SpartyOn Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Just an overpowering event. Figured this would be an awesome thread for sharing some of the images and stories of this storm. One thing that Ive searched for and have struck out finding is a complete radar mosaic loop. go.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snowstormcanuck Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 13 years ago at this time I was starting to get very very excited. And it didn't disappoint. GHD laid a turd here so nothing even close to Jan 2-3, 1999 since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 DTX http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dtx/stormdata/1999/January1999.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Still my #1 snowstorm/blizzard that I've personally experienced...or can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Still my #1 snowstorm/blizzard that I've personally experienced...or can remember. Me too. If we're talking larger regional impacts (even down into the southern Plains) then I think GHD is superior. I wonder who would've started the thread if we were here then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I just like seeing that to remember what "blocking" looked like again and it wasn't that blocky either lol It was blocky enough in a sea of non-blockiness though. Kind of a thread the needle in a winter of despair up until that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Yep, best snowstorm of my lifetime so far with 12-15" of snow going by those nearby reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Me too. If we're talking larger regional impacts (even down into the southern Plains) then I think GHD is superior. I wonder who would've started the thread if we were here then. I think that's good a debate what storm had larger regional impacts. 99 was a much colder storm than GHD...in other words, I think the snow field was larger...especially considering locations to the east of the slp got hit hard with snow. No such thing with GHD for all intents of purposes. Hmm, I'm not sure who would've started the thread. Maybe Beau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I think that's good a debate what storm had larger regional impacts. 99 was a much colder storm than GHD...in other words, I think the snow field was larger...especially considering locations to the east of the slp got hit hard with snow. No such thing with GHD for all intents of purposes. Hmm, I'm not sure who would've started the thread. Maybe Beau. That's about the only thing that 99 has on GHD, but GHD had a fairly wide snow field as well. Without doing a rigorous reanalysis it seems like GHD produced more intense conditions and I think a larger area had 18"+ compared to 99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 That's about the only thing that 99 has on GHD, but GHD had a fairly wide snow field as well. Without doing a rigorous reanalysis it seems like GHD produced more intense conditions and I think a larger area had 18"+ compared to 99. Possibly. Found this write up about the 99 storm. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/extremes/1999/january/blizzard99.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Was so kick butt..I remember just watching it pour snow for countless endless hours. Picked up about 14-16 inches (Berkley Mi) Though i don't remember personally seeing lightning flashes but I did hear a clap of thunder. Ohh what most of us would do to see a repeat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Pure Beauty. Measured 13.1" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SpartyOn Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 If only we had good forums and social media back then! Just amazing how cold this system was. No precip worries then. It was just "Heavy Snow" and "Blizzard" warnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 If only we had good forums and social media back then! Just amazing how cold this system was. No precip worries then. It was just "Heavy Snow" and "Blizzard" warnings. Models were very consistent with this storm 7 days out! There was no doubt that snow was coming it was just...How much was going to fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Still my #1 snowstorm/blizzard that I've personally experienced...or can remember. VD 2007? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 What a storm...and this was after a nearly snowless and warm Nov/Dec. Digout Jan 3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I remember that storm pretty well. Not as powerful as the GHD blizzard, but second place in my book of great snowstorms. Received 21" from the storm - lake moisture boosted totals along the IL shore communities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 VD 2007? #2 for me. Again those are for the ones I remember. I was alive for Jan 78 and Jan 79, alas still a youngin' in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I agree with Geos: GHD was definitely more significant than '99, which was, to be sure, an historic event in its own right. This is especially true at my location (Geneva, 35 miles due west of the Chicago Loop). In terms of snow accumulations alone, GHD clearly beat '99 in Geneva, having produced 22" compared to '99's 13" or so. Heck, I think that the 26 Dec 09 event (14.2" here) produced slightly more snow than '99! The lake enhancement and effect, which was considerable in Chicago, just wasn't as significant around here. I believe that the winds were stronger in GHD, and GHD managed to produce quite a lot of thundersnow here and just to the north, whereas '99 produced very little to none, if I recall correctly. However, I'll make the disclaimer that I was seven years old when '99 occurred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 #2 for me. Again those are for the ones I remember. I was alive for Jan 78 and Jan 79, alas still a youngin' in those days. Maybe I'm thinking of IND rather than LAF, but didn't VD 2007 drop 16-18" along with bitter cold and blizzard like conditions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I agree with Geos: GHD was definitely more significant than '99, which was, to be sure, an historic event in its own right. This is especially true at my location (Geneva, 35 miles due west of the Chicago Loop). In terms of snow accumulations alone, GHD clearly beat '99 in Geneva, having produced 22" compared to '99's 13" or so. Heck, I think that the 26 Dec 09 event (14.2" here) produced slightly more snow than '99! The lake enhancement and effect, which was considerable in Chicago, just wasn't as significant around here. I believe that the winds were stronger in GHD, and GHD managed to produce quite a lot of thundersnow here and just to the north, whereas '99 produced very little to none, if I recall correctly. However, I'll make the disclaimer that I was seven years old when '99 occurred. No doubt GHD was a more significant storm for Chicago and the suburbs than Jan 99. Matter of fact, it's really between GHD and Jan 1967 for top dog honors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Maybe I'm thinking of IND rather than LAF, but didn't VD 2007 drop 16-18" along with bitter cold and blizzard like conditions? No you're right, LAF was in the sweet spot for VD 2007. 17", blizzard warning, cold temps...the whole enchilada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 No you're right, LAF was in the sweet spot for VD 2007. 17", blizzard warning, cold temps...the whole enchilada. Yet still no #2 for you? Wasn't 99 only about a foot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Yet still no #2 for you? Wasn't 99 only about a foot? I lived up north for Jan 99 (IKK). As for LAF, they got 14" with that storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Maybe I'm thinking of IND rather than LAF, but didn't VD 2007 drop 16-18" along with bitter cold and blizzard like conditions? 2007 was a better event than 1999 for LAF but neither of us were here in 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I lived up north for Jan 99 (IKK). As for LAF, they got 14" with that storm. last question. Promise. How did IKK do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 2007 was a better event than 1999 for LAF but neither of us were here in 1999. Where did you have the pleasure of experiencing Jan 1999? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 No doubt GHD was a more significant storm for Chicago and the suburbs than Jan 99. Matter of fact, it's really between GHD and Jan 1967 for top dog honors. Agreed. It's definitely clear that '99 is the landmark event to the east of Chicago and especially for Detroit eastward into southern Ontario. After GHD, I was discussing with a neighbor who's lived here since the mid '70's, and he reckons GHD was worse than the '79 blizzard but that the snow-pack was much deeper in late January and early February of that year than it was following GHD. So, yes, it comes down to '67, and, from the lore I've heard from old-timers here in Geneva, it was more crippling than GHD even if accumulations may have been slightly less in that event than in GHD. It occurred amid the predictive capabilities of almost 50 years ago and following spring-like weather a couple of days before, and people, no doubt, were more surprised and/or less prepared. GHD, as we're well aware, was on the radar, so to speak, in some form seven or eight days before; it was well predicted, overall. And, there's a nice snow shower ongoing right now, and, frankly, it's the healthiest rate of snow I've seen this winter ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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