uncle W Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 47 minutes ago, stemwinder said: Thanks, Uncle, for those always amazing data. 1966 may be my own favorite, even though it was largely sleet. A lot more snow farther west, if I remember the NESIS map. It also had Thunder snow, or Thunder sleet. That;s always a plus. 1961 has good memories too. A more gentle and fluffy storm. Here's to another White Christmas, at long last. We're due for one now. I'll settle for a 1961 style one. 1961 was forecast pretty good by the NWS...they said it will turn to rain but enough snow will be on the ground for Christmas...the snow started the evening of the 23rd and accumulated 3" before changing to drizzle early Christmas eve morning...very light precipitation changed back to snow and it became moderate in the afternoon and ended just before midnight...another 3-4" accumulated...6" was on the ground Christmas morning... from my uncles home videos... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 54 minutes ago, uncle W said: 1961 was forecast pretty good by the NWS...they said it will turn to rain but enough snow will be on the ground for Christmas...the snow started the evening of the 23rd and accumulated 3" before changing to drizzle early Christmas eve morning...very light precipitation changed back to snow and it became moderate in the afternoon and ended just before midnight...another 3-4" accumulated...6" was on the ground Christmas morning... from my uncles home videos... Your family Joe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, doncat said: Your family Joe? yeah...that's me throwing snowballs and shoveling...I was 12...I had hair back then... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 21 minutes ago, uncle W said: yeah...that's me throwing snowballs and shoveling...I was 12...I had hair back then... A wonderful Video memory. I was living on 75th Street right off 11th Avenue. I was 14 and like you did not have to use sunscreen on my head. The folks, so natural, the decorations, lights on the house. The quadruple headlights on our space age designed cars. A wonderful time. Thank you, as always ....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 31 minutes ago, uncle W said: yeah...that's me throwing snowballs and shoveling...I was 12...I had hair back then... I have tons of photos of my life, started taking them when I was ten. I like to look back thru them every once and awhile, even though I've seen them a million times lol. I actually co owned a photo/video store on Guyon Ave from about 1986-1992. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 55 minutes ago, uncle W said: yeah...that's me throwing snowballs and shoveling...I was 12...I had hair back then... Thanks, Uncle, for the memories. Nice video! BTW, I was in N Jersey and traveled into Jersey City on Christmas eve, so I never knew that there was rain. In any event, I hope that our snows are ash-free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 43 minutes ago, rclab said: A wonderful Video memory. I was living on 75th Street right off 11th Avenue. I was 14 and like you did not have to use sunscreen on my head. The folks, so natural, the decorations, lights on the house. The quadruple headlights on our space age designed cars. A wonderful time. Thank you, as always ....... I went to McKinley junior high in 61-62 to 63-64...I played many a softball game in the triangle yard in Mckinley park and the school yard... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, stemwinder said: Thanks, Uncle, for the memories. Nice video! BTW, I was in N Jersey and traveled into Jersey City on Christmas eve, so I never knew that there was rain. In any event, I hope that our snows are ash-free. the president of the polarbear club lived across the street from me and my memory of that morning was seeing him shovel snow in a tee shirt... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 49 minutes ago, uncle W said: I went to McKinley junior high in 61-62 to 63-64...I played many a softball game in the triangle yard in Mckinley park and the school yard... I played softball there also during the same time period. My mom would take me to the playground when I was 4 or 5. Thank goodness the park was on the east side of 7th Avenue or Robert Moses would have destroyed it also. As always .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPizz Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Love reading this thread, especially from the older guys. Your memories are amazing. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 on this date in 1999 hurricane Floyd hit the area...in 1903 the south jersey hurricane hit... 1903... http://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/53407707 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1903-09-17/ed-1/seq-1/ http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1903-09-17/ed-1/seq-2/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEITH L.I Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 On 9/14/2020 at 6:51 PM, uncle W said: 1961 was forecast pretty good by the NWS...they said it will turn to rain but enough snow will be on the ground for Christmas...the snow started the evening of the 23rd and accumulated 3" before changing to drizzle early Christmas eve morning...very light precipitation changed back to snow and it became moderate in the afternoon and ended just before midnight...another 3-4" accumulated...6" was on the ground Christmas morning... from my uncles home videos... 60's was great for snow around Christmas..that's when I grew up so I thought all Christmas's were snowy and white..lol..little did I know.I guess my expectations took a dive the next 50 years 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 On 9/16/2020 at 3:26 PM, uncle W said: on this date in 1999 hurricane Floyd hit the area...in 1903 the south jersey hurricane hit... 1903... http://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/53407707 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1903-09-17/ed-1/seq-1/ http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1903-09-17/ed-1/seq-2/ a college friend of mine was visiting when Floyd hit, he had never experienced a TC before and he asked me...so this is it? It's nothing more than a boring old rainstorm! He wasn't around for Irene or Sandy lol. Speaking of which, wasn't the 1903 Hurricane similar to Sandy with its track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 The place I was mountain biking today was changed dramatically by Floyd. One section of trail in particular I named Floyd. 21 years later you can still see how 15" of rain in just a few hours ripped 4 feet of topsoil off and rolled 2 foot boulders down the hill. On the other side of the hill there's another spot where the creek that's usually 2-3 feet deep went to 15 in spots and shredded the canyon walls. I was out driving during the heaviest part of the storm and it was intense! I'm glad I did it and saw it rain that hard but I dont think I need to see that again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I was handed another find from my hall renovation. Several pages including the back page of the Tuesday, April 28th edition of the New York Daily News, 2 cents. 84 years ago the daily circulation was 1.6 million and Sunday was 2.9 million. Never see those numbers again. I’ve attached six pages including the back page. The pages show a highlight of the stock market still in depression/recovery mode, comics like Moon Mullins and Smitty, baseball articles, including one on the Yankees that mentions a young rookie named Joe DiMaggio. The back page, usually reserved for sports shows a picture of a battle cruiser heading to Panama for what I presume were war games. The winds of war were certainly blowing in 1936 and even a still neutral UnitedStates could feel the chill. As always.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stormlover74 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 49 minutes ago, Rjay said: Sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Doorman vs the EPS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LibertyBell Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 My favorite snowstorm of ALL TIME! and it lasted extra long too, when most end early! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 5 hours ago, LibertyBell said: My favorite snowstorm of ALL TIME! and it lasted extra long too, when most end early! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 ahhh I said a little prayer when we were approaching 30 inches, I said something like "Dear Lord, just let me see 30 inches one time in my life, I dont care if it never snows after this, just give me let me experience a BECS once in my life!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 On 9/20/2020 at 1:09 AM, Rjay said: Doorman vs the EPS Was that the same storm that we were told the nws gets the models 3 hours before the public? And that they just withold it for gits and shiggles? Edit: nope, almost exactly a year before lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dmillz25 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 5:14 PM, Rjay said: One of my favorite snowstorms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmillz25 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, forkyfork said: That was epic in it’s own rights. I was in a damn shirt on Christmas eve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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