phlwx Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Might as well start the anniversary thread off with a sat pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I have the PHL area AFDs.... I am going to post them tomorrow on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Greatest snowstorm of my lifetime. And not just because of the accumulations. It had wind, temps in the low teens, and it was a long duration event. Last year was great, but none of those storms surpassed Jan '96 in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 My favorite storm... the warm rain a week later really sucked.... my driveway where I lived then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 The bestest birthday present ever...January 7th-8th 1996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Greatest snowstorm of my lifetime. And not just because of the accumulations. It had wind, temps in the low teens, and it was a long duration event. Last year was great, but none of those storms surpassed Jan '96 in my book. Yea me too. I was living in Denville, NJ at the time. Best snowstorm of my life. I remember getting home Sat. night and my mom saying the forecast was for 3 feet of snow but she didn't believe it. That Sunday night we had thundersnow for about 20 minutes and it was snowing so hard I couldn't see the neighbors house next door. The 2 houses were about 50 feet apart. We lost power for 3 days. It was the only time living in Denville that I lost power. I didn't lose power during Hurricane Gloria or the Superstorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 In spite of all the storms of the past year, January 1996 remains king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm At Sea Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I was in 7th grade. I still remember my middle school basketball coach saying on Thursday or Friday at practice, "Practice is cancelled for Monday because frankly, I don't think we'll have school for at least a few days if the Weather Channel is right." Frankly, I think I am speaking for many when I say that this was possibly the single event that led to my passion for meteorology. Unfortunately, I like fast cars, and hence, I opted to go into medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I was in 7th grade. I still remember my middle school basketball coach saying on Thursday or Friday at practice, "Practice is cancelled for Monday because frankly, I don't think we'll have school for at least a few days if the Weather Channel is right." Frankly, I think I am speaking for many when I say that this was possibly the single event that led to my passion for meteorology. Unfortunately, I like fast cars, and hence, I opted to go into medicine. Then, how did you become a meteorologist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner587 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I was in 7th grade. I still remember my middle school basketball coach saying on Thursday or Friday at practice, "Practice is cancelled for Monday because frankly, I don't think we'll have school for at least a few days if the Weather Channel is right." Frankly, I think I am speaking for many when I say that this was possibly the single event that led to my passion for meteorology. Unfortunately, I like fast cars, and hence, I opted to go into medicine. medicine? really? You explain a very similar story as mine (minus the fast cars LOL) where the blizzard of 96 was the impetus for my passion for meteorology but I ended up going into medicine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 In spite of all the storms of the past year, January 1996 remains king. Feb 2010 destorys it for me. 34 inches Loudoun County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Feb 2010 destorys it for me. 34 inches Loudoun County Well of course Snowmageddon beats January 1996 if you're only talking about our backyards, but that storm did not bring 18"+ from DC to Boston. January 1996 brought its epic snow to a much larger area, and that is why THAT storm is a NESIS 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Well of course Snowmageddon beats January 1996 if you're only talking about our backyards, but that storm did not bring 18"+ from DC to Boston. January 1996 brought its epic snow to a much larger area, and that is why THAT storm is a NESIS 5. Yes, there are storms that have surpassed it even for me (February 06, December 2010 for snow rates and wind combination) but the duration and the coverage of 30 plus inches is unsurpassed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksCO_PA Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Churchville, PA rendered the Eagles / Dallas playoff meaningless before the Eagles themselves rendered the game meaningless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Greatest snowstorm of my lifetime. And not just because of the accumulations. It had wind, temps in the low teens, and it was a long duration event. Last year was great, but none of those storms surpassed Jan '96 in my book. i lived in DC at the time and would agree. have lived in a lot of places, including mn, but this storm is the best i think i have ever experienced, for the reasons you listed. it was simply the best although now i feel really old since it was 15 years ago lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feb Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 In spite of all the storms of the past year, January 1996 remains king. Agreed Fozz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 The great thing about that storm was the idea that we would get whiffed. The storm began up here Sunday around 6PM. Saturday mid day had one local TV met upping his forecast from 1 inch to 3 inches. I went to the movies that Saturday night with my wife and taped Harvey Leonard, premier TV met up here. He was going 12+. The next day with temps in the high teens, i xc skiied. It was overcast and we had probably 2 feet of base at the Boston Arboretum...felt like I could have been in the wilds of Siberia. The next morning the snow was still heavy here. I ended up with a shade under 20 inches, not close to the Philly jackpot but a great storm on top of deep snow. 2 days later we got another 6-8 inches from a clipper before the coast hugging bomb 2 days after that signaled the start of a prolonged thaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 That storm was my first official 2 footer, it will always have a special place in my memories for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmorninglight Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Felt like I had the best of both worlds that winter. Happened to be in Morris county Nj with my folks for that blizzard and witnessed thundersnow and 28+ inches of snow. Then went back home to Cape May and had a series of snow storms in February that inland areas missed out on. Great winter. 2009-10 snowfall actually exceeded it in Cape May, but lacked some of the cold minimum temps that '96 had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lman Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I just had started my first real job out of college a week before the storm up in Paramus, NJ. I remember kind of freaking out wondering how I would get to work. The state of emergency in NJ took care of that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Biggest storm I've ever experienced, and by far my favorite. Being much shorter than I am now made it seem all the more impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 My all time favorite and largest accumulation in my neck of the woods... About 28 inches or so... Was on semester break my junior year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Churchville, PA rendered the Eagles / Dallas playoff meaningless before the Eagles themselves rendered the game meaningless BucksCo, great photos. I had a Honda CRX at the time and the hood and hatchback were completely covered. I had a photo of it back in the day, but it's long gone. I remember not even caring that the Eagles lost to the Cowglrls that day ... amazing how a snow storm can lift your spirits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmug Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Still the most enjoyable snow I've experienced. Incredible duration, from 7pm Saturday the 6th through nearly 8am Monday the 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I was only 10 years old, but I have some really vivid memories. My favorite in NE Philly was shoveling with my mom during the storm. All of a sudden a huge gust knocked a giant drift from the roof on top of us lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showmethesnow Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Moved back to MD a week before the storm after living in San Diego for 6 years. Really missed the snow while I was there and was looking forward to real winter weather again. That storm and the following one made up for those 6 winters though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenewbigmack Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Was an amazing event on the west coast as well.... if anyone has models saved for this blizzard, please do share. I learned to read the models a year ago, and would love to see what the pattern looked like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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