DopplerWx Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Since we are all starved for nights when we stay up for the euro and live and die on each model run, I thought we could share our favorite snow events (model watching leading up to it included). My favorite has to be the Christmas snow in 2010. I remember it showed up on the models in fantasyland and it feels like it kept showing up every run the week leading up to christmas. I'll never forget Robert giving pbp of the euro 3-4 days out and saying "I NEED SMELLING SALTS" as it plastered nc/sc, and burger giving snow totals for the weenies asking about their backyard. And then on the 23rd/24th the models shifted the low out to sea and showed little to no precip over nc/sc, and the board was in absolute meltdown mode. I was christmas shopping and remember refreshing my phone every 30 seconds waiting for an update as people hung their hopes on the theory that the atmosphere hadn't been properly sampled and that "the models always lose storms 3 days out, it will come back!" (among other things). And when the next few runs brought it back west and deepened the low the board exploded and every time you would refresh the thread it had 3-4 new replies. Was an absolute rollercoaster to track. Nothing like putting in a weeks worth of model watching to finally have a storm deliver. http://www4.ncsu.edu/~nwsfo/storage/cases/20101226/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 January 2000, no question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 March 1993 Best. Storm. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowNiner Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Since we are all starved for nights when we stay up for the euro and live and die on each model run, I thought we could share our favorite snow events (model watching leading up to it included). My favorite has to be the Christmas snow in 2010. I remember it showed up on the models in fantasyland and it feels like it kept showing up every run the week leading up to christmas. I'll never forget Robert giving pbp of the euro 3-4 days out and saying "I NEED SMELLING SALTS" as it plastered nc/sc, and burger giving snow totals for the weenies asking about their backyard. And then on the 23rd/24th the models shifted the low out to sea and showed little to no precip over nc/sc, and the board was in absolute meltdown mode. I was christmas shopping and remember refreshing my phone every 30 seconds waiting for an update as people hung their hopes on the theory that the atmosphere hadn't been properly sampled and that "the models always lose storms 3 days out, it will come back!" (among other things). And when the next few runs brought it back west and deepened the low the board exploded and every time you would refresh the thread it had 3-4 new replies. Was an absolute rollercoaster to track. Nothing like putting in a weeks worth of model watching to finally have a storm deliver. http://www4.ncsu.edu/~nwsfo/storage/cases/20101226/ lol. That storm was such a disappointment for CLT, especially the west side. It was memorable though, I went to the mountains to ski that day for a day trip and it was great. Had lots of snow. Took 4 hours to get home though that night, there was snow pack on the roads all the way to about Lincolnton, then it was rain. MBY got a sloppy couple inches that melted immediately the next day. But the day trip to the mountains with kids was fun. Feb 04 still is the best for CLT. I'm still waiting on it's equal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLO Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Feb 12, 2010 in Aiken. Had 9+ inches. Thick heavy snow. All snow from start to finish. Prob snowed for 15 hours straight. I lived in the country too. Prettiest snow I had ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 February 4, 2016. Over two feet of snow shut down Hickory for at least a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 February 4, 2016. Over 2 inches of rain in less than 30 minutes created street flooding and massive ponding of water in low-lying areas. Temperatures soared into 90s as the sun rose high into the sky. The tropical nature of the air produced an oppressive feel to anyone unfortunate enough to be caught outdoors for any length of time. Stores sold out of sunscreen by lunchtime, and bottled water was snapped off the shelves at a record pace. Electrical grids strained under the burden of long-duration usages of air conditioning by both industrial and residential complexes. It was a day that many in the western Carolinas would never forget. I remember this well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelicanGuy Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 December 11, 2008. Five solid inches here in my town of Franklinton, with 3-8 inches across much of the Florida parishes and into Mississippi. It was wet too. Even New Orleans got a rain/snow mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 March 1993 Best. Storm. Ever. No doubt. I doubt I'll live to see another like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I remember this well! You are dead to me. I don't know you anymore. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 You are dead to me. I don't know you anymore. :D Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 The one we don't get this year, after all the hype, again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercane Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 January 2000, no question. This. But aside from that one, some runner-up contenders: -Jan 2002 (this would be a lot more famous had it not happened less than 2 years after Jan 2000) -Jan 2009 (an overperforming half-footer that broke the nearly 5-year spell of no 1"+ events) -Dec 2010 (best December storm by a mile, also overperformed, and is only topped by Jan 2000 and Jan 2002 in totals) -Feb 2014 (most prolific daytime event I've witnessed, and the chaos that ensued was particularly memorable) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillT Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1993 18 inches at our home in Pelham Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbjr Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 January 1978, South Bend, Indiana - snowed in and unable to move for 2 solid weeks .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I would say March 1993 but I was too young to really appreciate snow back then. I would say probably February 2010. It was one of the most beautiful snows I've ever seen. Edit: Actually, I take that back. My favorite snowstorm ever is the 15" snow we are going to get in February 2016 !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 January 2000, no question. hands down. Such a crazy storm from a forecasting perspective as well. http://www.wral.com/weather/video/6877780/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaStorm Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 The '93 Superstorm is my all time favorite. I set my alarm to wake up at 3am since that is when the heaviest band of snow moved in. Some of the biggest flakes I have ever seen. We probably had close to 10 inches of snow and crazy drifts as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Jan 88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 March 2-3, 1980. A foot and a half of snow in southeastern VA with 6 foot drifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Foothills Snowman Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I have many storms that i enjoyed but 2 storms stand out as favoites. January 96 and February 14. I know it'supposed to be one. Total storm was about the same amount of snow,18 in in 96 and 16 in 14. The thing that was differentin 96 was the snow drifts. There were drifts over 6 ft. just up the road from me. The 2014 wasn't too shabby either. My favorite was December 18th 2009.Tthe reason was my father passed away December18th 2008. I year to the day. I that God for allowing that tohappen as it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Jan 88Still " the one" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 March 1993 is the standard by which all other storms are measured in WNC. There can be only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 March 1993 is the standard by which all other storms are measured in WNC. There can be only one.I'd consider Gastonia in WNC , we rocked a crusty inch, it sucked for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLO Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 hands down. Such a crazy storm from a forecasting perspective as well. http://www.wral.com/weather/video/6877780/ We were otw home from Tampa and the Outback Bowl. Started pouring snow before we hit Jacksonville, and snowed the whole way. What should only take 4 hrs from Jacksoville to Columbia took about 8. Miserable. I love snow, but now when we have to drive that far through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 December 25 - 26, 2010, would be number one, just because it was a big storm on Christmas. January 25, 2000, would be close just because of how huge the storm was, and for the surprise factor, too. I just wish I could have enjoyed it more at the time, but things were crazy in my life then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I was alive for '93 and I bet it would've been fun, but I was too young to remember. I remember January 2000, but I was fairly young and didn't appreciate it from a meteorological perspective until I got older. I'd have to go with storms post-2008 as that's when I really started to pay attention to weather more (there was nothing notable in the 2005-2007 period, anyways). My guess is that January 2002 was a lot of fun, but I honestly don't remember it as a distinct storm aside from all the other events in the 2002-2004 timeframe (I was 10 in 2002). February 2004 may have been amazing here (my current backyard was right on the dividing line between 12"+ and ~6"), but I did not live here from 2004-2007. So, I lean towards January 29-30, 2010 and December 25-26, 2010. The January storm was a ton of fun and it lasted a long time with very cold temperatures afterwards. It also did not really have any mixing, which is always nice. The Christmas/Boxing Day Storm was not as good of a storm, all else being equal, but it was on Christmas, so that is special. The Christmas storm also lasted a long time. The heavy portion only lasted until early evening here and that's when we got the majority of the snow here, but we got light snow until dawn on Boxing Day (we also got clipped by the coastal while ENC was getting hammered, which was a responsible for the long-duration (~18 hours) event here. The February 12-13, 2014 storm would have an argument as I got more snow in that storm than any other since 2002 (8"), but the changeover to sleet for a lot of the storm was frustrating and downgrades it for me. While it lasted, it was a hell of a lot of fun as it was a cold storm (temperature of 21 during the middle of a February afternoon!) with heavy snow sticking to everything immediately during mid-afternoon. I was driving home when it started and the roads slicked up fast! The fact that the heaviest snow came during the day was cool, too. I thought the February 25-26, 2015 storm was fun, too. Temperatures sucked (32-34) and it didn't last long, but it dropped 6.5" of heavy, wet snow in just a few hours. And I can't forgot March 2009, either. That was the first big storm we got since I joined weather forums and it was a lot of fun with 6" of snow in about 8 hours. For some reason, I also kind of enjoyed the March 6-7, 2014 ice storm, with the 2" of sleet and 0.25-0.50" ZR. We lost power for a week after that one (80%+ of the county lost power), and I am not sure I would want to go through it again, but it was sure memorable. That was a bit of a surprise storm as we did not have Winter Storm Warnings issued until the event was underway. We don't get a lot of those these days with models and forecasting always getting better and better. The models did not start showing the potential for a big ice storm until a day or two prior, and fortunately we ended up getting a lot of sleet rather than all-freezing rain, as that would have been even uglier. It did change over to rain on the mid-morning of the 7th as we had lost our cold air feed and the March sun could not be denied and we were in the 60s with no power and ice on the ground still a couple days later, which was weird, but that's March for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceagewhereartthou Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I remember this well! Sounds like Christmas 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceagewhereartthou Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Still " the one" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5aMMRes2u4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Obviously for me Mar 1-3 1980 easily 20-25" 6 ft drifts everywhere......my top after that are Dec 3 2000 with 15", Feb 24th 1989 with 12-13" , Dec 23 1989 12" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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