Record Breaking Snow Storm in October!

tribrats · 30 Oct 2011, 15:45

We've had a record breaking snowstorm. Lets make that a record annihilating snow storm! Previous record for Concord New Hampshire in October is 3" and last night we got 17". Yeah, you read that right.

To put this in perspective, we don't get more than a dusting in Oct, if anything. The news was saying that if this was November, it would be considered a "50 year storm". This is more like what we'd get in Jan or Feb.

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Elijah's way · 30 Oct 2011, 16:02

Wow

that's a lot of snow. I hope we get some here in Alabama like we did last winter.

snider22 · 30 Oct 2011, 16:06

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Originally Posted by Elijah's way

Wow

that's a lot of snow. I hope we get some here in Alabama like we did last winter.

I agree, last years "white Christmas" was so cool. Then we got another 6 inches not to long after that.

Wario · 30 Oct 2011, 16:09

Yeah its like The Nightmare before christmas outside

Sebastian. · 30 Oct 2011, 16:35

17 inches of snow in the U.K would cause chaos. Last year I was flying to and from Heathrow. Stuck on the gorund at Manchester for 40 minutes due to heavy snow at Heathrow, when we got to LHR it was surrounded by green fields for at least 40 miles. When I was flying back to Manchester, the closed a runway at Heathrow we were on the aeroplane for 2 hours on the ground. The flight was only 19 minutes!

SueL · 30 Oct 2011, 17:10

Whoa! I'm sure I heard about it at the time, but had forgotten that. I do remember a cousin of mine wondering why he and his wife had built a house in South Carolina because of the locale only to have it snow, and yeah, that was last year. They moved from New Jersey (a snow region, guys) to the "safety" of South Carolina.

That is a lot of snow T.

Our official number here in Northeast PA was nine inches. Bad enough.

Sue

duke knooby · 30 Oct 2011, 17:14

awesome pictures

i love snow

Vickip · 30 Oct 2011, 17:16

It was snowing here late yesterday, but then it turned into sleeting rain and didn't amount to anything. It's bright and sunny today ... a little bit chilly, but absolutely gorgeous

Now this is my kind of weather .. I'm not dreaming of a White Christmas

Elijah's way · 30 Oct 2011, 17:51

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Originally Posted by snider22

I agree, last years "white Christmas" was so cool. Then we got another 6 inches not to long after that.

I just now noticed there someone else from Alabama on this forum.

I'm glad to know I'm not the only southerner to be a big Meat Loaf fan.

tribrats · 30 Oct 2011, 19:00

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Originally Posted by duke knooby

awesome pictures

i love snow

Nate says thank you. He took them with my cell phone believe it or not!

tribrats · 30 Oct 2011, 19:03

Don't think the snow will last but it did it's damage. Thousands without power. Hope this isn't a sign of how this winter will be. The kids could end up making up school all summer!

A Slice Of English · 30 Oct 2011, 19:06

3 inches of snow in Bournemouth and the town grinds to a messy halt. Ricockulous!

robgomm · 30 Oct 2011, 19:21

Wow that's a shit load of snow!

Julie in the rv mirror · 30 Oct 2011, 20:00

We get a really big one now and then, so I know how you feel. We got around 20 inches one time last February. October is really early, though.

*AndyK* · 30 Oct 2011, 20:26

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Originally Posted by A Slice Of English

3 inches of snow in Bournemouth and the town grinds to a messy halt. Ricockulous!

I lived onm that area through the 90's. Snowed once in that period and the place stopped. I'm sure the grit on the roads was depper than the snow too. The day after Meat's show last December we had to dig the car out of the hotel car park to get back up north, was impressed with how well they'd cleared the roads though once we'd got on to the roads.

SueL · 30 Oct 2011, 21:20

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Originally Posted by Julie in the rv mirror

We get a really big one now and then, so I know how you feel. We got around 20 inches one time last February. October is really early, though.

Twenty inches at one time reminds me of the Blizzard of '93! I'm really dating myself with that one!

Actually, it was far more than 20 inches, but 20 inches sounds brutal.

I hope yesterday's snowfall was simply a fluke, and not a sign of a particularly cold, snowy winter. They are getting old.

Sue

snider22 · 30 Oct 2011, 21:25

I was a kid when the '93 blizzard hit the South with 18 inches and completely shut us down for the better part of a week. But since I was like 7 at the time, I thought it was the greatest thing ever.

Julie in the rv mirror · 30 Oct 2011, 21:44

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Originally Posted by SueL

Twenty inches at one time reminds me of the Blizzard of '93! I'm really dating myself with that one!

Actually, it was far more than 20 inches, but 20 inches sounds brutal.

It was brutal! The worst part was the wind, because the drifts in places could be several feet deep.

I went out in the morning to try to get to work, and had to slog through snow up to my thighs. It had to be the worst blizzard I've ever seen, and we've had some doozies now and then. My back gate was completely buried.

duke knooby · 30 Oct 2011, 23:53

ya shouldda seen the big freeze of '63

**Monstro** · 31 Oct 2011, 00:07

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Originally Posted by duke knooby

ya shouldda seen the big freeze of '63

Got Vicar Of Dibley going through me head now lol

SueL · 31 Oct 2011, 01:46

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Originally Posted by snider22

I was a kid when the '93 blizzard hit the South with 18 inches and completely shut us down for the better part of a week. But since I was like 7 at the time, I thought it was the greatest thing ever.

Well, I wasn't seven. I had to go to work, but couldn't, and I thought that was the greatest thing ever!

I didn't realize, or probably forgot, that the South was affected too.

Sue

SueL · 31 Oct 2011, 02:14

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Originally Posted by Julie in the rv mirror

It was brutal! The worst part was the wind, because the drifts in places could be several feet deep.

I went out in the morning to try to get to work, and had to slog through snow up to my thighs. It had to be the worst blizzard I've ever seen, and we've had some doozies now and then. My back gate was completely buried.

Sounds like On the edge of town (in the Darkness...) is maybe somewhat in the general area of my part of the planet.

Yeah, it was tough. I remember the drifting well.

We lived in a townhouse development, flanked by two very steep hills. It was impossible to navigate those hills, even after plowing. After having to leave the car maybe two-thirds up the hill 2-3 times, I finally gave up trying!

Former neighbors and my then-husband and I had a thing going though in that if it snowed two flakes, the call went out for a "blizzard party".

Made things more bearable.

I'm trying to remember if it was the blizzard of '93 or '96 when it was impossible to get Christmas decorations down and off the lawn until something like March.

Hmm...maybe the '93 storm happened in March, and '96 was right after Christmas? Anyone remember?

Sue

Deena J · 31 Oct 2011, 03:28

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Originally Posted by Elijah's way

I just now noticed there someone else from Alabama on this forum.

I'm glad to know I'm not the only southerner to be a big Meat Loaf fan.

Arkansas

30 Oct 2011, 15:45	#1
tribrats Senior Loafer Join Date: 06.04.2011 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 151	Record Breaking Snow Storm in October! We've had a record breaking snowstorm. Lets make that a record annihilating snow storm! Previous record for Concord New Hampshire in October is 3" and last night we got 17". Yeah, you read that right. To put this in perspective, we don't get more than a dusting in Oct, if anything. The news was saying that if this was November, it would be considered a "50 year storm". This is more like what we'd get in Jan or Feb. 1030110841a by tribrats, on Flickr 1030110828a by tribrats, on Flickr 1030110826a by tribrats, on Flickr 1030110813a by tribrats, on Flickr

30 Oct 2011, 16:02	#2
Elijah's way Soul Auctioneer Join Date: 26.06.2005 Location: Muscle Shoals, AL Posts: 1,529	Wow that's a lot of snow. I hope we get some here in Alabama like we did last winter.

30 Oct 2011, 16:09	#4
Wario Monstro helps me spell things... Join Date: 05.01.2007 Location: Masculine, Pennsylvania Posts: 9,105	Yeah its like The Nightmare before christmas outside

30 Oct 2011, 16:35	#5
Sebastian. Biggles Join Date: 15.02.2011 Location: Texas Posts: 2,029	17 inches of snow in the U.K would cause chaos. Last year I was flying to and from Heathrow. Stuck on the gorund at Manchester for 40 minutes due to heavy snow at Heathrow, when we got to LHR it was surrounded by green fields for at least 40 miles. When I was flying back to Manchester, the closed a runway at Heathrow we were on the aeroplane for 2 hours on the ground. The flight was only 19 minutes!

30 Oct 2011, 17:10	#6
SueL Super Loafer Join Date: 11.04.2011 Location: Northeastern PA, USA Posts: 224	Whoa! I'm sure I heard about it at the time, but had forgotten that. I do remember a cousin of mine wondering why he and his wife had built a house in South Carolina because of the locale only to have it snow, and yeah, that was last year. They moved from New Jersey (a snow region, guys) to the "safety" of South Carolina. That is a lot of snow T. Our official number here in Northeast PA was nine inches. Bad enough. Sue

30 Oct 2011, 17:14	#7
duke knooby Mega Loafer Join Date: 24.06.2005 Location: belfast Posts: 17,890	awesome pictures i love snow

30 Oct 2011, 17:16	#8
Vickip Mega Loafer Join Date: 07.02.2003 Location: Posts: 8,101	It was snowing here late yesterday, but then it turned into sleeting rain and didn't amount to anything. It's bright and sunny today ... a little bit chilly, but absolutely gorgeous Now this is my kind of weather .. I'm not dreaming of a White Christmas

30 Oct 2011, 19:03	#11
tribrats Senior Loafer Join Date: 06.04.2011 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 151	Don't think the snow will last but it did it's damage. Thousands without power. Hope this isn't a sign of how this winter will be. The kids could end up making up school all summer!

30 Oct 2011, 19:06	#12
A Slice Of English Guest Join Date: 10.11.2003 Posts: 1,258	3 inches of snow in Bournemouth and the town grinds to a messy halt. Ricockulous!

30 Oct 2011, 19:21	#13
robgomm Mega Loafer Join Date: 22.10.2006 Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK Posts: 1,671	Wow that's a shit load of snow!

30 Oct 2011, 20:00	#14
Julie in the rv mirror Spirit in the Night Join Date: 23.07.2008 Location: On the edge of town (in the Darkness...) Posts: 1,559	We get a really big one now and then, so I know how you feel. We got around 20 inches one time last February. October is really early, though.

30 Oct 2011, 21:25	#17
snider22 Guest Join Date: 23.11.2008 Location: Posts: 525	I was a kid when the '93 blizzard hit the South with 18 inches and completely shut us down for the better part of a week. But since I was like 7 at the time, I thought it was the greatest thing ever.

30 Oct 2011, 23:53	#19
duke knooby Mega Loafer Join Date: 24.06.2005 Location: belfast Posts: 17,890	ya shouldda seen the big freeze of '63