uncle W Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 26 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: I always forget that March 1914 storm, wasn't that a triple phaser? And of course, Dec 1947 belongs on this list. Wow we had another big LE wintry storm almost exactly a year after Feb 1920. January 18-19th, 1936 had a storm that was mostly rain on the 18th but changed to heavy sleet and snow the next day...final totals...9.0" of snow and sleet...2.71" LE... March 1914 set the record for the lowest barometric pressure ever for NYC... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat5hurricane Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 8 hours ago, frankdp23 said: Interesting, I was born almost exactly 9 months after this storm...hmmmm I think people kind of forget about the 2006 storm is because it melted in like 2 days if I remember correctly. 93-94 is my second fav winter. Wish though I could have enjoyed it more as a 9th grader though. My father was sick from cancer, and passed on March 31, 1994. I remember one storm, it being 17 degrees and it pouring freezing rain. My brother and I were so ticked off. All the ice and snow though lead to near constant snow cover it seemed. I think Feb 2006 was mostly forgotten because the heaviest snow fell in a smaller area relative to other blizzards and as you said, it melted within 2-3 days. Plus it occurred over the weekend so there were less people on the road. Having experienced the full fury of that storm, it is perhaps the most memorable of any storm I ever witnessed. I was visiting somebody in The Bronx and stayed overnight. The snow wasn't really that heavy when I went to sleep so I thought it would be a pedestrian major with a foot or so as was forecasted then I woke up to huge drifts and thundersnow going on for what seemed like an hour. I went to look for my car and couldn't find it because so many cars were buried in drifts. It then took us a couple of hours to dig out because I had to go home and drove over the Throgs Neck bridge which had piles of snow all the way through (never seen that before on a major bridge) and took me hours to get home. The pure intensity of that snow with the Death Band sitting over the city producing Severe Thundersnow is something I'll never forget. One of those moments when you remembered everything you were doing at that time in every detail. Feb '06, Boxing Day and PDII are king for me in my 40 years. Honourable mentions to Jan '16 and Jan '96. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, uncle W said: January 18-19th, 1936 had a storm that was mostly rain on the 18th but changed to heavy sleet and snow the next day...final totals...9.0" of snow and sleet...2.71" LE... March 1914 set the record for the lowest barometric pressure ever for NYC... the winds must have been amazing! higher LE directly correlates to the difficulty in shoveling it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, uncle W said: January 18-19th, 1936 had a storm that was mostly rain on the 18th but changed to heavy sleet and snow the next day...final totals...9.0" of snow and sleet...2.71" LE... March 1914 set the record for the lowest barometric pressure ever for NYC... Unc. You may not be old enough, but Do you remember Joe Bolton of later “Officer” Three Stooges Fame, as a Weatherman on b & w tv in the early fifties? He used a grease pen on a, I guess, glass screen overlaying an outline map to make temperature and other notations. For some reason the memory stuck with me. As always. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, Torch said: Do remember! how bout carol reed? Gloria Okon... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 39 minutes ago, uncle W said: Gloria Okon... There was a weather lady that would play the ukulele at the end of the forecast. I can’t remember her name. She may have been the one that Tex married.Tex would drop snippets of his upcoming marriage even to the point of saying they were going to Greece for the honeymoon. I believe the news anchor at that time was Roger Grimsby. As always ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and West Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I positively adored the February 1994 storms, along with December 30, 2000, for the snowcover and plowins. The more recent one that was far more bonkers in my neck of the woods (MMU) was March 7, 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericjcrash Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 3:05 PM, uncle W said: all the winter storms with at least 2.00" of LE for NYC... 4.43"...17.5"...02/04-07/1920...mid 20's to low 30's...snow/ice/sleet for over 72 hours... 3.17"...20.9"...02/25-26/2010...mid 30's to upper 20's...wet snow some mix... 3.11"...14.5"...03/01-02/1914...upper 30's to upper teens...started as rain/sleet/ice... 2.68"...12.5"...02/20/1921........mid 30's to low 20's...started as rain/sleet/ice... 2.62"...17.4"...02/03-04/1961...upper 20's to low 30's...changed to sleet/rain for a time... 2.52"...10.6"...03/13-14/1993...low 30's to upper 30's...changed to sleet and rain... 2.40"...26.4"...12/26-27/1947...mid 20's to low 30's...all snow 2.32"...27.5"...01/22-23/2016...mid 20's...all snow 2.22"...10.4"...02/03-04/1926...mid 20's to 30...mixed with sleet and ice... 2.16"...20.2"...01/07-08/1996...low teens to low 20's...all snow... 2.10"...21.0"...03/12-14/1888...upper 30's to single digits...started as rain/sleet... 2.08"...18.1"...03/07-08/1941...low 20's to low 30's...wet snow ending as a mix... 2.08"...12.5"...02/13-14/2014...mid 20's to mid 30's to mid 20's...changed to rain for 12 hours... 2.06"...19.0"...01/26-27/2011...low 30's to mid 30's to upper 20's...changed to rain for a time... The 96 measurement is still laughable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Just now, Ericjcrash said: The 96 measurement is still laughable. There was some pretty nasty dry slotting from about NYC to Nassau for a time. Quite a few places there saw only 16-22 inches or so. I want to say BDR only reported 17-18. We’ve definitely had some oddball measurements over the years at the airports and NYC. That Newark measurement on 2/11/94 I think most agree was wrong. NYC’s measurement on 1/22/87 I had an NWS Met tell me 18-20 years ago they KNOW was wrong. Recently we obviously have some real awful ones but even before 2000 we saw occasional sloppy reporting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherlogix Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 3:05 PM, uncle W said: all the winter storms with at least 2.00" of LE for NYC... 4.43"...17.5"...02/04-07/1920...mid 20's to low 30's...snow/ice/sleet for over 72 hours... 3.17"...20.9"...02/25-26/2010...mid 30's to upper 20's...wet snow some mix... 3.11"...14.5"...03/01-02/1914...upper 30's to upper teens...started as rain/sleet/ice... 2.68"...12.5"...02/20/1921........mid 30's to low 20's...started as rain/sleet/ice... 2.62"...17.4"...02/03-04/1961...upper 20's to low 30's...changed to sleet/rain for a time... 2.52"...10.6"...03/13-14/1993...low 30's to upper 30's...changed to sleet and rain... 2.40"...26.4"...12/26-27/1947...mid 20's to low 30's...all snow 2.32"...27.5"...01/22-23/2016...mid 20's...all snow 2.22"...10.4"...02/03-04/1926...mid 20's to 30...mixed with sleet and ice... 2.16"...20.2"...01/07-08/1996...low teens to low 20's...all snow... 2.10"...21.0"...03/12-14/1888...upper 30's to single digits...started as rain/sleet... 2.08"...18.1"...03/07-08/1941...low 20's to low 30's...wet snow ending as a mix... 2.08"...12.5"...02/13-14/2014...mid 20's to mid 30's to mid 20's...changed to rain for 12 hours... 2.06"...19.0"...01/26-27/2011...low 30's to mid 30's to upper 20's...changed to rain for a time... 2.16 LE in Jan 96 and only 20.2" of snow with temps that cold (presumably upper levels cold as well)...yeah I am going to go out on a limb and say they are likely 7-10" off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherlogix Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 20 minutes ago, SnowGoose69 said: There was some pretty nasty dry slotting from about NYC to Nassau for a time. Quite a few places there saw only 16-22 inches or so. I want to say BDR only reported 17-18. We’ve definitely had some oddball measurements over the years at the airports and NYC. That Newark measurement on 2/11/94 I think most agree was wrong. NYC’s measurement on 1/22/87 I had an NWS Met tell me 18-20 years ago they KNOW was wrong. Recently we obviously have some real awful ones but even before 2000 we saw occasional sloppy reporting With that said the LE was 2.16"...the dry slot really matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Torch said: Tex was by far the coolest ( not only weather personality). Classic Tex comes on New Years Eve plastered with an explanation of having just come from the dentist. incredible guy with other outrageous stories. he was so drunk one night you could not understand a word he was saying...It was during the holidays way back around 1963... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 58 minutes ago, weatherlogix said: With that said the LE was 2.16"...the dry slot really matter? I measured 23.0" in Brooklyn and another sight 3 miles to my se measured 23.6"...Central Park was under measured... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, SnowGoose69 said: There was some pretty nasty dry slotting from about NYC to Nassau for a time. Quite a few places there saw only 16-22 inches or so. I want to say BDR only reported 17-18. We’ve definitely had some oddball measurements over the years at the airports and NYC. That Newark measurement on 2/11/94 I think most agree was wrong. NYC’s measurement on 1/22/87 I had an NWS Met tell me 18-20 years ago they KNOW was wrong. Recently we obviously have some real awful ones but even before 2000 we saw occasional sloppy reporting Yes thats what put it 3rd on my list, I have Jan 2016, Feb 2003 and Jan 1996 in that order. The second day of the storm was a bit of a disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Torch said: Another name I haven’t even thought about since another lifetime ago. I remember Scott Muni when he was on WMGM radio say 'hey kids...No school tomorrow' on March 3rd, 1960... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 23 minutes ago, uncle W said: he was so drunk one night you could not understand a word he was saying...It was during the holidays way back around 1963... New Year's Eve 1962, by far the coldest WCI I experienced before moving to northern Maine. NYC temp was 13/4 while my NNJ home had 5/-8, and winds that tipped large bare-limbed oaks out of semi-frozen soil, smashed windows and nearly tore the 10-12" ice from a nearby reservoir, piling about 20 ft worth of it on the lee shore. Along with the 1950 Apps gale, the strongest winds I've ever felt. It was the backside NW-ies of a monster storm for the BGR region. I was hoping Tex (whom I always watched if at all possible) would have some memorable comment on that day's wx but he'd had too much New Year's Eve cheer to be coherent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, SnowGoose69 said: There was some pretty nasty dry slotting from about NYC to Nassau for a time. Quite a few places there saw only 16-22 inches or so. I want to say BDR only reported 17-18. We’ve definitely had some oddball measurements over the years at the airports and NYC. That Newark measurement on 2/11/94 I think most agree was wrong. NYC’s measurement on 1/22/87 I had an NWS Met tell me 18-20 years ago they KNOW was wrong. Recently we obviously have some real awful ones but even before 2000 we saw occasional sloppy reporting At that time I remember a the Fugazy Cadillac dealer had some kind of contest with a substantial award if the storm snow total went over 20 inches. I remember the initial measurement zoo folk coming in, conveniently a little under 20 inches. I didn’t know a dry slot from a wet slot ( no snickering youngsters ). I just remember that my let it snow 24 inch upright measure board completely disappeared in my postage stamp back yard. “ Those were the days my friends, we thought they’d never end”. As always ...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasiluvsnow Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Torch said: Long before Wnew fm..... Wow I don't remember that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 19 hours ago, weatherlogix said: With that said the LE was 2.16"...the dry slot really matter? I’m not sure if that LE was correct though. It is pretty darn accurate today at Central Park but I don’t believe there was an ASOS there yet then they were using some sort of old school home weather system for readings from October 1993 til July 1996 when I think the ASOS was put in so very possible that reading was erroneous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 16 hours ago, Torch said: Long before Wnew fm..... https://www.musicradio77.com/wmgm/surveys1960.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 6 hours ago, SnowGoose69 said: I’m not sure if that LE was correct though. It is pretty darn accurate today at Central Park but I don’t believe there was an ASOS there yet then they were using some sort of old school home weather system for readings from October 1993 til July 1996 when I think the ASOS was put in so very possible that reading was erroneous summer temps got less accurate after the asos was put in lol and wind too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, Torch said: I can remember listening to Dion as I was awaiting the first flakes...... My song was the 'Theme from a summer place'...a song about summer reminds me of winter...I found out it was JFK's favorite also...that decade of music changed drastically from 1960 to 1969...I went from listening to Frankie Valli to Frank Zappa by the end of 1968... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 28 minutes ago, uncle W said: My song was the 'Theme from a summer place'...a song about summer reminds me of winter...I found out it was JFK's favorite also...that decade of music changed drastically from 1960 to 1969...I went from listening to Frankie Valli to Frank Zappa by the end of 1968... One of my favorites also. I liked lite message songs live smoke gets in your eyes, Tom Dooley, Leslie Gores, Downtown.. Manhattan Spiritual was a great wordless piece. Some of the radio MC’sin theearly sixties had good voices. HOA, Herb Oscar Anderson had a wonderful voice. Scott Muni also, I recall. As always .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, rclab said: One of my favorites also. I liked lite message songs live smoke gets in your eyes, Tom Dooley, Leslie Gores, Downtown.. Manhattan Spiritual was a great wordless piece. Some of the radio MC’sin theearly sixties had good voices. HOA, Herb Oscar Anderson had a wonderful voice. Scott Muni also, I recall. As always .... I play baby talk and baby sitting boogie to my one year grand daughter...both from around 1960...there were many weird songs in 1960...Mule skinner blues was one of them... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 50 minutes ago, Torch said: I am sure you know some of the lyrics(mule skinner)that put a smile on my face every time I hear it... I play it for laughs...some songs from that time would be considered not politically correct today and probably be banned...songs like Running bear and Pepino the Italian mouse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 3 hours ago, uncle W said: I play it for laughs...some songs from that time would be considered not politically correct today and probably be banned...songs like Running bear and Pepino the Italian mouse... Some of the songs I remember had themes that pertained to the youth issues of that time, I remember The leader of the pack,, I fought the law, ( not sure if that was the title or a refrain ) and the Eberly Brothers Wake up a little Suzy. For deeper messaged poetic songs, Simon aped Garfunkel were my favorites. I believe Eve Of Destruction was banned for a time. As always ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 8 hours ago, Torch said: And Napoleon XIV “They are coming to take me away “... that was banned from the radio...it was going to be the number 1 record before that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 8 hours ago, Torch said: And Napoleon XIV “They are coming to take me away “... 12 minutes ago, uncle W said: that was banned from the radio...it was going to be the number 1 record before that... I have the Cyril Trotts cover of this, didn’t even realize it was a cover, thanks for the info gentlemen, good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIK62 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 59 years ago today, we were home watching a blizzard wipe out the mid-Atlantic and the City*. Anyone here remember if Public Schools were open on that Monday? Mayor Wagner had them opened for Hurricane Donna, exactly three months earlier, and during the Jan. 1964 Blizzard, but closed the next day. *This immediately reminds us of the sad sight of Stephen Baltz, the temporary sole survivor of the Dec. 16 mid-air collision over SI, lying in a pile of melting snow from this storm at Sterling Place/7th. Avenue. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan76 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 When's the last time we had a map like this...probably this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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