40 minutes ago, uncle w said:

twenty years ago was the Presidents Day storm 2...back in 1958 the blizzard in NYC was ending...1996 had 10" of snow on this date...that evening I was taping the songs from 2/16/1958 from CBS FM radio...As I was recording the songs from 58, 1996 set the record snow for the date breaking the record set in 1958...

My first snowstorm after I moved out (but still needed to go home to shovel)

On 2/15/2023 at 9:08 PM, Redo said:

It wasn’t until 11:00 am that Joel Myers on 1010 wins touted 5-9 inches for NYC, which was of course changed as the day progressed.

great storm 

I have accuwx forecasts during the storm on video...first it was 4-10"...then 10"...Craig Allen had 4" or more before it started...

The good old days:

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, ag3 said:

The good old days:

 

 

 

 

Top 3 for me.

4 hours ago, THE GREAT Ben Solo said:

 

Top 3 for me.

Same. i got 27" in West Islip and snowed for almost 2 days

4 hours ago, THE GREAT Ben Solo said:

 

Top 3 for me.

 

Top 4 for me.

 

My list is:

 

Jan. 2016

Blizzard of 1996

Jan. 27, 2011

PD2

Boxing Day

11 minutes ago, ag3 said:

 

Top 4 for me.

 

My list is:

 

Jan. 2016

Blizzard of 1996

Jan. 27, 2011

PD2

Boxing Day

 

96

Boxing Day

PD2

2 / 10 back to back 

06 long Island 

16 

 

anyone got a radar loop of the Feb 2003 storm?  I remember Philly having a foot and we had yet to see a flake here-it was a slow mover with a great cold airmass to attack.

1 minute ago, Brian5671 said:

anyone got a radar loop of the Feb 2003 storm?  I remember Philly having a foot and we had yet to see a flake here-it was a slow mover with a great cold airmass to attack.

 

@Sundog

PD2 is the least impressive HECS of my lifetime. It was moderate snow with occasionally bouts of heavier snow but I was never impressed. I never saw a period of true low visibility, blizzard conditions like I have seen with other HECS 
 

The most impressive aspect of the storm was how long it snowed for. 

43 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

anyone got a radar loop of the Feb 2003 storm?  I remember Philly having a foot and we had yet to see a flake here-it was a slow mover with a great cold airmass to attack.

Rays site has a bunch of radar images.  Other views from below too 

 

https://www.raymondcmartinjr.com/weather/2003/17-Feb-03-FortDixDopplerRadarImagery.html

1 hour ago, Brian5671 said:

anyone got a radar loop of the Feb 2003 storm?  I remember Philly having a foot and we had yet to see a flake here-it was a slow mover with a great cold airmass to attack.

 

I have the loop but I'm not sure where to post it, the file is pretty big but Ray's Winter Storm Archive has separate hourly frames from KDIX. 

1 hour ago, Andrew said:

PD2 is the least impressive HECS of my lifetime. It was moderate snow with occasionally bouts of heavier snow but I was never impressed. I never saw a period of true low visibility, blizzard conditions like I have seen with other HECS 
 

The most impressive aspect of the storm was how long it snowed for. 

 

The start was incredible. Temps in the low to mid teens and snow came in hard right away, the only thing was crazy was that it took like 3 hours to go from JFK to LGA with the dense, cold Arctic air in place. 

I missed PD2… was in Palm Springs with my girlfriend, now wife.. it was fun digging out my car at the Newark Airport parking lot when I got back 

On 2/8/2023 at 5:31 PM, Andrew said:

I wish this whole board could experience a storm like this. 
 

Between 7PM-1AM the amount of Lightning and Thunder was just incredible. Some of you talk about the lightning of Jan 26-27 2011. That storm was NOTHING compared to Feb 1983. This remains the only time I ever saw CTG lightning in a snowstorm. 
 

clouds with moderate sunshine at 1230PM. 1245PM a dark wall of clouds like a Thunderstorm approached from the South. Shortly after 1PM the snow came in like a snow squall and Just increased in intensity throughout the afternoon. 
 

24 inches by Saturday morning by me in Richmond Hill NY in Queens County. 

 

 

http://www.hurricanes-blizzards-noreasters.com/1983blizzard.html

On 2/17/2023 at 3:26 PM, Brian5671 said:

anyone got a radar loop of the Feb 2003 storm?  I remember Philly having a foot and we had yet to see a flake here-it was a slow mover with a great cold airmass to attack.

https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/video/14931577?key=12e12fe806a8fd7c28f47c96c65d3c71

 

https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/video/14931592?key=a9173d5ee80b0f172f87c94871c93ad0

Blast from the past - 1 year ago.. the great snow squall of 22

30 years ago 

 

000 
TTAA00 KNYC 122030

STATE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
300 PM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

DISC: WILL GO WITH AVN TRACK OF SFC LO WHICH HAS BEEN CONSISTENT AND
PLACES LO OVR CNTRL MD BY 00Z SUN. THIS TRACK SHOULD ALLOW THE PRECIP
TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST BY SAT EVE. HOWEVER THE
HEAVIEST PRECIP MAY FALL DURING THE AFTN WHICH COULD RESULT IN SNOW
AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. ALSO
WITH A STORM OF THIS INTENSITY SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW IS LIKELY AFTER
THE STORM MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. WITH STRONG WINDS ON SAT BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY FOR A TIME. BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTN.

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE MAJOR FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BEACH
EROSION. WINDS ON SUNDAY AFTER THE STORM PASSES TO OUR NORTH MAY BE
EVEN STRONGER AND WITH MOISTURE AVAILABLE ALONG WITH THE UPPER LOW
NEAR THE AREA SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS ON
SUN WOULD BE LIGHT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AGAIN.

000 
TTAA00 KNYC 122052
NYZ014>017-023-024-NJZ001-005-007-015-131000-

STATE FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
330 PM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR SATURDAY...FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK STATE INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND...
...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR COASTAL NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY...

.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY TOWARD MORNING. LOW IN THE MID TO
UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY...SNOW BECOMING HEAVY WITH STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. HIGH IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX TO TWELVE
INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND TEN TO FIFTEEN INCHES INLAND. THE
SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR RAIN LATE IN THE DAY ALIONG THE COAST.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SLEET OR RAIN CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. LOW IN THE
LOW TO MID 20S.
.SUNDAY...VERY WINDY WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW. HIGH IN THE MID TO UPPER
20S.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.MONDAY...FAIR. LOWS IN THE 20S COAST AND TEENS INLAND. HIGHS IN THE
30S.
.TUESDAY...FAIR. LOWS IN THE 20S COAST AND TEENS INLAND. HIGHS IN THE
30S.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY AND MILDER WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S COAST AND 20S INLAND. HIGHS IN THE 40S.

 

000 
TTAA00 KNYC 121453
NYZ014>17-023-024-NJZ001-005-007-015-122100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1000 AM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK STATE INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY AND
LONG ISLAND...
... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR LATE SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL NEW JERSEY...LONG
ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY FOR LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

A STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF OF NEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHWARD UP
ALONG THE COAST SATURDAY AND UP THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK STATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT AND WILL INTENSIFY DURING SATURDAY WITH POSSIBLY MORE THAN 6
INCHES IN MANY SECTIONS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN LATER SATURDAY
AFTERNOON OR EVENING FROM THE COAST INLAND.

SNOW AMOUNTS OF ONE FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS
OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY WHERE THE SNOW
WILL BE SLOWER MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN. THE RAIN COULD BECOME
HEAVY AND MELT MUCH OF THE SNOW ALONG THE COAST AND OVER EASTERN
SECTIONS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCAL FLOOD PROBLEMS DEVELOPING LATER
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING.

ONCE THE STORM CENTER MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE
DRIVEN BACK INTO THE REGION ON STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.
CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF
THE STORM. THIS SHOULD CHANGE THE RAIN BACK TO SNOW AND WE COULD SEE
SEVERAL MORE INCHES FALLING OVER NORTH AND WESTERN SECTIONS LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH MAYBE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW
ALONG THE COAST.

THIS HAS THE MAKINGS OF A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. THE STORM TRACK IS
CRITICAL AND IF THE TRACK WERE TO SHIFT A BIT TO THE EAST WE COULD
RECEIVE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF SNOW.

STRONG EASTERLY WINDS OF OVER 50 MILES AND HOUR ARE LIKELY BY SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
AND REMAINING QUITE STORNG AND GUSTY INTO SUNDAY.

TRAVELERS SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING FOR STORMY WEATHER WITH AN EXPECTED
SCENARIO OF STRONG WINDS...HEAVY SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLY CHANLGING
BACK TO SNOW FOR AWHILE ON SUNDAY. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ESPECIALLY ALERT AND READY TO TAKE ACTION.

REGULAR STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED ON THIS STORM SITUATION. THE NEXT
ONE WILL BE ISSUED AT ABOUT 3 PM EST.

 

000 
TTAA00 KNYC 122219
NYZ014>17-023-024-NJZ001-005-007-015-132300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
500 PM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

...THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN DURING A BLIZZARD
AND AT TIMES OF COASTAL FLOODING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WITH SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO ARE EXPECTED.

THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD...SO IF
YOU WERE PLANNING TO DRIVE TOMORROW...FORGET IT.  THOSE WHO ARE FLYING
SHOULD STAY IN TOUCH WITH THEIR AIRLINES.

...IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING A BLIZZARD...
-  FIND SHELTER...STAY DRY...COVER ALL EXPOSED PARTS OF YOUR BODY.
-  DO NOT EAT SNOW...IT WILL LOWER YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE.

...IF YOU GET CAUGHT IN A CAR OR TRUCK...
-  STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE.
-  RUN THE MOTOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR FOR HEAT.
-  OPEN THE WINDOW A LITTLE FOR FRESH AIR TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE
   POISONING...MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS NOT BLOCKED BY SNOW.
-  MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE TO RESCUERS.
-  FROM TIME TO TIME EXERCISE BY MOVING YOUR ARMS...LEGS...FINGERS AND
   TOES TO KEEP THE BLOOD CIRCULATING.

...AT HOME OR IN A BUILDING...
-  STAY INSIDE.
-  IF YOU LOSE POWER AND YOUR HEAT...CLOSE OFF UNNEEDED ROOMS AND
   COVER THE WINDOWS.
-  EAT AND DRINK...FOOD PROVIDES THE BODY ENERGY BUT DO NOT DRINK
   ALCOHOL.
-  WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING...LIGHTWEIGHT...WARM CLOTHING.

...DAMAGING WINDS ARE A SERIOUS PROBLEM DURING A BLIZZARD...
-  BRING IN LOOSE OBJECTS FROM OUTSIDE...THEY CAN BECOME MISSILES IN
   HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.
-  MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA BATTERIES...POWER OUTAGES ARE A COMMON
   OCCURRENCES DURING BLIZZARDS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS
   BRINGING DOWN POWER LINES.
-  CANDLES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED...TOO OFTEN FIRES RESULT.
>
   COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE.  MOVE AS MUCH AS
   POSSIBLE TO HIGHER GROUND OR UPPER FLOORS OF BUILDINGS.  DO NOT
   DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO JUDGE THE
   DEPTH OF WATER.  YOUR VEHICLE COULD BECOME STRANDED VERY EASILY.

000 
TTAA00 KNYC 122350
NJZ001-005-007-015-NYZ014>017-023-024-130300-

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
650 PM EST FRI MAR 12 1993                 ...CORRECTION...

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK STATE INCLUDING LONG ISLAND...

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL EAST COAST STORMS...OR NOREASTERS...IN MEMORY
IS POISED TO STRIKE THE AREA ON SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH
NEAR HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS...75 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR MORE FOR
SEVERAL HOURS...AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW FREQUENTLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

THE STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE SUNRISE...ALTHOUGH WE MAY SEE SOME
SCATTERED FLAKES EARLIER. TO GET A PICTURE OF THE SIZE OF THIS
STORM...WHEN THE SNOW STARTS HERE THE CENTER OF IT WILL STILL BE OVER
GEORGIA.

THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY...AND THE WINDS WILL INCREASE...AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES. ALONG THE COAST ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY
BEFORE THE SNOW MIXES WITH SLEET OR RAIN LATE IN THE DAY.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LEAST ON EASTERN LONG ISLAND WHERE THE MIX OR
CHANGE WILL OCCUR SOONER.

OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS FORECAST FOR THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. THIS WILL BE A PARALYZING STORM FOR THESE
INTERIOR SECTIONS WHERE MANY VEHICLES MAY BECOME STRANDED.

THE SNOW WILL PROBABLY CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST SATURDAY EVENING
BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO LIGHT SNOW LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. INLAND THE
SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET...AND POSSIBLY RAIN...FOR A WHILE IN THE
EVENING.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF IT...TODAY AND TOMORROW MARK THE 105TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAMOUS BLIZZARD OF '88...1888...WHEN FROM MARCH
12TH THROUGH THE 14TH 21.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN NEW YORK CITY'S
CENTRAL PARK.

THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE COASTAL
FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION. TIDES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT THE
HEIGHT OF THE STORM WILL CAUSE SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH
EROSION...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

THE NOREASTER LAST DECEMBER 11 CAUSED MASSIVE COASTAL FLOODING AND
BEACH EROSION NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS A STRONG STORM...BUT BECAUSE IT
REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST FOR A COUPLE
OF TIDAL CYCLES. THIS DID NOT ALLOW THE WATER TO RECEDE FROM ONE HIGH
TIDE TO THE NEXT. TOMORROW`S STORM WILL MOVE MUCH QUICKER. BUT BECAUSE
IT WILL BE LARGER AND STRONGER THAN DECEMBER'S...AND BECAUSE
PROTECTIVE BARRIERS THAT WERE IN PLACE IN DECEMBER ARE EITHER BADLY
DAMAGED OR GONE...THE NET EFFECT ON THE COASTLINE IS LIKELY TO BE
COMPARABLE.

WE ARE URGING PEOPLE NOT TO TRAVEL TOMORROW. THIS IS A
LIFE-THREATENING STORM AND SHOULD BE REGARDED AS SUCH...AND THE
WARNINGS SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.

THE NEXT STATEMENT ON THE STORM WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 PM EST.