Hoosier Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 in chronological order March 1913 flood December 18-19, 1929 snowstorm Summer of 1936 April 3, 1974 January 1978 blizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 My top 5 also in chronological order (This is just for my general area, not exactly a national list) April 6, 1886 Snowstorm June 8, 1953 Flint/Beecher F5 Tornado April 3, 1974 Super Outbreak December 1-2 1974 Snowstorm January 1978 Blizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 April 6, 1886 Snowstorm June 8, 1953 Flint/Beecher F5 Tornado April 3, 1974 Super Outbreak December 1-2 1974 Snowstorm January 1978 Blizzard This looks bout right. I'd probably put the severe events over the snow events but this would be my top 5 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 My top 5 also in chronological order (This is just for my general area, not exactly a national list) April 6, 1886 Snowstorm June 8, 1953 Flint/Beecher F5 Tornado April 3, 1974 Super Outbreak December 1-2 1974 Snowstorm January 1978 Blizzard FTW! Although Blizzard of DEC 27,28th 1904 in Northern Michigan was good one as well...Over 2 feet of snow on top of a 20" snow depth, sustained winds of 40mph + gusting over 60mph for over 30 hours. Snow drifts of 12-25 feet buried homes. Sounds fun. People had to dig tunnels to get out of there homes. Also the Blizzard of 1977 in Buffalo would also be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 December 11-12, 1944 - Toronto's largest snowstorm (22.5") November 1950 snowstorm October 1954 Hurricane Hazel January 1978 superbomb February 27-28, 1984 blizzard There's some other stuff, like the December 1992 snowstorm and some snowstorms from January 1994 that I was technically alive for, but too young to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 1.January 1978 blizzard 2.January 1918 blizzard 3.November 1950 blizzard 4.New Years 1864 blizzard 5.November 1913 "fresh water fury" What was the 1864 storm like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Wood Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Hurricane Camille 1900 Galveston Hurricane 1926 Miami Hurricane Tri-State Tornado 1974 Xenia F-5 Tornado I'm more of a warm weather storm person than winter storm person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 This is a good one....il have to think but the Oak Lawn tornado comes to mind right away thinking regional, Tri-State tornado 78-79 winter '87 Blizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Summer 1816 23,000 BC (max extent of glaciation) 76,000 BC (Tambora eruption) 642,000 BC (Yellowstone eruption) 425,000,000 BC (Paleozoic greenhouse Earth) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 December 11-12, 1944 - Toronto's largest snowstorm (22.5") November 1950 snowstorm October 1954 Hurricane Hazel January 1978 superbomb February 27-28, 1984 blizzard There's some other stuff, like the December 1992 snowstorm and some snowstorms from January 1994 that I was technically alive for, but too young to remember. I’m old enough to remember a few on your list. The 1978 super bomb was something, it started off as rain, switched to sleet early in the morning and then to wind whipped snow with zero visibility all day. Feb 1984 was a great storm but so was Jan 31, 1982 (at least in the Hamilton area). I remember both of those. My list would also include December 11-12, 1944. My grandparents use to tell stories of a great storm that I think must have been that one. Hurricane Hazel October 1954, Yup I’d never heard of November 1950 before, I’ll have to look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 April 1974 January 1967 November 1950 January 1918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I’m old enough to remember a few on your list. The 1978 super bomb was something, it started off as rain, switched to sleet early in the morning and then to wind whipped snow with zero visibility all day. Feb 1984 was a great storm but so was Jan 31, 1982 (at least in the Hamilton area). I remember both of those. My list would also include December 11-12, 1944. My grandparents use to tell stories of a great storm that I think must have been that one. Hurricane Hazel October 1954, Yup I’d never heard of November 1950 before, I’ll have to look it up. Looks like Lk Ontario helped you out in Jan 1982. Was a decent storm here but not the foot plus amounts you got. I never heard a thing about Feb 1984. Just looked it up on the PSU reanalysis page and the EC climo info site but it seemed like it was doozy. It appears to be the only modern era snowstorm in the Toronto area that rivals January 1999. And speaking of reanalysis, I'd love to see some H5/sfc plots for that Dec 1944 storm. From some of the stories I've read, it effected W PA/W NY just as harshly, which leads me to believe it was an Apps runner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 May 21, 1953 Southwestern ON Major Tornado Outbreak May 31, 1985 Southern ON/OH/PA/NY Tornado Outbreak Hurricane Hazel April 17, 1967 Cyclic Supercell that dropped an F3 tornado two miles north of here December 12, 1946 Exeter, ON F2 tornado Runner-ups... May 2, 1983 SWON/GTA Tornado Outbreak August 7, 1979 Southern ON Tornado Outbreak And some snowstorms that SSC mentioned or other biggies that may have affected KW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainman Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Summer 1816 23,000 BC (max extent of glaciation) 76,000 BC (Tambora eruption) 642,000 BC (Yellowstone eruption) 425,000,000 BC (Paleozoic greenhouse Earth) I'm with you man. Who needs to see some random blizzard that dropped an "epic" 3 feet of snow instead of a completely satisfactory 1 or 2 feet? I just have one to add to your list.. Snowball Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Also, some others I wish I was around or coherent to see... April 20, 1996 Southern ON Tornado Outbreak (happened during my birthday party) July 2, 1997 SEMI/SWON Tornado Outbreak (had no idea what was going on) May 22-24, 2004 Southern ON Tornado Outbreak (was up north at a church retreat) August 19, 2005 Southern ON Tornado Outbreak (was in Florida) July 8, 2007 Southern ON Tornadic Supercell that passed over Waterloo (was at work, BeauDodson caught it and has chase photos) August 20, 2009 Southern ON/GTA Tornado Outbreak (was at work) August 21, 2011 Goderich, ON F3 Tornado (was asleep because I was working nights) August 24, 2011 Southern ON Severe Tstorm/Tornado Outbreak (working nights, hadn't slept for two days, don't remember much) Probably others... I think I've missed every major Southern Ontario tornado outbreak except August 2, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 January 1996 (technically I was alive, but only 2 y/o) Gloria in 1985 The whole winter of 1960-61 Donna in 1960 The April 1915 blizzard Honorable mentions: The 1983 cold snap (I think it was '83 anyway) March 1993 superstorm sorry, East Coast bias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Top 3 Locally: 1962 Columbus Day Storm 1972 Portland/Vancouver Tornado 1880 Great Gale Top 5 Elsewhere: April 3rd, 1974 1925 Tri-State Tornado May 1896 Tornado Outbreak Sequence 1935 Labour Day Hurricane 1965 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak Other Mentions: 1900 Galveston Hurricane 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane February 1884 Enigma Tornado Outbreak June 1953 Flint/Worcester Tornadoes April 1936 Tupelo/Gainesville Tornadoes 1978 Blizzard/Superbomb Blizzard of 1888 March 1932 Deep South Tornado Outbreak May/June 1917 Tornado Outbreak Sequence November 1913 Great Lakes Storm April 1908 Deep South Tornado Outbreak (Something tells me the Amite/Purvis tornado was something very similar to Yazoo City) June 1944 Appalachians Tornado Outbreak 76,000 BC (Tambora eruption) You mean the Lake Toba eruption. Tambora was 1815, which led to Summer 1816 (or lack there of, of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Looks like Lk Ontario helped you out in Jan 1982. Was a decent storm here but not the foot plus amounts you got. I never heard a thing about Feb 1984. Just looked it up on the PSU reanalysis page and the EC climo info site but it seemed like it was doozy. It appears to be the only modern era snowstorm in the Toronto area that rivals January 1999. And speaking of reanalysis, I'd love to see some H5/sfc plots for that Dec 1944 storm. From some of the stories I've read, it effected W PA/W NY just as harshly, which leads me to believe it was an Apps runner. Don’t know if you have ever looked at this site but it has some information on those storms that occurred prior to the 1979 PSU reanalysis page. You can look up any US daily weather map from 1871 onward. It will give you a general idea of the storm track. http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/dwm/data_rescue_daily_weather_maps.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Andy- Right...They were both bad, but Toba was a monster... Write me in. Who has a time machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Yeah 2800 km3 ejecta is ridiculous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 You can go back 400+ years in Britain ...some crazy years. http://www.netweathe...=winthist;sess= One thing I wonder about, locally, is land use changes. This state use to be almost entirely forest, and now its down to 50?%....must effect climate somehow. Yellowstone eruption would have been a sight to see... Would have been dead in a couple years from starvation, but it still would have been cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 La Garita eruption 27 million years ago was 5000+ km3 ejecta... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 You all are making me feel old! I've seen many of the events you guys have listed, beginning with the Palm Sunday Outbreak (although I was only seven, I remember it vividly), the Super Outbreak, and the '78 blizzard. We also had a nice little blizzard in '77, a beautiful snowstorm in '82 (along with some super cold) and I've witnessed 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of my home. Heck, we all witnessed an historic outbreak of large, devastating tornadoes this year. I personally don't have a desire to see other events before my time, but I hope to live for a few more years to see the next Super Outbreak or blizzard of '78!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I was right behind (probably an hour late) the South Dakota tornado outbreak in June of 2003. Coming back from Wyoming. I'd love to have been able to see some of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Don’t know if you have ever looked at this site but it has some information on those storms that occurred prior to the 1979 PSU reanalysis page. You can look up any US daily weather map from 1871 onward. It will give you a general idea of the storm track. http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/dwm/data_rescue_daily_weather_maps.html Neat. Thanks for the link. I'll take a look at the maps when I get a chance to download the browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 You all are making me feel old! I've seen many of the events you guys have listed, beginning with the Palm Sunday Outbreak (although I was only seven, I remember it vividly), the Super Outbreak, and the '78 blizzard. We also had a nice little blizzard in '77, a beautiful snowstorm in '82 (along with some super cold) and I've witnessed 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of my home. Heck, we all witnessed an historic outbreak of large, devastating tornadoes this year. I personally don't have a desire to see other events before my time, but I hope to live for a few more years to see the next Super Outbreak or blizzard of '78!! Another Palm Sunday 65 or April 3rd, 1974...or perhaps even worse, a major tornado in Chicago (since several of the local posters here have highlighted the lack of tornado preparedness) would be catastrophic for these areas...considering the population growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 April 6, 1886 Storm that brought Detroit it's largest storm total snowfall of 24.5" (Thanks MikeB for the link) April 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Data for above maps: Columns are arranged like this: Pressure change in 9hrs (inHg) | "Mean A.M. Temp. April" | 24hr temp change | Dew Point | 24 hr Precip (in) April 6, 1886 April 7, 1886 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 April 1974 January 1967 November 1950 January 1918 That's 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 National: -March 18th, 1925 Tri-State Tornado -1930's Heat/Dust Bowl -April 11-12th, 1965 Tornado Outbreak (Palm Sunday) -1969 Hurricane Camille -April 3-4th, 1974 Tornado (Super) Outbreak Local: -Summer of 1955 (Heat) -Jan. 26-27th, 1967 Blizzard -April 21st, 1967 - Belvidere/Oak Lawn Tornadoes/Outbreak -Winter 1978-1979 -August 1987 (Heavy Rain/Flooding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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