Winter 2025/26 Banter Thread

[A-L-E-K]

death band

 

 

[Powerball]

Now *THIS* is a Blizzard...

 

https://www.earthcam.com/usa/massachusetts/provincetown/?cam=capecodbay

[Brian D]

February 23

1981: Warmth returns to Minnesota with a high of 55 at Pipestone and a high of 52 at Luverne.

For Monday, February 23, 2026
1802 - A great snowstorm raged along the New England coast producing 48 inches of snow north of Boston. Three large ships from Salem were wrecked along Cape Cod. (David Ludlum)
1936 - A severe blizzard in the Sierra Nevada Range closed Donner Pass. It stranded 750 motorists and claimed seven lives. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A winter storm buried the Middle Atlantic Coast Region under heavy snow. Totals ranged up to 24 inches at Lancaster PA, with 23 inches at Coatesville PA. During the height of the storm Philadelphia PA received five inches of snow in just one hour. The Washington D.C. area was blanketed with up to 15 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Strong northwesterly winds ushered arctic air into the central U.S., and temperatures in Missouri were thirty degrees colder than the previous day. The strong winds produced squalls along the shore of Lake Superior, with up to 15 inches of snow reported over the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Nineteen cities in the central U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date, including Lincoln NE with a reading of 19 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary)
1990 - A fast moving storm produced near blizzard conditions in Michigan. Snowfall totals ranged up to 9.5 inches in Allegan County, wind gusts reached 74 mph at Ann Arbor, and five foot snow drifts were reported around Saginaw. The Michigan AAA records showed more than 5000 traffic accidents reported, a near record for one day. There were several chain reaction collisions. One near Pontiac involved a hundred cars. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

[A-L-E-K]

1 minute ago, Powerball said:

Now *THIS* is a Blizzard...

 

https://www.earthcam.com/usa/massachusetts/provincetown/?cam=capecodbay

goated death band

[A-L-E-K]

40+ on the way?

 

[A-L-E-K]

 

 

[A-L-E-K]

 

 

[Powerball]

9 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

 

 

 

Would easily be wiling to deal with a decade+ of shitty winters for that tradeoff. No contest...

Even NYC is looking at 20"+ when all said and done, which (believe or not) would still only be a top 5 storm.

[A-L-E-K]

been fortunate to go over 20 here a couple times as an adult here on the northside but it's rare air

30+ with 80 mph is tough and hard to imagine

[Chicago Storm]

been fortunate to go over 20 here a couple times as an adult here on the northside but it's rare air
30+ with 80 mph is tough and hard to imagine

realistically, ghd1 was pretty much the max for our region.

[Malacka11]

what I'd give to be able to reexperience GHD with the capacity to appreciate it to the extent it deserved

Relatively fresh-off-the-boat yung malakuh simultaneously didn't know such a thing was possible nor how rare it was for here 

[A-L-E-K]

12 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said:

realistically, ghd1 was pretty much the max for our region.

most likely

I could imagine a hypothetical multi-prong, long duration event (overrunning/fgen, main slp/defo, and LES) that could get us into the upper 20s, each of those in isolation can hit 10 and stringing them together happens. Plus the atmosphere is only getting more juiced. 30+ almost certainly impossible tho

[Chicago Storm]

most likely
I could imagine a hypothetical multi-prong, long duration event (overrunning/fgen, main slp/defo, and LES) that could get us into the upper 20s, each of those in isolation can hit 10 and stringing them together happens. Plus the atmosphere is only getting more juiced. 30+ almost certainly impossible tho

but in that setup, you likely would lose the big wind factor.

[A-L-E-K]

true but i'm ok with that as long as we keep out three fig derecho ceiling

[cyclone77]

If the Roger Smith triple phaser ever takes place though it will make GHD1 look like a snow shower.

[A-L-E-K]

when saturn's third moon hits just right^

[DocATL]

Easily would trade the reliable turd duster tundra for the occasional Atlantic-fueled Miller monster. No brainer.


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[Powerball]

11 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

when saturn's third moon hits just right^

 

And Jupiter aligns with Mars...

[Powerball]

41 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

most likely

I could imagine a hypothetical multi-prong, long duration event (overrunning/fgen, main slp/defo, and LES) that could get us into the upper 20s, each of those in isolation can hit 10 and stringing them together happens. Plus the atmosphere is only getting more juiced. 30+ almost certainly impossible tho

There's also 1967 and 1978 (albeit, those set up a bit further SE).

[Powerball]

Providence has broken its all-time record already (the other 1978), and it's still pound town there.

[McHenrySnow]

44 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said:

but in that setup, you likely would lose the big wind factor.

I personally, have no interest in the wind. I much prefer heavy snow with zero wind. Of course, if there was so much snow that even the low places were still well-covered, it'd be okay. 

[A-L-E-K]

true snowcane

 

 

[A-L-E-K]

 

 

[Harry Perry]

Pretty crazy. Definitely giving off some hurricane vibes.