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Lots of talk about Dec 5 1981 East New England storm. This paper linked here is chock full of info on how it evolved and the role of frontogenic forcing http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0493(1986)114%3C1847%3AFASSIA%3E2.0.CO%3B2 MIT radar

No I did not, please do Dave LOL

One of my favorite snowstorms occurred on Feb 17th 2003. PD 2 I believe It was a great storm from ACK to NH, a windwhipped frenzy storm with 2-3 per hour rates. Descriptions and pics below. Great times at WWBB on this one as weenies were chucked , DT flipped out, but in the end it was a cold fantastic storm. With an exceptionally strong high pressure system over New England, a low pressure system developed off the Mid Atlantic Coast. Periods of light snow developed as northeast winds increased to around 15 mph across Southern CT Sunday evening, February 16th. Snow became widespread and heavy, falling at rates up to 2 to 3 inches per hour Sunday night and Monday, February 17th. Heavy snow blown by northeast winds 20 to 30 mph caused near blizzard conditions throughout the area. Record heavy snowfalls crippled mass transit. In addition, widespread minor tidal flooding accompanied this system. Storm Total Snowfall ranged from around 13 to 24 inches. Here are selected specific snowfall amounts for: Fairfield County: from 16.0 inches at Norwalk to 24.0 inches at New Fairfield. At Sikorsky Airport in Bridgeport, 17.0 inches was measured. New Haven County: from 15.0 inches at Milford to 24.0 inches at Wolcott. Middlesex County: from 15.0 inches at Haddam to 15.7 inches at Old Saybrook. New London County: from 13.0 inches at Taftville to 21.0 inches at Preston. major winter storm impacted southern New England with heavy snow and strong winds as it tracked southeast of Nantucket. Snowfall totals of 12 to 20 inches were widely observed in Hartford, Tolland, and Windham counties. A major winter storm impacted southern New England on Presidents Day with heavy snow and strong winds. This was the most significant snowstorm of the winter, with totals of 1 to 2 feet reported throughout the state. The highest totals, around 2 feet, were reported in two areas: one from the east slopes of the Berkshires into northern Worcester County, and the second over Boston's South Shore communities. This snowstorm ranked in the top 10 for Boston and Worcester in detailed records dating back to at least the early 1900s. Despite the tremendous snowfall totals, the overall impact of the storm was minimal since it occurred on a holiday and during school vacation week. However, numerous minor accidents were reported. In addition, no significant damage was reported due to the fluffy, light nature of the snow. Officially, the storm total at Logan International Airport in Boston was 27.5 inches, which set a record for the greatest snowstorm in Boston. The total eclipsed the previous record of 27.1 inches set during the Blizzard of 1978 on February 6th and 7th, though it should be noted that this storm had much less of an impact on the region and pales in overall comparison to the Blizzard of 1978. That storm produced high winds, significant coastal flooding, and more than 3 feet of snow in some areas, crippling the state for several days. The 27.5 inches of snow in Boston also set a record for the greatest 24 hour snowfall total, breaking the previous record of 25.4 inches set during the April Fools Blizzard on March 31st and April 1st 1997. The snowstorm also helped set the February snowfall record in Boston, which reached 41.6 inches and broke the previous record of 41.3 inches set in 1969. Other official snowfall totals included 24.7 inches at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, 20.8 inches at Worcester Airport, and 17.8 inches at the National Weather Service office in Taunton. Some specific snowfall totals, as reported by trained spotters, included 28 inches in Rockport; 27 inches in Winthrop and Brookline; 26 inches in South Weymouth; 25 inches in Montgomery, Milton, and Hanson; 24 inches in Townsend and Topsfield, 23 inches in Ashfield, Leverett, Petersham, Norwood, and Hingham; 20 inches in Sunderland, Easthampton, Shrewsbury, Boxboro, Framingham, Manchester, West Medway, and Mansfield, 18 inches in Deerfield, Hampden, Worthington, Westborough, Hudson, Hopkinton, Acushnet, and Marshfield; 16 inches in Springfield, Westhampton, downtown Worcester, Sterling, Pepperell, Amesbury, Newburyport, Pocasset, and Chatham; 15 inches in Holyoke, Wilbraham, Leominster, Natick, North Andover, Hyannis, and Nantucket; 13 inches in Edgartown; and 12 inches in Stoneham

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Told you guys I am shot, I also remember very well President Carter on TV pleading for conservation of resources in the 76 winter due to cold snow.

I remember the double storms of Jan 13 th, the same storm the United Jet crashed into the Potamac, watching it live was surreal 1982

To have a 93 94 followed with 95 96 was a god given miracle

Well figured a Christmas wish could include TDaym trying to generate some good JUJU

I was pouring rain at 9 degrees in the 94 disastah

Cu pickett, . 94 storm

Wills Christmas wish list 61 71 75 97

Oh yea and you talked about it in a seg, rare event at the coast

http://www.google.com/search?q=Christmas+snow+storms+in+new+England+history&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&sa=N&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=3urlTJCFF4XGlQetscGtDA&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=11&ved=0CEEQ5wIwCg

I remember Ryan saying something on the air about GON having their first white Xmas in over a decade last year

My first weenie memory was an Easter storm early 60s, I woke everybody in the house up yelling it's snowing it's snowing at like 5 am, my Dad was pissed, my brothers hit me, my sisters screamed at me, my Mom looked out the window with me and said, some day you will be a weatherman or a snow plow guy but today you are a kid so get back to bed. Of course I stared out my window at the streetlight until daybreak.

Phil LOL, did you have the rainbow umbrella back then?, you guys think you forgot a lot of storms, I am shot! I do not know how Jerry does it, good thing I have my books and the Internet, although I remember all the big ones.

Scooter I know I mixed, I actually watched above me as this tremendous wall of snow rushed down like a blanket from the heavens. With a tremendous rush of wind. I was sleeting at the time, all of a sudden the darkness of a summer T storm enveloped the sky as I looked up it happened, probably coolest natural phenomena I have witnessed in winter.

Will yea my kids think I am nuts all eight of them, hey two more grand babies on the way, making 12! I preach to them to be ready at all times for disastah, they do not listen and sometimes I do not listen to myself.

Dave 05 intensity on the Cape was worse than78 scores of over 90 mph winds and much worse wind damage, talking wind only do not get me wrong

As bad as it was Will, normalcy was within an hours drive, if a region wide disaster strikes then things get real dicey.

Cetainly a big disaster down your way. When the Tropo reaches the surface very bad things happen. 12/13/07 was a traffic disaster, worst possible scenario in 05 but quick mover, now stall that and then see what the fook happens. Not out of the realm, highly unlikely but....... Then follow that with record cold, ya never know?

Will I can not say I made three feet for sure in 78 , who the heck knew but I did in Maine twice, one four footer in 01 at SR

Phil, yea certainly a memory hog in my brain, the best was on here when ten people posted within seconds Pink thunder snow. I was on my deck getting sleet pelted when all heck broke loose, actually had to retreat inside due to the initial intensity. The pic out my front door was right at the flip and Tsnow. My family and friends in SRI had no clue what transpired up here until I sent the video from my phone to them. Unfortunately that phone took a bath with my dog LOL

Will LOL at the weenie yard stick, some day you will get that elusive three footer.

Plaistow NH