Yep. I was home from Binghamton for winter break and was watching how they got hammered. 6 weeks later I was home for Presidents day weekend and decided to return back to school early to avoid PDII.
That Christmas 2002 storm was a nightmare for many people. The forecast was for rain turning to a little snow with temps in the 40s.
Christmas Eve started out as rain which lasted through Christmas morning. The rain then quickly changed to heavy wind driven snow as temps plummeted into the upper 20s.
At the time I didnt track the weather. I got all my info from TWC. Paul Kocin was on and he stated how the storm was bombing out quicker than modeled.
I ended up with 6 inches