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NYC Bulls eye snowstorms

uncle W

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uncle W

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I can think of three off the bat...The December 26th 1947 26" storm...The city and ajoining burhs had the most snow from the storm...December 21-22, 1959...Central Park picked up 13.7" while other parts of the city averaged 8"...Ajoining burbs had less...February 26th 1991...the city picked up 6-10"...Highest amounts in the area...Please add any you can think of...

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I believe some places got over 20" with this storm...

 

PNS shows NYC as one of the bullseyes with 19":

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 36HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT AFFECTED OUR REGION. APPRECIATION ISEXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARNSPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLEON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS                     SNOWFALL           OF                     /INCHES/   MEASUREMENTCONNECTICUT...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...   WEST NORWALK          19.0   800 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   NEW CANAAN            18.0   530 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   DARIEN                18.0   800 AM  1/27  CT DOT   NORWALK               18.0  1025 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   WILTON                17.3  1115 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   WESTON                16.5   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   GREENWICH             16.0   720 AM  1/27  DPW   WESTPORT              14.8   830 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   NEWTOWN               14.2   900 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   SHELTON               14.0   600 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   RIDGEFIELD            14.0   600 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   FAIRFIELD             14.0   815 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   BRIDGEPORT            13.0   600 AM  1/27  COOP OBSERVER   DANBURY               12.0   600 AM  1/27  CT DOT...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...   DEEP RIVER            18.0   730 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   EAST HADDAM           17.0   930 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   1 NE EAST HAMPTON     16.0   700 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   HADDAM                15.5   850 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   MIDDLETOWN            15.0   535 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   EAST HAMPTON          15.0   942 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   OLD SAYBROOK          15.0  1000 AM  1/27  CT DOT   1 S PORTLAND          13.0   800 AM  1/27  COCORAHS...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...   NORTH HAVEN           18.5   605 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   SEYMOUR               17.0   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   NORTH BRANFORD        16.8   800 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   MILFORD               16.3   800 AM  1/27  CT DOT   PROSPECT              16.0  1217 PM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   NEW HAVEN             16.0   800 AM  1/27  CT DOT   BRANFORD              16.0   830 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   3 ESE MILFORD         15.4  1235 PM  1/27  COCORAHS   OXFORD                15.0   940 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   NAUGATUCK             13.0  1020 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   SOUTHBURY             12.5   440 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   MADISON               12.0   700 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   WATERBURY             11.5   600 AM  1/27  CT DOT   BEACON FALLS          10.5   800 AM  1/27  CT DOT   MERIDEN                9.0   400 AM  1/27  CT DOT...NEW LONDON COUNTY...   LISBON                17.5   702 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   COLCHESTER            16.0   800 AM  1/27  CT DOT   LEBANON               15.0   800 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   GROTON                13.8  1000 AM  1/27  CT DOT   NORTH FRANKLIN        13.5   625 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   GALES FERRY           12.5   717 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   3 WNW OAKDALE         12.0   700 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   NORWICH               10.5   800 AM  1/27  CT DOT   LEDYARD CENTER        10.0   900 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   STONINGTON             8.0   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTERNEW JERSEY...BERGEN COUNTY...   GARFIELD              16.6  1038 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   NORTH ARLINGTON       16.5   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   BERGENFIELD           16.2   900 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   EAST RUTHERFORD       15.5   400 AM  1/27  NJ DOT   LODI                  15.0  1119 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   1 W TENAFLY           14.6   700 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   PARAMUS               12.5   400 AM  1/27  NJ DOT   ORADELL               12.2  1015 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   SADDLE BROOK          12.1   700 AM  1/27  COCORHAS   RIDGEWOOD             11.7   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   RIVERVALE             11.5   600 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   HARRINGTON PARK       11.0   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   1 SSE GLEN ROCK       10.9   715 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   OAKLAND                9.6   700 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP    9.0   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   MAHWAH                 8.9   900 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER...ESSEX COUNTY...   NEWARK AIRPORT        18.9   615 AM  1/27  FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER   MONTCLAIR             15.5   830 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   MILLBURN              15.5   800 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   CEDAR GROVE           13.2   410 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   WEST ORANGE           12.0   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER...HUDSON COUNTY...   HOBOKEN               17.6   730 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   HARRISON              17.0   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   JERSEY CITY           16.0   400 AM  1/27  NJ DOT...PASSAIC COUNTY...   CLIFTON               19.0   400 AM  1/27  NJ DOT   WAYNE                 12.6   745 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   HAWTHORNE             10.1   710 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   RINGWOOD               9.2   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER...UNION COUNTY...   RAHWAY                19.5  1030 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   GARWOOD               18.0   630 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   ROSELLE               17.9   430 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   ELIZABETH             17.7   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   UNION                 17.0   400 AM  1/27  NJ DOT   1 NNW WESTFIELD       16.7   700 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   WESTFIELD             16.5   848 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   1 ESE NEW PROVIDENCE  14.0   800 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   CLARK                 12.0   400 AM  1/27  NJ DOTNEW YORK...BRONX COUNTY...   PELHAM PARKWAY HOUSE  18.0   400 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   PARKCHESTER           16.3   630 AM  1/27  COOP OBSERVER   BRONX                 14.7   620 AM  1/27  PUBLIC - BRONX ZOO...KINGS COUNTY...   MARINE PARK           17.5   800 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   1 N BAY RIDGE         14.4   600 AM  1/27  PUBLIC-SUNSET PARK...KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY...   SHEEPSHEAD BAY        13.0   600 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER...NASSAU COUNTY...   PLAINVIEW             18.0   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   NEW HYDE PARK         17.9   759 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   FLORAL PARK           17.5   900 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   CARLE PLACE           17.1   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   VALLEY STREAM         17.0   700 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   WOODMERE              16.4  1000 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   GARDEN CITY SOUTH     16.0   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   LONG BEACH            15.9   600 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   BETHPAGE              15.5   600 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   GARDEN CITY           14.8   600 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   MERRICK               14.2   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   SYOSSET               14.0   400 AM  1/27  NWS EMPLOYEE   LEVITTOWN             14.0   545 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   NORTH MASSAPEQUA      13.5   800 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   EAST ROCKAWAY         13.0   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   BELLMORE              13.0   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   LIDO BEACH            12.5   830 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   MASSAPEQUA            12.0   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   OCEANSIDE             12.0   600 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   SEAFORD               11.7   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   NORTH MERRICK         11.0   845 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   BALDWIN HARBOR         9.2   600 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER...NEW YORK COUNTY...   CENTRAL PARK          19.0   630 AM  1/27  CENTRAL PARK ZOO   NEW YORK              15.0   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER...ORANGE COUNTY...   MONROE                10.5   830 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   TUXEDO PARK           10.0   915 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   HARRIMAN               9.5   600 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   2 SE MONROE            8.3   800 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   NEW WINDSOR            7.2   630 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   MOUNTAIN LODGE PARK    7.0  1035 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   1 NNW CORNWALL ON HU   6.5   700 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   SOUTH BLOOMING GROVE   6.5   927 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   WARWICK                6.5   745 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   FLORIDA                6.5   830 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   NEWBURGH               5.0   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   GOSHEN                 5.0   647 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   MIDDLETOWN             5.0  1040 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   MOUNT HOPE             4.3   830 AM  1/27  PUBLIC...PUTNAM COUNTY...   LAKE CARMEL           13.5   812 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   MAHOPAC               11.0   900 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   4 ESE BEACON           8.5   700 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   8 NE COLD SPRINGS      8.0   700 AM  1/27  COCORAHS...QUEENS COUNTY...   WHITESTONE            18.5   700 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   ASTORIA               18.5   745 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   REGO PARK             18.0   745 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   BAYSIDE               17.3   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   NYC/LA GUARDIA        17.3   615 AM  1/27  FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER   RICHMOND HILL         17.0   900 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   WOODSIDE              16.0   600 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   HOWARD BEACH          16.0   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   NYC/JFK AIRPORT       10.3   615 AM  1/27  FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER...RICHMOND COUNTY...   GREAT KILLS           20.0  1000 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   ELTINGVILLE           18.0   800 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   STATEN ISLAND         15.0   500 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER...ROCKLAND COUNTY...   NEW HEMPSTEAD          8.0   730 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   STONY POINT            7.6   624 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER...SUFFOLK COUNTY...   HUNTINGTON STATION    18.3   248 PM  1/27  OBSERVER   EAST NORTHPORT        17.5   110 PM  1/27  PUBLIC   NORTHPORT             16.5   600 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   CENTERPORT            16.5   600 AM  1/27  COOP OBSERVER   COMMACK               15.7   430 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   EAST SETAUKET         15.5   510 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   MEDFORD               15.4   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   MELVILLE              15.0   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   2 NNE NORTHPORT       14.8   600 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   SMITHTOWN             14.5  1000 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   PORT JEFFERSON        14.0   630 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   ISLIP AIRPORT         13.7   700 AM  1/27  FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER   SHOREHAM              13.7   625 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   NORTH BABYLON         13.5   615 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   DEER PARK             13.3   900 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   UPTON                 13.3   700 AM  1/27  NWS OFFICE   STONY BROOK           13.1  1100 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   NORTH PATCHOGUE       13.0   700 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   MOUNT SINAI           12.4   600 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   LAKE RONKONKOMA       12.3   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   SOUND BEACH           12.1   630 AM  1/27  NWS EMPLOYEE   SAYVILLE              12.0   300 PM  1/27  PUBLIC   PATCHOGUE             12.0   620 AM  1/27  NWS EMPLOYEE   CENTEREACH            12.0   730 AM  1/27  NWS EMPLOYEE   HOLBROOK              11.3   600 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   BAITING HOLLOW        11.0   100 PM  1/27  PUBLIC   1 SSW JAMESPORT       11.0   900 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   LINDENHURST           10.9   540 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   AMITYVILLE            10.5  1050 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   BABYLON               10.3   717 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   RIVERHEAD              9.2   730 AM  1/27  NWS EMPLOYEE   MATTITUCK              8.5   900 AM  1/27  NWS COOP   SOUTHAMPTON            8.0   935 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   BRIDGEHAMPTON          7.0   800 AM  1/27  COOP OBSERVER...WESTCHESTER COUNTY...   IRVINGTON             20.0  1200 PM  1/27  PUBLIC   BRONXVILLE            19.7   430 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   HARRISON              16.0   610 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   LARCHMONT             15.5  1000 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   YONKERS               14.6   800 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   ARMONK                14.5   615 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   SCARSDALE             14.2   715 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   BEDFORD               14.1   930 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   MAMARONECK            13.0   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   PORT CHESTER          12.6   945 AM  1/27  PUBLIC   YORKTOWN HEIGHTS      12.0   820 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER   2 NW SOUTH SALEM       7.2   800 AM  1/27  COCORAHS   PEEKSKILL              7.0   700 AM  1/27  SKYWARN SPOTTER
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12/2010 definitely counts

 

 

I believe the subject is NYC (Manhattan) bullseye. 12/2010 was most certainly not a Manhattan bullseye.

Jan. 26-27, 2011 definitely was, as the highest totals were 18"-20" and NYC and it's boroughs were all in that range.

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2/25/10? Central Park had 22" from that one if not mistaken? How much did some of the burbs see?

 

Me, 25 miles away from Central Park, had half that because of so much of the storm being rain and then dryslot.

Well North and West had alot more than that but they also had snow much of the week when coastal locations were getting rain

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If we are talking NYC area in general, 12/26 takes the cake. The amounts and the impacts in Northeast NJ suburbs were tops in my lifetime. From speaking to people around my area, it beat almost all of the big dog blizzards around here as well.

Based on uncle's post it sounded like it was just NYC, specifically Manhattan/Central Park

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Based on uncle's post it sounded like it was just NYC, specifically Manhattan/Central Park

 

 

He specified that he meant NYC and it's 5 boroughs.

That does not qualify Boxing Day since the bullseye was outside of NYC and in NJ.

 

Jan. 26-27, 2011 was definitely a NYC borough bullseye with 18"-21".

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Right, nor 96 as the bullseye was most definitely not NYC, not even NJ since the highest amounts were in PA/MD

I posted 96 because it was the greatest snowfall ever for my backyard with a single event. I don't know how you talk about greatest snowstorms in NYC without talking about the whole area in general.

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By far the biggest storm of my lifetime for my backyard 20 miles NW of NYC. I know this map doesn't really show it but several stations had over 30" with this storm in NJ. We had two consecutive snow days off from school. A very rare occurrence.

 

 

 

 

 

1996 was undermeasured. Parts of LI and Queens were close to, if not over 30" as well.

There was no widespread PNS and Internet spotter reports back then and I am sure that if there was, the Nesis map would look much more impressive.

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I posted 96 because it was the greatest snowfall ever for my backyard with a single event. I don't know how you talk about greatest snowstorms in NYC without talking about the whole area in general.

Because its fairly unique to have NYC be the bullseye, not the hills N&W of the city which usually do better or eastern LI. Everyone knows about 96 and its been talked about and will be talked about for decades. Its more interesting to find storms where NYC did better than everyone else on the eastern seaboard.

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I posted 96 because it was the greatest snowfall ever for my backyard with a single event. I don't know how you talk about greatest snowstorms in NYC without talking about the whole area in general.

it doesn't have to be a major storm...the city has to have the most...the December 1959 storm with nearly 14" doesn't even make Kocins b list...February 1991 wasn't a major storm but parts of Queens got 10" while Central Park got 9"...Surrounding areas got less...

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I think anyone would be very hard pressed to find reliable data from a snowstorm where one location saw at least 12" of snow and that report was within the city limits of NY. NJ or Long Island or even Weschester for that matter is almost always going to have higher totals.

Except we already have, even though some of the storms were not 12" some definitely were. Doesn't that make it more interesting than talking about the same storms we also talk about?

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Except we already have, even though some of the storms were not 12" some definitely were. Doesn't that make it more interesting than talking about the same storms we also talk about?

You can talk about whatever you want. It's not really big news if KNYC records 12" and KISP for example records 11".

 

Now if KNYC had say 18" and everyone else was well under that amount, that would be noteworthy.

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Dec 1959...

Central Park - 13.7"
Battery - 6.6"
LGA - 5.6"
Newark - 5.3"
Dobbs Ferry - 8.5"
Westerleigh (SI) - 8.2
Bensonhurst - 8.0"
Bridgehampton - 9.4"
Patchogue - 8.0"
Garden City - 8.0"
Canistear Rsvr, NJ - 8.0"
Sussex, NJ - 8.0"
Freehold-Marlboro, NJ - 10.6"
Malverne, LI - 7.6"
Mineola, LI - 6.5"
Riverhead, LI - 6.0"
Setauket, LI - 4.3"
Bridgeport, CT - 2.1"
Danbury, CT - 2.5"
Groton, CT - 3.0"
Boston, MA - 1.0"
PVD - 2.0"
Poughkeepsie, NY - 3.0"
West Point, NY - 2.0"
Philadelphia Intl AP - 2.9"
Philadelphia (Drexel) - 3.0"
BWI - 0.9"
DC - 0"

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