gymengineer Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 What're all the 12"+ storms you've experienced locally? So, nothing from when the two years you were living in Portland, Maine, etc. In chronological order-- all from Potomac, Maryland: 2/11/83: 22" *I missed the two 12" snows in January and February 1987* 3/13/93: 13.5" 1/6-8/96: 24" 2/15-17/03: 21" 2/11-12/06: 14" 12/18-18/09: 21" 2/5-6/10: 26.5" 2/9-10/10: 13.5" Close calls: There were none-- 12/82 and 1/00 were ~10". For the town of Potomac, MD, if you throw in the two from 1987, that averages to one 12"+ storm once every 3 or 4 years since I've been alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 12/19/09: 19.0" 2/5/10: 24.7" Been here since Aug 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 What're all the 12"+ storms you've experienced locally? So, nothing from when the two years you were living in Portland, Maine, etc. In chronological order-- all from Potomac, Maryland: 2/11/83: 22" *I missed the two 12" snows in January and February 1987* 3/13/93: 13.5" 1/6-8/96: 24" 2/15-17/03: 21" 2/11-12/06: 14" 12/18-18/09: 21" 2/5-6/10: 26.5" 2/9-10/10: 13.5" Close calls: There were none-- 12/82 and 1/00 were ~10". For the town of Potomac, MD, if you throw in the two from 1987, that averages to one 12"+ storm once every 3 or 4 years since I've been alive. 79, 83, 87 x 2, 93, 96, 03, 06, 09, 10 x 2, 11 I can only remember the years lol. I've put down totals IMBY based solely on memory. I was living in Damascus in the 70's and 80's, Frederick for the 90's, and back to Damascus for the rest. 76 or 77 had one close to a foot 79 - around 30" 83 - over 2' 87 storms were around 1' with the second being the biggest if I remember correctly... 93 was around 19" in Fred. Tons of sleet mixed in...amazing storm 96 a crap load of snow... more in Damascus than Frederick city. 03 - 24" 06 - 14" 09 - 19" 10 # 1 -approximately 30" 10 # 2 - approximately 20" 11 - 14" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 All 09-10 (here since Feb 2006) .. I moved midway thru the winter so the first is Glover Park, the other two Cleveland Park. 12/18-19, 20"2/5-6, 24"2/9-10, 12.5" I think Feb 2006 was close? Whatever Matt measured I got. I was only here a few days and didn't realize just how hard it was for it to snow in these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 79, 83, 87 x 2, 93, 96, 03, 06, 09, 10 x 2, 11 I can only remember the years lol. I've put down totals IMBY based solely on memory. I was living in Damascus in the 70's and 80's, Frederick for the 90's, and back to Damascus for the rest. 76 or 77 had one close to a foot 79 - around 30" 83 - over 2' 87 storms were around 1' with the second being the biggest if I remember correctly... 93 was around 19" in Fred. Tons of sleet mixed in...amazing storm 96 a crap load of snow... more in Damascus than Frederick city. 03 - 24" 06 - 14" 09 - 19" 10 # 1 -approximately 30" 10 # 2 - approximately 20" 11 - 14" You had one more bonus one--- 12/5-6/03 was almost for sure a 12"+ event for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 You had one more bonus one--- 12/5-6/03 was almost for sure a 12"+ event for you. yep... I forgot about that. Honestly, I think it was about 11". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow. Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Lived in PA for PD1 2/11/83 - 22" - Annandale, VA outside beltway 1/22/87 - 13.5" - Annandale, VA outside beltway 1/6-8/96 - 21.5" - Silver Spring, MD - inside beltway 2/15-18/03 - 18.5" -4 blocks north Dupont Circle 12/18-19/09 - 18.5" - Mt. Pleasant 2/5-6/10 - 22.25" - Mt. Pleasant 2/9-10/10 - 12.5" - Mt. Pleasant Close Calls 11/11/87 - 11" - Annandale 2/11-12/06 - 11" - Mt. Pleasant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDweatherman Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 3/93: 14" 1/96: 28.5" 1/25/2000: 19" PDII: 34.5" 2/06: 13.5" 12/09: 21" 2/5/10: 31.5" 2/10/10: 20" Close Call: 11" 1/26/11 (Adding morning+evening snow) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Born and raised in AA county, so anything from 1984-2002. Then was in Salisbury until 2007. Then back to AA county until 2011, now in Balt County. I guess I only missed 2003s big storm. Scored big in 2000 with the Jan storm. I do remember the couple big storms in the 90s. Don't have much memory of anything before that. Obviously 09/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Lived in Northwest Baltimore until 1978 and don't remember anything before then anyway but I guess 2/6/78 would have been close. Moved to Pikesville/Owings Mills after the 1978 winter. 2/79 - 20+ 2/83 - 24+ 1/87 and 2/87 - slightly over a foot with each storm. 3/93 - 18 Moved to Reisterstown after the 93 winter. 1/96 - 26 1/2000 - 12 2/2003 - 26 12/2003 - 12 counting both parts 2/2006 - 15 Moved to Manchester after 2009 winter. 12/2009 - 20 2/5-6/2010 - 24 2/9-10/2010 - 32 1/2011 - 14 counting the 3 inches in the morning. Counting 2/78 that would be 15 events roughly over a 35 year period. Not bad at all. Pretty sure BWI didn't record 12 or more inches with any event from the time I was born in 1973 until the PD1 in 1979 although many sections of the city and county did receive 12 inches on 2/6/78. I think dec. 1973 would have been a close call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ3 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Born in 1963. Every single one without exception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Feb 1979.....Westminster MD....20" Feb 1983.....Westminster MD....22" Jan 1987......Greensboro MD....16" Feb 1987......Greensboro MD....12" Jan 1996......Greensboro MD.....20" Jan 2000......Greensboro MD.....13" Feb 2003......Greensboro MD.....21" Dec 2009......Greensboro MD.....19" Feb 2010 I ...Greensboro MD.....21" Feb 2010 II....Greensboro MD....16" There is one other one in Feb late 80s but cant remember the date....was a heavy wet snow. Edit: Wow how did I forget the Jan 2000 storm! And the Feb one I couldn't remember was 1987.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 been here for every one at BWI since the late 50's, but my memory starts with the blizzard of 66' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOS5ftw Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I lived in Centreville from 89-02...so 93 (not sure if we quite made a foot but I remember the wind and a crusting of ice on top of the snow, 96 for sure (remember measuring 25" in the front yard), and 00 (another close one but I think we made it). Out of the state for college and grad school until Nov 2010, so I missed the epic 09-10 winter although I came back for the holidays just after the Dec storm and was here for an interview a week or two after the feb storms and there was still well over a foot on the ground from those. I know that storms outside the area don't count but when I was in grad school (CO front range area) I missed the 3 or 4 biggest storms there (all 18-24+ inches) so I have terrible snow luck. I'm going to be out of town next weekend so it is a lock that we get our first area wide warning event this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Feb 1979.....Westminster MD Feb 1983.....Westminster MD Jan 1987......Greensboro MD Jan 1996......Greensboro MD Feb 2003......Greensboro MD Dec 2009......Greensboro MD Feb 2010 I ...Greensboro MD Feb 2010 II....Greensboro MD There is one other one in Feb late 80s but cant remember the date....was a heavy wet snow. Feb 87 was a big dumper in NE Balto where i lived then I had 15 inches of wet snow in just under 9 hours....not sure if Greensboro would have gotten much since it was so borderline west of the bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Feb 79 Springfield Feb 83 Springfield Jan 87 Springfield Mar 93 McLean Jan 96 Arlington Feb 03 Old Town Alex Dec 09 Centreville Feb 10 Centreville Feb 10 Centreville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Feb 87 was a big dumper in NE Balto where i lived then I had 15 inches of wet snow in just under 9 hours....not sure if Greensboro would have gotten much since it was so borderline west of the bay. I think S & E of BWI actually did better than BWI I know Southern MD got 16"+ because my uncle came down that night and had to drive to St. Mary's County the next morning and said he thought they were around 18" where he was....actually, it wasn't as much that far south, but on the way down to St. Mary's County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Feb 1958 18" annandale March 1958 16" annandale Jan 1966 16" but it could have been anything because of drifting annadale Feb 1967 12" annandale Dec 31 1971 12" annadale Feb 1979 24" Bowie Jan 1987 14 Bowie Jan 1987 12 Bowie Feb 1987 13 Bowie Jan 1996 19" 3 miles north of Dunkirk Feb 1996 12 feb 1996 12" Two day total Feb 2003 13" Dec 2009 20 Feb 2010 22.5 Had a bunch 10 inch in the 60s and one in dec 1973 I was out of town for the 1983 storm and the 18" I got with the Jan 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Feb 1958 18" annandale March 1958 16" annandale Jan 1966 16" but it could have been anything because of drifting annadale Feb 1967 12" annandale Dec 31 1971 12" annadale Feb 1979 24" Bowie Jan 1987 14 Bowie Jan 1987 12 Bowie Feb 1987 13 Bowie Jan 1996 19" 3 miles north of Dunkirk Feb 1996 12 feb 1996 12" Two day total Feb 2003 13" Dec 2009 20 Feb 2010 22.5 Had a bunch 10 inch in the 60s and one in dec 1973 I was out of town for the 1983 storm and the 18" I got with the Jan 2000 my first all nighter I didn't believe it would ever snow again after the horrendous winter of 72/73 it would have been fun experiencing that winter with the likes of JI lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 my first all nighter I didn't believe it would ever snow again after the horrendous winter of 72/73 it would have been fun experiencing that winter with the likes of JI lol Lol - I was in 2nd grade then, but you reminded me of how bad a winter it was. I remember wishing for spring; I think because it was an endless brown and miserable winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Lived in DC burbs from 1982-2006 2/83: 26" Savage, Md 1/87: 14" and 12" Colesville, Md 11/87: 13" Silver Spring, MD 1/96: 19" College Park, MD 2/03: 22" Bethesda, MD 2/06: 12" Beltsville, MD Had 11" in Silver Spring in 1/2000 but spent the day at work in Beltsville where I measured 13" From 1963 to 1982 I lived in Cumberland. First memory of one was the 21" on New Year's Eve/Day 1971, then 14" in 2/72, and 3 events in 1978. Since moving to WV in 2006 12/09: 18.8" 2/10: 28.5" and 18" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Feb 87 was a big dumper in NE Balto where i lived then I had 15 inches of wet snow in just under 9 hours....not sure if Greensboro would have gotten much since it was so borderline west of the bay. That must have been it. I remember Easton had rain for most of the event and turned to snow at the end. I had 12 inches here and down in southern Caroline county there was like 3. It was 50 degrees during the day and dewpoints were low, temps dropped right to 32 and it snowed its ass off that night. Was an interesting storm. I remember friends in Westminster getting over 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Jan 96 Jan 2000 PDII-- likely over 2' Dec 2003-- ~15" Feb 2006-- 15" Dec 2009-- 19" Feb 6 2010-- 25" Feb 10 2010-- 20" Jan 2011 had 14" IMBY but I was in college and that area got screwed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harv_poor Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Feb 1958 18" annandale March 1958 16" annandale Jan 1966 16" but it could have been anything because of drifting annadale Feb 1967 12" annandale Dec 31 1971 12" annadale Feb 1979 24" Bowie Jan 1987 14 Bowie Jan 1987 12 Bowie Feb 1987 13 Bowie Jan 1996 19" 3 miles north of Dunkirk Feb 1996 12 feb 1996 12" Two day total Feb 2003 13" Dec 2009 20 Feb 2010 22.5 Had a bunch 10 inch in the 60s and one in dec 1973 I was out of town for the 1983 storm and the 18" I got with the Jan 2000 Does this mean that none of the four 12 inch plus storms in less then 12 months (3/60, 12/60,1/61 and 2/61) in central NJ where I grew up were at least 12 inches in DC? I just find that surprising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow. Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Does this mean that none of the four 12 inch plus storms in less then 12 months (3/60, 12/60,1/61 and 2/61) in central NJ where I grew up were at least 12 inches in DC? I just find that surprising! yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harv_poor Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Does this mean that none of the four 12 inch plus storms in less then 12 months (3/60, 12/60,1/61 and 2/61) in central NJ where I grew up were at least 12 inches in DC? I just find that surprising! yup I guess I should have said depressing rather then surprising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow. Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I guess I should have said depressing rather then surprising! it was one of the coldest, snowiest winters on record...nothing depressing..it was epic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Bel Air, MD The 83 storm: but I was only 1, so don't remember it. The 87 storms: not sure we got 12" in Bel Air, but I remember that winter being snowy March 93: we had 12" of snow plus sleet and maybe some fzra Jan 96: epic week, 24" from the blizzard plus another 8" and then 6" after PD2 I was at Penn State and we had ~20" Columbia, MD Dec 09: 22" Feb 10: 32" then 16" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Feb 79 Springfield Feb 83 Springfield Jan 87 Springfield Mar 93 McLean Jan 96 Arlington Feb 03 Old Town Alex Dec 09 Centreville Feb 10 Centreville Feb 10 Centreville Are you sure about the Feb 9/10 storm? That was an extremely difficult one to measure, and according to the PNS report from late on the 10th, nobody in Fairfax Co. recorded over a foot of snow. I only had around 9.5" and the gradient basically went from NE to SW. ..FAIRFAX COUNTY... JEFFERSON MANOR 11.5 300 PM 2/10 COCORAHS. 1 WNW VIENNA 11.0 415 PM 2/10 PUBLIC RPT. 1 N FRANCONIA 10.2 354 PM 2/10 HYBLA VALLEY 10.0 500 PM 2/10 1 N RESTON 9.7 400 PM 2/10 SNOW HAS STOPPED. 2 NE OAKTON 9.0 1107 AM 2/10 1 SE CENTREVILLE 9.0 1240 PM 2/10 VIENNA 9.0 1258 PM 2/10 RAVENSWORTH 9.0 200 PM 2/10 1 ENE CENTREVILLE 8.9 500 PM 2/10 2 SSW MERRIFIELD 8.5 230 PM 2/10 SPOTTER. 1 SW BURKE 8.0 315 PM 2/10 SNOW ENDED. 2 NE BURKE 8.0 345 PM 2/10 2 NE CHANTILLY 7.8 430 PM 2/10 SPOTTER. 1 NNE FAIRFAX STATIO 7.1 150 PM 2/10 SNOW ENDED. 4 E CENTREVILLE 7.0 300 PM 2/10 1 W CENTREVILLE 7.0 130 PM 2/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Moved here in August of 2009. It was a magical seven months thereafter. Dec. 18/19 2009 Feb 5/6 2010 Feb 10 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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