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Misc Reminiscing Thread

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Febuary 2004=18
March 1993 = 17 blizzard was in mtns.
January 2000=14
December 2002= Mega ICE
Seen a bunch of other good ones. Hugo inland,Fran inland, Jan 1988, 1996....
 
LickWx said:
Feb 2004 in Charlotte and December 2010 for me are about it! Good times
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I lived in Midland during the February 2004 storm. The overrunning band that came through during the day would made that a really good storm, but that ULL that night was insane. I remember on The Weather Channel radar, my house was under one of those bright yellow and red returns that just sat over us for about 4 hours. The lightning was so intense too and just lit everything up when it reflected off all the snow that was falling.
 
Chazwin said:
I lived in Midland during the February 2004 storm. The overrunning band that came through during the day would made that a really good storm, but that ULL that night was insane. I remember on The Weather Channel radar, my house was under one of those bright yellow and red returns that just sat over us for about 4 hours. The lightning was so intense too and just lit everything up when it reflected off all the snow that was falling.
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I was 4 years old living off Harrisburg road in Cambridge right off 485 , I remember it well as I went sledding down the hill we had
 
LickWx said:
I was 4 years old living off Harrisburg road in Cambridge right off 485 , I remember it well as I went sledding down the hill we had
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I think WBTV had a live crew reporting close to there on the 11pm news that evening. I remember the reporter stuck a yard stick in the snow on the road way and the snow was 16” deep in the road. I still think if I had gone out to measure about 1 or 2am I would have gotten a measurement of 21-23”… I measured 19.6” at 7am the next morning, but I’m pretty sure that it had compacted down some.
 
Chazwin said:
I think WBTV had a live crew reporting close to there on the 11pm news that evening. I remember the reporter stuck a yard stick in the snow on the road way and the snow was 16” deep in the road. I still think if I had gone out to measure about 1 or 2am I would have gotten a measurement of 21-23”… I measured 19.6” at 7am the next morning, but I’m pretty sure that it had compacted down some.
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Biggest snowfall of my life, 2010 was great too. Solid foot just bout.
 
These stick out to me recently, there was also the ice storms when I was a kid that caused us to go without power for days. My parents had a wood stove so I remember it was awesome as a kid.

Dec 2017, got like 10 inches…

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Jan 2011, lived in Athens…classes at UGA cancelled for like a week

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Snowmageddon, had to ditch my car and walk 4 miles home…

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March 2009 ULL, live in Athens and jackpotted.

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Chazwin said:
I think WBTV had a live crew reporting close to there on the 11pm news that evening. I remember the reporter stuck a yard stick in the snow on the road way and the snow was 16” deep in the road. I still think if I had gone out to measure about 1 or 2am I would have gotten a measurement of 21-23”… I measured 19.6” at 7am the next morning, but I’m pretty sure that it had compacted down some.
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Steve Crump standing in the middle of independence Blvd because it was closed was a vivid memory.
 
1. Floyd
2. March 1984 F4 a mile down the road
3. March 1-3 1980
4. Cane season 1996 Bertha/Fran gusted 110
5. Irene
6. March 27 2009 watched EF1 miss my house by a few hundred yards
7. April 16 2011tornado outbreak
8. Feb 25 1989 snowstorm
9. Infamous Dec 3 2000 storm
10. Dec 26 2010 snow
 
I once saw a picture of "The State" Newspaper online (I'm fairly positive it was from an article per The State Newspaper) as the paper was giving details regarding the anniversary of the 1973 Great Southeastern Snowstorm.

It showed the weather outlook for that day and it mentioned rain with a slight chance of snow. My mom once told me one of the meteorologists expected about an inch of snow once they were aware a winter storm was approaching. Of course, that was far off and those numbers supposedly were increasing throughout the evening and the following day.

Several years ago, I used to converse with a guy who had started a rough draft of writing a book on the storm. I helped him gather pictures from the remnants of storm and he had conversed with newspaper writers, meteorologists, and residents from SC, Georgia, and NC re: the storm. It's been awhile since I've spoken with him, so I'm not sure if he ever completed the book.

I may have to sort through some old emails and see if I'm able to contact him.
 
I love a good overpeforming event. Here's a few memorable overperformers over the years.

Feb 8 2020 - forecast was 1/2" to 1" mainly on grassy surfaces...ended up with a 4" on all surfaces. also the last storm here where snow was the only precip type from start to finish.

Jan 29 2010 - forecast was primarily a sleet/freezing rain to rain storm with little if any snow on the front end...ended up with 5" of snow on the front end before finally transitioning to freezing rain and then rain.

Nov 19 2000 - forecast was a chance of flurries or sprinkles- ended up with 1/2". Memorable as a lot of trees still had some leaves, plus so early in the season.

March 12-13 1993 - iirc, the forecast was 6 to 12 from the local TV mets and the NWS...ended up with 20". Thundersnow with 50mph wind gusts was amazing, though it kinda sucked not having power for 5 days.
 
March 4th 2015 for me. I was living in Jonesboro Arkansas at the time. We had a winter storm that had about 1.55 qpf below freezing. A little rain and then freezing rain about .20 and then almost two inches sleet and then 9 inches snow!! Biggest event for me so far that I can actually remember.
 
ragtop50 said:
Very nice, thanks for the link ! Good 'ole 1927, 24" in Cumberland County (Fayetteville). My grandmother told stories of that one!
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1927 must have been a hell of a good storm as so many counties in NC and SC show that to be the biggest. Especially Central and Eastern parts.
 
I’m curious how many posters on here got to experience the Christmas 1989 Coastal Blizzard. My father and his brother were building contractors and they were working on the Grand Strand that winter repairing damaged condos from Hurricane Hugo. One of the property management companies set it up where contractors and their employees could bring their families down to spend Christmas with them… obviously they weren’t wanting to have repairs get behind because of the holidays. My mom, grandmother, sister and I got down to North Myrtle on the evening of the 22nd and the light snow started around 9pm that evening. Local forecasters were calling for 3-5” which would have been big enough for the Grand Strand. Of course it wouldn’t stop snowing until midday on Christmas Eve and all day on the 23rd had blizzard conditions and near whiteout at times. Temperatures were only around 20 so there was actually ocean spray freezing on the beach and building up like you see on the Great Lakes or New England coast. Even though the sun came out on the afternoon of the 24th, the roads were all but deserted as of course there wasn’t a single snow plow in the city of North Myrtle Beach.
 
Chazwin said:
I’m curious how many posters on here got to experience the Christmas 1989 Coastal Blizzard. My father and his brother were building contractors and they were working on the Grand Strand that winter repairing damaged condos from Hurricane Hugo. One of the property management companies set it up where contractors and their employees could bring their families down to spend Christmas with them… obviously they weren’t wanting to have repairs get behind because of the holidays. My mom, grandmother, sister and I got down to North Myrtle on the evening of the 22nd and the light snow started around 9pm that evening. Local forecasters were calling for 3-5” which would have been big enough for the Grand Strand. Of course it wouldn’t stop snowing until midday on Christmas Eve and all day on the 23rd had blizzard conditions and near whiteout at times. Temperatures were only around 20 so there was actually ocean spray freezing on the beach and building up like you see on the Great Lakes or New England coast. Even though the sun came out on the afternoon of the 24th, the roads were all but deserted as of course there wasn’t a single snow plow in the city of North Myrtle Beach.
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I was only 5 years old at the time but I remember a little bit about it. I was living in Atlantic Downeast Carteret County. I remember staying the night with my Granny and waking up the next day and looking out of the window. Winter Wonderland!
 
By far my all time favorite! Is it a once in a lifetime storm? Time will tell

Winter Storm Event – Products | North Carolina State Climate Office

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January 21, 2022, our last appreciable snowstorm here. It wasn’t a lot of snow, around 2-2.5”, but it was a cold snow and so it punched above its weight a bit, so to speak. Maybe one day again I can experience something like this. Maybe.

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superjames1992 said:
January 21, 2022, our last appreciable snowstorm here. It wasn’t a lot of snow, around 2-2.5”, but it was a cold snow and so it punched above its weight a bit, so to speak. Maybe one day again I can experience something like this. Maybe.

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It felt like that one evaporated so quickly. I mean, we did end up with about 3" but it was gone before you knew it.
 
Chazwin said:
I’m curious how many posters on here got to experience the Christmas 1989 Coastal Blizzard.
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We got a solid 8 or so inches on my side of Pitt Co in that storm...I was 17 so we did a lot of dumb things with ski ropes and trucks.

Actually 1989 was a great calander year for snow IMBY there was also the late Feb 1989 hit that was probably the second heaviest snow I have ever seen here after Mar 1980...that storm slips under the radar but it was a monster for us.
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Downeastnc said:
We got a solid 8 or so inches on my side of Pitt Co in that storm...I was 17 so we did a lot of dumb things with ski ropes and trucks.

Actually 1989 was a great calander year for snow IMBY there was also the late Feb 1989 hit that was probably the second heaviest snow I have ever seen here after Mar 1980...that storm slips under the radar but it was a monster for us.
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I remember that February 1989 storm. It was the 2nd one in a week for CLT metro in a winter that had been very mild. This storm wasn’t expected to be a big deal in CLT the day before. Forecasts were for light snow with possibly around an inch of accumulation. Instead there was NW shift and it turned into 4-8”. This would be the last 1”+ snowfall at the airport until March 1993 storm
 
Chazwin said:
I remember that February 1989 storm. It was the 2nd one in a week for CLT metro in a winter that had been very mild. This storm wasn’t expected to be a big deal in CLT the day before. Forecasts were for light snow with possibly around an inch of accumulation. Instead there was NW shift and it turned into 4-8”. This would be the last 1”+ snowfall at the airport until March 1993 storm
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Yeah it was 80 degrees the day before the first wave hit...

Rip Stuart but listen to what he says about temps




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Chazwin said:
I’m curious how many posters on here got to experience the Christmas 1989 Coastal Blizzard. My father and his brother were building contractors and they were working on the Grand Strand that winter repairing damaged condos from Hurricane Hugo. One of the property management companies set it up where contractors and their employees could bring their families down to spend Christmas with them… obviously they weren’t wanting to have repairs get behind because of the holidays. My mom, grandmother, sister and I got down to North Myrtle on the evening of the 22nd and the light snow started around 9pm that evening. Local forecasters were calling for 3-5” which would have been big enough for the Grand Strand. Of course it wouldn’t stop snowing until midday on Christmas Eve and all day on the 23rd had blizzard conditions and near whiteout at times. Temperatures were only around 20 so there was actually ocean spray freezing on the beach and building up like you see on the Great Lakes or New England coast. Even though the sun came out on the afternoon of the 24th, the roads were all but deserted as of course there wasn’t a single snow plow in the city of North Myrtle Beach.
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I remember this one very well. Due to it providing a white Christmas and the brutal cold leading up to it, December 1989 will always stand out to me. It wasn't supposed to even happen in my area (just far enough inland) but it was so cold that EVERY flake stuck around. I remember the snow blowing down the street like dust, a fine powder. It was in the teens for highs leading up to this event....in December!

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Downeastnc said:
Yeah it was 80 degrees the day before the first wave hit...

Rip Stuart but listen to what he says about temps




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The accents in that clip are also notable. With so many transplants around here these days, not too many people have much of a southern accent around here anymore! As someone who grew up in the ”metro South”, I don’t particularly, either, but interesting!
 
superjames1992 said:
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And for another interesting read about an April snowstorm in NC, see this write up about the April 19, 1983 snowstorm / cold snap that dropped 1.8” in Raleigh-Durham and more in the foothills and mountains. I imagine some of you all on here were probably around for this one? I’ve always been surprised it isn’t talked about more given the calendar date it happened on, but I came across this article while trying to find stuff for the whamby thread.

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From Snow Cones to Snow Showers: April 1983’s Snow and Freeze – North Carolina State Climate Office

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