Snowfall therapy

[phlwx]

I'm stealing this from a topic in the DC forum that was started a while back.

I'll list mine from my time in Philadelphia.

February 16th-18th, 2003 (PD 2, 21" at my place in North Coventry)

January 2005 (10")

February 2006 (16")

December 19th, 2009 (10")

February 5th-6th, 2010 (16.7")

February 10th, 2010 (22")

January 25th-26th, 2011 (16")

In Minneapolis...I remembered the holiday storms pretty well but didn't remember some of the odd/end storms in March and April until I looked them up (except for the dendrite event in '99...that was MSP's best overperformer since nobody had that pegged for 16")

November 18th-19th, 1981 (11")

January 1982 (two storms, three days apart, about 38" total)

November 27-28th '82 (16.4")

April 14th, '83 (13.6")

Thanksgiving Storm of '83 (11")

March 4th-5th, 1984 (10")

March 3rd-4th, 1985 (16.7")

March 31st, 1985 (14.7")

Thanksgiving Blizzard of '85 (21")

March 2nd-3rd, 1989 (12")

Halloween Blizzard of '91 (30")

Black Friday Storm of '91 (14.3")

March 24th-25th, 1996 (10.4")

March 8th-9th, 1999 (16" dendritic event on just over 1" of QPF)

[famartin]

Feb 83 - TTN - 17.6" (though I don't remember it at all)

Feb 87 -TTN - 11.4" (I don't really remember this one either)

Mar 93 -TTN - 14.8" (first vivid memory of a big one)

Feb 95 -TTN - 14.0" (second vivid memory of a big one)

Jan 96 -TTN - 24.2" (still king to me)

Dec 00 -TTN - 13.0" (somehow this one didn't feel as bad as the others)

Feb 03 -TTN - 15.1" (felt ripped off but it was nice at night, last big storm at home before moving away)

Dec 03 - UNV - 10.4" (slow and steady, first big State College storm)

Feb 04 - UNV - 12.4" (last big State College storm, last time I saw a foot of snow come to me)

Dec 09 - TTN - 10.0" (first cross-country storm chase)

Feb 10 - TTN - 10.4" (second cross-country storm chase)

Dec 10 - TTN - 10.1" (lucky this happened during my Christmas vacation)

[Sunny and Warm]

Tom,

I never realized that you missed 93 and 96!

I've been in the following big ones of 15" or greater:

Feb 72 - IPT 30" (only storm in the mountains in a year similar to 11-12)

Jan 78 - IPT 16" (had 3 doozys in a week, with this being the largest)

Feb 83 - ABE 22" (massive snow rates)

Feb 87 - ABE 17" (non-descript and surprising storm that hit during the day and shut everything down by evening)

Mar 93 - ABE 21" (who can forget this storm. The second time I'd ever experienced whiteout conditions. Amazing)

Jan 96 - ABE 28" (got 8-10 during Sunday, and woke up Monday morning with the other 20". Blizzard at 3am similar to 83 storm)

Feb 03 - ABE 22" (PDII - what I remember is the cold temps, which were under 10 for storm, winds, and quick start to heavy snow after the virga ended)

Since 2003, there have been several more in the 12-20" range, but Tom has that covered. Looking back, I guess I've been very blessed to have witnessed some of the great ones.

[am19psu]

lolz

[dryslotted]

My therapy throughout the winter has been to relive some of the above mentioned mentioned events through Ray's archive. Mem-or-rees...lol...

My earliest epic snowstorm memory was standing waist deep in snow as a 7 year old the morning after the Feb 83 blizzard. I've been hooked since

[phlwx]

lolz

it's either this or the 6z gfs.

I'm actually kinda happy we're not getting dumped on this winter (as of yet)...I'm gladly appreciating the break after two winters of non-stop shoveling and salting.

[Parsley]

Whenever I need a snow fix, I go to that happy place in my memory...

1999 (March 4th-March 7th) - Two snowstorms in a little over three days dumped 43.2 inches of snow on Rochester, NY.

[dryslotted]

Not sure what to do with the snowblower. I suppose I should let her run for a bit before shutting her down for the season. She's given up even looking at me forlornly at this point...

[ChescoWx]

Here in the NW Philly Burbs - 22 such storms since 1972 (40 years)

1/7/96 - 28.9"

2/10/10 - 26.8"

2/11/83 - 26.5"

2/23/87 - 23.5"

2/17/03 - 21.5"

2/6/10 - 18.3"

2/12/06 - 18.0"

3/13/93 - 16.1"

12/19/09 - 15.0"

2/6/78 - 15.0"

1/20/78 - 15.0"

1/19/72 - 13.8"

4/1/97 - 13.7"

2/26/10 - 13.5"

1/22/87 - 12.8"

12/6/03 - 12.5"

1/26/88 - 11.4"

1/23/05 - 11.0"

1/25/02 - 11.0"

2/4/95 - 10.5"

2/16/96 - 10.0"

3/14/99 - 10.0"

[Feb]

Since 1964, all of them here in Lancaster County

2/19-20 1964 11"

2/7 1967 11"

12/26 1969 12"

2/6-7 1978 12.3"

2/19 1979 15"

2/11-12 1983 24"

1/22-23 1987 12"

3/13-14 1993 18"

1/17 1994 11"

2/11 1994 12"

1/6-7 1996 30"

1/25 2000 12"

2/16-17 2003 24"

2/11-12 2006 14"

12/19 2009 16"

2/5-6 2010 24"

2/9-10 2010 19"

It seems February is the month for the big snows and they have come more frequently the older i have become.