Comments on: System likely comes together too late for much snow

By: Brayden Morris

Brayden Morris — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:21:35 +0000

I am here in Pulaski, and we have got a good bit of snow this winter. But I really would love to get another BIG snow! Is there any chance of this happening before the winter is over ?

By: Captain Glen Quagmire

Captain Glen Quagmire — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:01:17 +0000

Finally home after playing globetrotter again. Looks like 1-2″ down this way for Saturday’s snow with a 50/50 bust potential. Still not convinced this will be anything big for this weekend. Late next week looking better than before. Will get a good night’s sleep and update QWC in the morning.

By: Michael Hoback (Blackwell Chapel 1794')

Michael Hoback (Blackwell Chapel 1794') — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:48:47 +0000

Left Abingdon around 5 pm with snow and sleet mixing into the rain. Got home around 5:45 and temp was 36 with mixed precip. Went to workout and it snowed going and coming with some sticking. Snow was wet. Snow has now about stopped with some coating on cars and elevated surfaces. Temp is now 31.

By: Nick in the Ellett Valley, 18,900 inches

Nick in the Ellett Valley, 18,900 inches — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:47:41 +0000

Happy for the extra moisture next week. Always good to have more water in storage for the likely spring and summer droughts. I say likely because these past few springs and summers from April 2010 have been just outrageous! It just annoys me that it has gotten ridiculously hot in March or April. Way too early to be getting 80s and 90s! Just ridiculous. I hope it doesn’t happen this year!!

On the flip side, let’s actually have one of these storms pull through for us. Seriously, these snow teases and near misses are obnoxious.

By: Doug G, SW ROA County, 1420 Ft

Doug G, SW ROA County, 1420 Ft — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:41:58 +0000

One more thing about the 1888 storm: the weather preceding it was unseasonably mild. The precip started as heavy rains. But then the temp nosedived and they had the biggest, worst snowstorm of that era.

By: Doug G, SW ROA County, 1420 Ft

Doug G, SW ROA County, 1420 Ft — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:37:47 +0000

The Great Blizzard of 1888 had the exact same dates (month and days) as the Storm of the Century in 1993. March 11-14, 1888. According to Wikipedia, snow depths of 40 to 50 inches were recorded in NY State, New Jersey, Mass. and Connecticut. Winds of 45 mph. In some places people were confined to their homes for a week. And that storm was not one of the top 5???!!
And as a fellow blogger e-mailed me the other evening ….. “March can be rough.”

By: Jason in Grayson

Jason in Grayson — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:22:31 +0000

Just started snowing

By: Doug G, SW ROA County, 1420 Ft

Doug G, SW ROA County, 1420 Ft — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:07:24 +0000

I just googled, and I had the wrong year for the Knickerbocker. It happened Jan. 28-29, 1922. But there was also a tremendous snowstorm/blizzard that buried the Northeast in 1888, too (pretty sure).

By: Doug G, SW ROA County, 1420 Ft

Doug G, SW ROA County, 1420 Ft — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:03:57 +0000

Kevin and everyone: my wife was on the 14th Street Bridge while the Air Florida crash happened (Jan. 1982). She was on the southbound bridge …. the plane tweaked the northbound (downriver) bridge. She remembers seeing the tail of the plane sticking up while the snow was coming down. Traffic was creeping along …. it had been snowing pretty hard for more than 3 hours.

By: Jason in Grayson

Jason in Grayson — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:50:08 +0000

I just went outside. I can see the moon. Uh Oh. Models for all their inaccuracy got THIS dry slot precip thing pretty close so far.