Chinook Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Great Nor'easters that happened on weekends and holidays ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blizzard of 1947. During this 26" New York snowstorm, the most disruptive time was 18z December 26, which was a Friday, one day after CHRISTMAS. Blizzard of 1960. The storm developed snow at New York around 00z March 4th, which was a Thursday night. This goes against the Weekend/Holiday rule. February 1961. This storm was a 20" storm for NYC, on a Saturday, the heaviest snow fell at NYC at about 12z, February 4th, which was a Saturday morning. Blizzard of 1964. Heavy snow affected NYC mainly from 12z January 13 to 00z January 14th, which was a Monday. (Note this is the 6th highest on the NESIS rankings) This goes against the Weekend/Holiday rule. February 5-7 1967. The most disruptive time for this storm in NYC/Philly was most likely a Tuesday February 7th. This goes against the Weekend/Holiday rule. Lindsay Blizzard. The most likely time of heavy snow for this storm was 00z February 10th, 1969. This was a Sunday night. December 25-28, 1969. This is considered to be a "near miss" for the larger cities. Snow fell in New York City on a Friday night, 00z December 27, which was, of course the day after CHRISTMAS. This storm is still fairly high on the NESIS rankings, even though it was less than 10" at New York, Philly, and Boston. January 19-21 1978. The most likely time for heavy snow in NYC was on Saturday, January 20th. February 6-8 1978 Blizzard. This was on a Monday-Wednesday. This goes against the Weekend/Holiday rule. President's Day I. This impacted DC-NYC the most around 12z February 19th, 1979, which was a holiday Monday. Blizzard of 83. The most likely time for heavy snow at NYC was 00z February 12th, which was a Friday Night. Superstorm 93. In this wide-ranging storm that hit NYC and Philly with about 11" of snow, the most disruptive period northwest of NY/Philly was 00z March 14 1993, which was a Saturday night. Blizzard of 96. The heavy snow at NYC started on Sunday January 7th and continued to Monday the 8th. In my opinion, the Blizzard of 96 was the most disruptive to the largest population centers, of all time. It brought 30" for highly populated areas around Philadelphia and 28" to New York. Millennium Snowstorm. The heavy snow most likely hit NYC on 12z December 30, 2000, which was a Saturday morning, and one day before NEW YEAR'S EVE. December 24-25 2002. This was a storm that hit the Hudson Valley of New York ON CHRISTMAS, which was a Wednesday. President's Day II. The highest-ranking NESIS storm since 1996. The most disruptive time for snow in the NYC-DC corridor was 00z-12z February 17th, 2003, which was a Sunday, going into a holiday Monday. (Federal workers get President's Day off.) 2005 Super-Clipper, or Blizzard of 2005. With a NESIS of 6.8 (NCDC numbers) and a 10" or greater impact on NYC, Philly, Boston, and Chicago, we should consider this. The impact on the East Coast was Friday and Saturday, January 21 and January 22, 2005. Blizzard of 2006. This storm dumped snow at NYC on a Sunday night, February 12th. Snowmageddon. Most impact from DC-Philly was February 5-6, 2010, which was a Friday and Saturday. Note: Tuesday and Wednesday of this same week featured another major storm, which did not happen on a holiday or a weekend. Blizzard of 2013. Snow started on Friday, February 8th. I think it is reasonable to say that had an impact into a Saturday morning. Recent storm. Heavy snow impacted many areas away from the coast on the DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, a few days ago. Although this wasn't a holiday or a weekend, it is one of the busiest travel days of the year. If we could only find some New York City snowstorms that happened on St. Patrick's Day and Easter, and directly on Thanksgiving, we would have everything covered. Wait. St. Patrick's Day 1956 brought 7" of snow to New York. This wasn't quite a major NESIS storm though. ------------ CHICAGO ------------ Chicago Blizzard of 1967--- Thursday, January 26th The Chicago Blizzard of 1979 hit on Saturday, January 13 – Sunday, January 14, 1979. January 2-3 1999, a major snowstorm for Chicago, hit on a Saturday and Sunday, also the day after NEW YEAR'S DAY. The most disruptive storm in recent times in Chicago was on GROUNDHOG'S DAY, 2011, which was a Wednesday. January 4-5, 2014 "The Vortex" caused 11.7" of snow at Chicago O'Hare, and was on a Saturday and Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harv_poor Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I have not checked the date but I remember driving home after work from by the GW bridge to central NJ on a Thursday night. If that is the storm I remember, it was suppose to change to rain, but never did and ended a nine year major snow storm drought in the NY area. Of course a few weeks later we had the infamous Blizzard of 78 which started on A Sunday night in the NY area. Also, in December 1960, the pre- winter storm started on either Saturday or Sunday.. I think it was 12/8. I remember that storm because schools in central NJ were closed for the whole week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I'd have to include December 24th, 1966 in that list. Combination weekend and holiday storm. It was a Saturday, Christmas eve, snow began around 7 am, heavy by 10-11 am, first experience of thundersnow in the early afternoon. West of Philly we got about 20" by the time it wound down in the evening. The best Christmas present for a snow lover :-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hosj III Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 If we could only find some New York City snowstorms that happened on St. Patrick's Day and Easter, and directly on Thanksgiving, we would have everything covered. Wait. St. Patrick's Day 1956 brought 7" of snow to New York. This wasn't quite a major NESIS storm though. Although it wasn't a NESIS storm, many of us around and especially west of DC received 6-12" on St. Patrick's day last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 The January 22-24 major winter storm hit mainly on a Friday afternoon to early Sunday morning. This is yet more evidence there is a trend for major storms on the East Coast on weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 NYC snowstorms that started on Sunday... March 19th, 1956...11.6"... December 11th, 1960...15.2"... January 11th, 1964...12.5"... February 9th, 1969...15.3"... January 7th, 1996...20.2"... February 16th, 2003...19.8"... December 26th, 2010...20.0"... Monday... December 21st, 1959...13.7"... February 6th, 1978...17.7" February 19th, 1979...12.7"... Tuesday... February 7th, 1967...12.5"... March 21st, 1967...9.8"... April 6th, 1982...9.6"... February 8th, 1994...9.0"... January 27th, 2004...10.4"... February 9th, 2010...10.0"... January 21st, 2014...11.5"... Wednesday... January 26th, 2011...19.0"... Thursday... March 21st, 1958...11.8"... March 3rd, 1960...14.5"... January 19th, 1961...9.9"... January 19th, 1978...13.6"... February 25th, 2010...20.9"... February 13th, 2014...12.5"... Friday... February 4th, 1961...17.4"... February 11th, 1983...17.6" February 11th, 1994...12.8". February 16th, 1996...10.7"... December 5th, 2003...14.0"... February 8th, 2013...11.4"... January 22nd, 2016...26.8"... Saturday... March 13th, 1993...10.6"... February 4th, 1995...10.8"... December 30th, 2000...12.0"... January 22nd, 2005...13.8"... February 11th, 2006...26.9"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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