cyclone77 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 That '94 event is the same one I mentioned above. The last good ice storm here...But I was much too young to remember it. Yeah I was in high school. The forecast had called for freezing rain to change over to snow, with significant accumulations. I remember being in class looking out the window wondering when the hell the changeover would happen. It didn't change over until well after midnight that night, and was just a small amount of snow. Didn't have the benefit of models back then, so had to depend on TV/weather radio etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 You guys need to google Canadian Ice storm 1998. Crazy stuff 5" of freezing rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 probably a Euro weenie map with 15:1 ratios or something. Has to be...Cause even the nonsense 10:1 ratio WxBell map only had a max of just under 16". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I only remember one real ice storm here from when I was in elementary school....not sure when it was, but looking at records, April 2003 probably? Remember it being awesome. I live with a big forest area right behind my house facing west...the sunset was extraordinary. Enough so that it still sticks with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Didn't that Canadian event take down high-tension lines and what not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 my brother and I skated around our front yard during that event. P sure we had a snow pack going into it as well. That's perfect. Need one of those experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huronicane Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 my brother and I skated around our front yard during that event. P sure we had a snow pack going into it as well. I remember an ice storm in the 90s in SEMI that did the same thing. That was a nice event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chances14 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I only remember one real ice storm here from when I was in elementary school....not sure when it was, but looking at records, April 2003 probably? Remember it being awesome. I live with a big forest area right behind my house facing west...the sunset was extraordinary. Enough so that it still sticks with me. Yup same here. I remember walking around our property and hearing the crack of tree limbs pretty much every minute. We were without power for 7 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Doctor Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Where's that graphic from? I think it is the Euro ensembles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Yeah I was in high school. The forecast had called for freezing rain to change over to snow, with significant accumulations. I remember being in class looking out the window wondering when the hell the changeover would happen. It didn't change over until well after midnight that night, and was just a small amount of snow. Didn't have the benefit of models back then, so had to depend on TV/weather radio etc. At least there probably wasn't the same let down of not getting what was initially expected after tracking it for days, as is the case now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Just don't go walking under any big trees if you get an ice storm... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHuB6N9qar8 EDIT: Another good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 5" of freezing rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I only remember one real ice storm here from when I was in elementary school....not sure when it was, but looking at records, April 2003 probably? Remember it being awesome. I live with a big forest area right behind my house facing west...the sunset was extraordinary. Enough so that it still sticks with me. Yes April 2003 3 days of FRZ with thunderstorms then we had a 6" snowstorm. , Some places in Northern Oakland was without power for 10 days! My house hold was w/o power for 5 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 my brother and I skated around our front yard during that event. P sure we had a snow pack going into it as well. yup...my sister and I had a longest "skate" (in shoes) competitions down the driveway...running start on the lawn and see who travels the furthest without extra strides...Pretty sure we had snow at our house...we had to break through the crust to pat down the snow to make our running path for the competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Didn't that Canadian event take down high-tension lines and what not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I guess we will have to agree to disagree. The temps are forecast to be not too far above freezing. The snow still has probably 0.7" water content in it so that is sustaining power. I can tell you that we are FULLY on the same page with your last two sentences - Now this all depends if it's all a rain event. Hopefully we don't have to find out. Wipe this SP out and start fresh after the new year. Snow looks like **** piled on the side of the road. Not mention ice damming in gutters is a huge issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Just don't go walking under any big trees if you get an ice storm... EDIT: Another good one. Perfect...But yea, people are not so smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Now we can officially call Timchgo's meltdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Now we can officially call Timchgo's meltdown. No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 45359857_freeze.jpg So for the OT post... lived through that storm. All but one power link to the island of montreal was taken down. If that one had dropped, could have been an even worse situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Grinch squad rooting on on ice storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Grinch squad rooting on on ice storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 anyone want to piss off SSC and extrapolate an 0z NAM run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 We had a real bad ice storm here back in Dec '94 with 3/4-1" of glazing. No power for a few days. From a met standpoint it was fascinating, but the damage it does and being without power is a pain in the arse to deal with. I think the 1994 Ice event was Jan 26-27th. It was widespread from Iowa to Ontario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I only remember one real ice storm here from when I was in elementary school....not sure when it was, but looking at records, April 2003 probably? Remember it being awesome. I live with a big forest area right behind my house facing west...the sunset was extraordinary. Enough so that it still sticks with me. Yeah Northern and Central Oakland County got something like 1.0-1.25" of ice. I remember seeing a good ice storm like that at CMU, it damaged most of the trees in town. I believe it was in February of 2006. A snippet from NWS DTX with respect to the 03 storm The Ice Storm of April 3rd – 5th, 2003 – Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms erupted along an arctic front. Heavy freezing rain impacted locations from the northern Detroit Suburbs up through the Tri Cities and thumb region, while just rain occurred farther south due to warmer air. Hardest hit areas included Oakland, Lapeer, Macomb and St Clair Counties, where ice accumulated over an inch. The ice brought down thousands of trees and damaged hundreds of homes, businesses, and cars. An estimated 450,000 people lost power, many of which were without power for up to a week. Three deaths and several injuries were attributed to this storm. Another one I can remember from years previous was in 1997 From DTX: On March 14, 1997, low pressure tracked across Southeast Lower Michigan. The storm brought widespread precipitation, mostly in the form of freezing rain, to Southeast Michigan from late on the 13th into the morning of the 14th. Total precipitation amounts ranged from around an inch to nearly two and a half inches. In the Detroit Metropolitan area, the ice storm resulted in power outages to over 425,000 homes and businesses; one of the largest outages in history. Several thousand residents were without power for as long as 4 to 5 days. In addition to powerlines, falling trees damaged dozens of cars and houses throughout the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 New thread been give... http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/42040-december-21-22nd-winter-storm-part-2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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