburg with 30-34" only in my wildest dreams did I imagine 30+ " of snow. Probably get smoked for this but I thought the valentines day sleet bomb in 07 was really fun and cool. Great memories walking in the back yard on top of the snow pack with the kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 No contest for me. Superstorm. Hands down the most incredible weather event of my lifetime. I would love to see an event like that again with the models and media coverage options that we have now. 13 inches of snow I Birmingham, 4 inches in the Fla panhandle, 6 degrees in Knoxville, 19 degrees in Augusta, 100 mile per hour winds in the Smokies, 144 mph on Mt Washington? In the middle of March? No, for me this storm will always be the King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ2 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Absolutely PD1. I don't know if everyone here remembers that but in DC was just incredible. Temps in teens at start. Moderate know right off the bat Sunday noonish. But what I will never forget, and why I love snow, was because of the snow fall rates etched in my mind pre dawn and post dawn Monday morning. Been here for every major one since. It wins hands down. Only 2 and a half for blizzard 66, but based only on dads pictures that wins for drifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Jan 96 when I was living in NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 February 5-6, 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notvirga! Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 March 93...drifts were unbelievable in frederick co va Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Feb 83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TL97 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 February 9-10, 2010. Insane winds and drifts with a total almost equal to the first- 24". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 1.) Dec 11 1992, NW NJ 2.) March 13 1993 Laurel highlands of PA 3.) Jan 4-6 1996 NW NJ 4.) Feb 9-10 2012 No. VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 1.) Dec 11 1992, NW NJ 2.) March 13 1993 Laurel highlands of PA 3.) Jan 4-6 1996 NW NJ 4.) Feb 9-10 2012 No. VA? 2010 or have you been nipping at the bottle with waterboi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Absolutely PD1. I don't know if everyone here remembers that but in DC was just incredible. Temps in teens at start. Moderate know right off the bat Sunday noonish. But what I will never forget, and why I love snow, was because of the snow fall rates etched in my mind pre dawn and post dawn Monday morning. Been here for every major one since. It wins hands down. Only 2 and a half for blizzard 66, but based only on dads pictures that wins for drifting. Feb 79 is definitely a runner up for coldest storm. It is likely the heaviest snow rates over a three hour period that I have ever seen too. It was heavy from about 2am when I noticed the wind beginning to howl outback, but really ramped up in the Baltimore area between 7-10am just before it shut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 2010 or have you been nipping at the bottle with waterboi? Oh crap, LOL Nice find Wes. Yeah 2010, too much Jet Fuel A consumption today at the airport lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 so many decent ones unfortunately spread out over such a long period but it's probably a tie between 2/6/10 and 1/25/00 2/6/10 was magic because everyone and every computer saw the signs 5 days out that a big 1 was likely, then w/in 3 days a big 1 was a lock and the rest is history 1/25/00 because it is what makes weenies weenies-we all hold out hope beyond rationality for a storm to hit us even though every model and met says forget it and 99.9% don't hit us, but 1/25/00 did and BWI measured 14.9" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clueless Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Feb 79 blizzard. I rember walking through G'Town in the middle of the streets since very few cars were out. I remember seeing photos for sale in stores for years of G'Town after the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaWx Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Feb 5-6 2010 for the sheer amount of snow. Feb 9-10 2010 is a close second, but mainly because of all the snow already on the ground that was blowing around with the new snow. I like extreme winds almost as much as snow, especially when accompanied by precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 im going PD2. was in montgomery village, md at the time. it was the coldest and most amount of snow i can remember. just an absolute dumping of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Absolutely PD1. I don't know if everyone here remembers that but in DC was just incredible. Temps in teens at start. Moderate know right off the bat Sunday noonish. But what I will never forget, and why I love snow, was because of the snow fall rates etched in my mind pre dawn and post dawn Monday morning. Been here for every major one since. It wins hands down. Only 2 and a half for blizzard 66, but based only on dads pictures that wins for drifting. i was too young, but i remember staring out onto our balcony and the snow was taller than i was. that's all i remember, was still a cub at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeRedheads Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 January '96. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Feb 9/10 2010. 32 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disc Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Something about 12/19/09 made it special. Guess it was because it was before Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaWx Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Something about 12/19/09 made it special. Guess it was because it was before Christmas. For me it was real special because it was the first large snow in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAsnowfan Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Jan 96 with 25 inches of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvantHiatus Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 February 2003 PD2 http://www.raymondcmartinjr.com/weather/2003/17-Feb-03.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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