Heisenberg Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hey guys, my rankings are skewed because of storm chasing & living near Pittsburgh for 3 years, though the only big storm I missed while out in Pitt was Feb 11-12 2006. 1) Blizzard of 1996: No words 2) Blizzard of 2013: (Nemo) Marlboro, MA; My first chase, one of the best experiences of my life even though I was too far N of the deathband still got 24-26" 3) Blizzard of 2015: (SE MA, just E of RI); My 3rd ever chase, was an epic storm even though I of course was too far SE of the death band & 30" marks. 4) Blizzard of 2016: Even though Philly got robbed a bit, this storm was just epic 5) February 2010: back to back storms; S & W of NE Philly got hit a tad better, but what an epic stretch Underrated storm; January 26-27 2011: 2 part system. First part surprised many with a few inches of heavy snow. Then the 2nd part had the heaviest snow I'd ever seen fall. Picked up over a foot in like 5 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerandWXTogether Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 I'm cracking up about the thought of Philly getting robbed a bit given 22" fell. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball0618 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 For me I missed 96 as I was on a cruise miserable knowing I was missing that Blizzard so that would have been my obvious #1. 1) Dec 09 blizzard received 27" living in Swedesboro NJ (was ground zero for that storm I believe) experienced thundersnow about 4 or 5 times. 2) Feb 5-6th 2010 and received 24" of snow 3) Blizzard of 93 I was a sophmore in HS living in Bear DE. I believe it was like a foot of snow then a few inches of slop then another 5" of snow. The overall size and duration of that storm was just amazing 4) Blizzard of 2016. Just an impressive long duration snowstorm. 21.5" imby (Chadds Ford PA) so certainly not the hardest hit but it was impressive none the less. 5) Feb 9th-10th 2010 18" in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel_kurtz Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 FEB 1899 - man it was cold 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel_kurtz Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 I'm cracking up about the thought of Philly getting robbed a bit given 22" fell. 22" would be the biggest storm during the initial 111 yrs. of snowfall records. The recent run has skewed expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerandWXTogether Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 22" would be the biggest storm during the initial 111 yrs. of snowfall records. The recent run has skewed expectations. I was talking about that the other day with someone - the snowstorm gap between 83 and 93 (and then prior to '78!) was a lot more of a norm than what's going on the last 10-15 yrs. Heckuva run we're on... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 1. 1996 2. 2016 3. 1983 4. 2/5-6/2010 5. 2/11-12/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 This storm and 1996 now feel neck-and-neck in my book. This storm was more awesome, but having to work it took a bit of the fun away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mshaffer526 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I was 13 in '96, and have memories of being off from school for a long time with plenty of playing outside, but that was before I really had a love for weather. This storm is #1 for me. Tracking it all week and the consistency in the modeling were great. The timing was perfect too--come home from a long week at work, crack open a cold one, light a fire and wait for the flakes to start falling. The long duration was nice too, got to watch the snow fall for over half of the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 In terms of storms... 1. January 2016 ~27"...28 consecutive hours of snow; heavy snow for many hours. 2. January 1996 ~24"...first all out blizzard I witnessed at age 17. 3. February 9-10, 2010 ~22"...heaviest hitter IMBY in an amazing month. 4. January 26-27, 2011 ~not sure exact total... but unforgettable evening Thundersnow. Probably the best snow event I witnesses yet I can't quite call it one storm was in college when lake effect/enhancement combined with 2 storms in 4 days dropped 42" near Rochester, NY. March 3-7, 1999. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boreal Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 1. Friday 2/11/1983 into Saturday 2/12/1983; New Fairfield, CT; 27" in less than 24 hours. 2. Saturday 12/30/2000; Rockaway, NJ; 27" in less than 24 hours. 3. Friday 1/22/2016 into Saturday 1/23/2016; Bangor, PA; 27" (+/- 1") in less than 24 hours. Notice any themes, other than my slow migration southwest? I also lived in Boston for the 1993/1994 and 1995/1996 winters when they set and re-set their all time seasonal snowfall record (but was in Grad School and couldn't fully enjoy those incredible winters). Those were the days of the NE weather group -- any of you remember that forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boreal Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I was talking about that the other day with someone - the snowstorm gap between 83 and 93 (and then prior to '78!) was a lot more of a norm than what's going on the last 10-15 yrs. Heckuva run we're on... Yup. There was a time when a 6-12" snowfall prediction was a rare forecast and felt like a grand slam if it verified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thashizzlick Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 1996 by far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishbri74 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 96 was king Feb 5-6th, 2010. Just remember incredible snowfall rates over me as I was working. Delco had about 28-30" from that storm. Banding was unreal. Boxing Day storm- DEC 2010: extremely dynamic system. The best part of the storm was the modeling issues. Euro had the storm for over a week affecting a large part of the east coast, while the other models had nothing/OTS. Then, 48 hours prior, the EURO lost the storm OTS and it was chaos. The GFS was first to bring it back inside 48 hours. but was discounted due to the infamous "INITIALIZATION ERRORS". By 24-18 hours out, all modeling got back on board for a big hit. Weather boards were going nuts. Jan 2016- awesome storm. Pretty much a real Blizzard for parts of the area. Dry slotted a bit, but still managed 22" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbs Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Below are all close in rank for me: Feb 2010 - 26" + followed closely by 15" Jan 1996 - 24" Jan 2016 - 22" Feb 1983 - 21" Snowfall within storm: 1/26/11 (10" in 3 hr), Feb 1987 (15" in 7 hr). Feb 2009 (20" in 12 hr) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 February 1969, prediction was snow quickly changing to rain, never did, NYC not prepared, no school for a week. February 1983, unbelievable wall of snow, back in the day when 18" was an extreme snowstorm. This one. December 2009, got stuck at work for 36 hours, but at least this one had the Ambien induced amnesia story of my raising Mount Holly West's thermostat to 85 degrees in the middle of the night. March 1993, Probably still the best modeled storm ever. Left 12 hours early for mid shift on Saturday morning, had to walk backwards to the office because the sleet hurt so much, got to spend two nights in some swanky mid town NYC hotel, when I finally made it home Monday morning was able to make it because I had a 4 wheel drive Chevy Blazer. Then that Blazer let me down on the jughandle in Jan 96 I have to give an honorable mention to a Dutchess County snow event on New Years Eve 1981 or 1982ish. We all stayed over our friend's house, it was a fantastic wet snow, the best snowball fight, wrestling matches, pile-ons in the snow I ever remember/had. All the rest, worked and / or stormdata(ed) them, much less fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chescowx Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I guess I will go with the 6 storms of over 20" I experienced although 1993 - which I also experienced from Northeast Philly ranks high 1) 1996 - (30"+) - I actually experienced this one from my apartment in Exton Pa 2) Feb 10, 2010 - (26.8") - here in East Nantmeal - this is the one Tony connected me with the Philadelphia Inquirer on and they featured me and other folks in East Nantmeal in their article. Plus I was in between jobs so I really got to enjoy the storm 3) Jan 26, 2016 - (26.0")East Nantmeal 4) Feb 11, 1983 - at my parents home in Northeast Philly. Just an amazing storm - back in the day when understand living in Philly we did not experience any storms over 10" at all from 1967 through January 1978 - so I never saw a 10" + storm until I was 14 years old - today's kids think these big storms happen all the time - the days are coming when we will once again go through that phase and all the climate change folks will point to that... 5) Feb 17, 2003 - (21.5")Thorndale PA - very cold storm and well modeled - another weekend special as most were 6) Feb 14, 2014 - (20.0") - East Nantmeal - this was a pretty long event with it starting at 9pm on the 12th and ending early in the overnight AM on the 14th - also pretty warm right after the storm - 40+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTNwatcher Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Blizzard of '03 (I lived in Baltimore) '96 '16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 jan 22-23 2016 feb 5 2010 pd2 jan 26/27 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEchestercountydude Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Best storms that I actually "experienced" Feb 5th 2010 Feb 10th 2010 PD2 Dec 2009 Jan 26th 2011 ( I was only 4 during 96, and I just arrived back from vacation in Panama Sunday ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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