000 
TTAA00 KNYC 122030
NJZ001-005-007-015-NYZ014>17-23-24-130400-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
BLIZZARD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
330 PM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

...A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK STATE INCLUDING LONG ISLAND...

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND WILL SPREAD
LIFE THREATENING WEATHER UP THE ATLANTIC COAST ON SATURDAY AND INTO
SUNDAY.  STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
FROM THE CAROLINAS TO MAINE.  SERIOUS COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO
EXPECTED WHICH COULD BE AS BAD AS THE DECEMBER 11TH STORM OF THIS PAST
YEAR.

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

SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.  THE SNOW WILL
INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY LATER IN THE MORNING AS SUSTAINED EAST OR
NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
VISIBILITIES WILL DECREASE TO NEAR ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF
HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS.  TRAVEL WILL BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO RAIN OVER THE COASTAL
SECTIONS AND MAYBE EVEN INLAND BY AROUND SUNSET SATURDAY.  SNOWFALL
WILL ACCUMULATE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE COAST AND 10 TO 15
INCHES INLAND BEFORE ANY CHANGEOVER TO RAIN OCCURS.

AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA COLD AIR WILL
RAPIDLY RETURN AND CHANGE THE RAIN BACK TO SNOW.  ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING.  WINDS WILL ALSO SHIFT INTO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST AND
INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM UNLIKE ANY WE HAVE SEEN IN RECENT
MEMORY.  ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TONIGHT TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

 

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WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWARK NEW JERSEY
435 PM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

TODAY...ON THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLIZZARD OF 1888 WHICH
DEPOSITED 19.0 INCHES ON NEWARK WE FOCUS OUR ATTENTION SOUTHWARD.
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF LOUISIANA IN THE GULF OF
MEXICO IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AND IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE VICINITY
OF WASHINGTON, DC ON SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
FALLING IN THE NEWARK AREA AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED INDICATING THAT WINDS OF OVER 35
MPH WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY. SNOW WILL
BECOME HEAVY...AND MAY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET...AND TURN TO ALL RAIN
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME --DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM.
FORECAST GUIDANCE INDICATE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6-12
INCHES ALONG THE COAST AND 10-15 INCHES INLAND ARE LIKELY. AGAIN, THE
TRACK OF THE STORM WILL DICTATE WHAT WILL PILE UP WHERE -BUT IT'S
COMING. ANY PERIOD OF RAIN THAT DOES OCCUR WILL CHANGE BACK OVER TO
SNOW. ONCE THE STORM MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA SNOW SQUALLS ARE LIKELY
TO OCCUR. SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WITH THESE SQUALLS ARE
LIKELY.

A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST TO BE EASTERLY WINDS
INCREASING TO 40 TO 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ABOVE HURRICANE STRENGTH
OF 75 MPH. AFTER THE STORM PASSES NORTH OF THE AREA WINDS WILL BECOME
WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 55 MPH.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR TIDES FOUR TO SEVEN FEET ABOVE NORMAL WITH THE HIGH TIDE OF 5.1
FEET OCCURRING AT TEN MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY MORNING AT
SANDY HOOK. MAJOR BEACH EROSION WILL WASH AWAY SOME RECENTLY PLACED
SAND AND OTHER LOCATIONS WILL LOSE A LOT MORE SAND.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RIVAL OR EXCEED THE VERY DANGEROUS
NOR'EASTER OF DECEMBER 1992 STORM OF THE CENTURY. AS WITH ALL
NOR'EASTERS A SMALL SHIFT EASTWARD OF THE STORMTRACK WILL BRING ABOUT
INCREASED SNOWFALL.. THE COMBINATION OF PRECIPITATION AND WIND WILL
CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO BE IN THE BITTER TO EXTREME COLD CATEGORY.
PERSONS AT RISK SHOULD NOT VENTURE OUT OF DOORS FOR ANY REASON.
TRAVELERS SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING FOR VERY STORMY WEATHER WITH STRONG
WINDS...HEAVY SNOW AND RAIN CHANGING BACK TO SNOW. PEOPLE NEAR
COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT AND READY TO TAKE ACTION. PLEASE
REMEMBER...WITH OUR EXPECTED SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW RAISED UP
BY THE SIGNIFICANT WIND...WHITEOUTS WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL CAUSE
SOME FOLKS TO BECOME DISORIENTED AND LOSE THEIR WAY. DO NOT TRAVEL
ALONE. DO NOT GO OUT OF DOORS UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
BRING PETS INDOORS OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER AND FRESH UNFROZEDN
WATER. FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS BLIZZARD WILL BE ISSUED AS
REQUIRED. EVERYONE SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
COMMERCIAL TV/RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS STORM SITUATION.

CST/HGW/RTB/EH

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ZONE FORECASTS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1000 AM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

NYZ015-130000-
METROPOLITAN NEW YORK-
1000 AM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 40. WIND WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY BEFORE MORNING. LOW IN THE UPPER
20S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH BY MORNING. CHANCE OF
SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...SNOW POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES THEN GRADUALLY CHANGING TO
RAIN BY EVENING WITH POSSIBLY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS
DEVELOPING BY EVENING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
NEAR 100 PERCENT. CONSIDERABLE COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY BY SATURDAY
NIGHT.

$$

NYZ014-023-024-130000-
ROCKLAND/WESTCHESTER NORTH OF THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE-ORANGE COUNTY-
PUTNAM COUNTY-
1000 AM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SUNNY. HIGH 35 TO 40. WIND WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY BEFORE MORNING. LOW IN THE LOW 20S.
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH BY MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW 60
PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THEN POSSIBLY MIXING WITH
SOME FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET DURING THE EVENING AND BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES. STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING BY EVENING. HIGH IN THE LOW 30S. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.

$$

NYZ016-017-130000-
SUFFOLK COUNTY EAST TO RIVERHEAD-TWIN FORKS OF LONG ISLAND-
1000 AM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 40. WIND WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY BEFORE MORNING. LOW IN THE UPPER
20S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH BY MORNING. CHANCE OF
SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...SNOW POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES THEN GRADUALLY CHANGING TO
RAIN BY EVENING WITH POSSIBLY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS
DEVELOPING BY EVENING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
NEAR 100 PERCENT. CONSIDERABLE COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY BY SATURDAY
NIGHT.

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NYZ015>017-NJZ005-007-015-131000-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
330 PM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF LONG ISLAND...NEW YORK CITY AND
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND WILL SPREAD
LIFE THREATENING WEATHER UP THE ATLANTIC COAST ON SATURDAY AND INTO
SUNDAY.  STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
FROM THE CAROLINAS TO MAINE.  SERIOUS COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED
WHICH COULD BE AS BAD AS THE DECEMBER 11TH STORM OF THE PAST YEAR.

STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. TIDES OF UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL CAUSE SEVERE
FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE.
THE FIRST HIGH TIDE CYCLE WILL OCCUR SATURDAY BETWEEN 1100 AM AND 400
PM.  THE NEXT HIGH TIDE CYCLE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 400 AM
SUNDAY.  VERY ROUGH SEAS WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE
POSSIBLY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. COASTAL BARRIERS AND DUNES HAVE
ALREADY BEEN BADLY DAMAGED BY PREVIOUS STORMS...SO MOST OF THE COASTAL
AREA IS VERY VULNERABLE.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDES AND VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

 SANDY HOOK ......... 1141 AM SAT  AND 1210 AM SUN.
 THE BATTERY ........ 1229 PM SAT  AND 1255 AM SUN.
 MONTAUK ............ 1129 AM SAT  AND 1255 AM SUN.
 WILLETS POINT ...... 337  PM SAT  AND 400 AM SUN.

IF YOU WERE EFFECTED BY DECEMBER 11TH 1992 COASTAL STORM YOU WILL
LIKELY BE EFFECTED BY THIS STORM.

COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW.  THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS
STORM UNLIKE ANY WE HAVE SEEN IN RECENT MEMORY.

COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO MINIMIZE
THE LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
KLEIN

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NYZ015-130300-

NEW YORK CITY FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE NEW YORK NY
300 PM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

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

.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY TOWARD MORNING. LOW IN THE UPPER
20S. WIND NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...SNOW BECOMING HEAVY WITH STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR RAIN LATE IN THE DAY.
ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX TO TWELVE INCHES POSSIBLE. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. COASTAL FLOODING
AND BEACH EROSION LATE IN THE DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100
PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDY WITH RAIN OR SLEET CHANGING BACK TO SNOW. LOW
IN THE MID 20S. COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION CONTINUING. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...VERY WINDY WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S.
CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

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NYZ014>017-023-024-NJZ001-005-007-015-130400-

HIGH WIND WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
545 AM EST FRI MAR 12 1993

...A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW
YORK...INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND...

A STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE UP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COAST STATES
SATURDAY AND INTO NEW YORK STATE SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS
COULD REACH OVER 50 MILES AND HOUR BY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH STRONGER
GUSTS AT TIMES AND THEN SHIFT INTO THE NORTHWEST OR WEST SATURDAY
NIGHT.

HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL ADD TO THE PROBLEM AND BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS
COULD RESULT FROM LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT IN MANY
INTERIOR SECTIONS WITH A CHANGE TO RAIN EXPECTED IN COASTAL AND MOST
EASTERN AREAS. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE BACK DOWN AGAIN LATER SATURDAY
NIGHT ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE STORM ACCOMPANIED BY CONTINUED STRONG
WINDS.

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WITH STRONG WINDS
CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR VEHICLES AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGE CROSSINGS.
DANGEROUS OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED FROM BLOWING AROUND AND PROPER
ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID ACCIDENTS.

FURTHER STATEMENTS& WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

28 years ago today the relatively new European model forecasted a slow moving monster crawling up the coast while the American AVN model slipped it OTS off OBX. The rest was history. 

7 hours ago, Graupel said:

28 years ago today the relatively new European model forecasted a slow moving monster crawling up the coast while the American AVN model slipped it OTS off OBX. The rest was history. 

Wonder if there are any BBS archives of weather boards from early 1996.

13 years ago today

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, Hurricanelover2 said:

13 years ago today

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My third favorite storm. Unbelievable system. 

6 hours ago, USAwx said:

My third favorite storm. Unbelievable system. 

Yes agree. It is the last time I close to jackpotted from a snowstorm. Was my pleasure tracking that storm with you @USAwx. Probably my favorite storm tracking experience from any message board ever.

5 minutes ago, dbc said:

Yes agree. It is the last time I close to jackpotted from a snowstorm. Was my pleasure tracking that storm with you @USAwx. Probably my favorite storm tracking experience from any message board ever.

Agreed. I nailed that a week out. No one liked it but me

my best memory was obviously 1996 but second to that was PD2 then Christmas 2002. 

 

PD2 was an amazing long duration storm where i got 26" of snow and saw several periods of thundersnow.

 

Christmas 2002..i was slated to get 1-2" of snow on the backside of the storm that night. it went from rain to snow in less than 30 minutes and it came down the hardest i have seen for 6 hours. got 13" in that time frame. what an event.

Best storm for me was 3/2/18, 40”+ in cobleskill.

15 hours ago, USAwx said:

My third favorite storm. Unbelievable system. 

 

1/11-1/12/11 was far better for me... It gets brushed aside because it didn't cripple the immediate nyc metro... But that was every bit as dynamic as the 1/27 storm.

 

24-27" of pure powder on top of a one foot snow pack 

21 hours ago, danstorm said:

 

1/11-1/12/11 was far better for me... It gets brushed aside because it didn't cripple the immediate nyc metro... But that was every bit as dynamic as the 1/27 storm.

 

24-27" of pure powder on top of a one foot snow pack 

Agreed but I was in the insane rates longer on 1/27. Both storms had 5 inch per hour rates, 1/27 just lasted longer for me plus how that beast started was more memorable. Heavy v-day storm type sleet and 55mph wind gusts plus CG lightning.

 

I had to drive in that and had no choice but to get out of the car for a bit to get what I had to do done. I literally was fearing for my life for the only time in my life during a winter storm. The CG lightning was everywhere.

On 1/27/2024 at 3:48 PM, StatenWx said:

Best storm for me was 3/2/18, 40”+ in cobleskill.

I’d go bad things for that lol

I don't think the snowpack has ever been deeper where I live after the Jan 27th 2011 storm wrapped up. 

 

 

2 minutes ago, Sundog said:

I don't think the snowpack has ever been deeper where I live after the Jan 27th 2011 storm wrapped up. 

 

 

Deepest pack I've seen. 

Really nice in-depth video of that March 13 1993 historic blizzard

 

 

3 hours ago, Sundog said:

I don't think the snowpack has ever been deeper where I live after the Jan 27th 2011 storm wrapped up. 

 

 

Yup same. Just after the 1996 blizzard in SE Monmouth where I grew up maybe ties or beats it. Still convinced close to 36 inches imby was on the ground after 1996.