Your All-time favorite winter storms list

[ATW]

I’ve lived in Mid Missouri for 22 years. I have experienced some good ones.

1) 11/30-12/1  2006 15.4” snow. Started as an ice storm then changed to snow with most snow falling within six to seven hours. 

2) GHD 2011 20+ inches

3) 3 storms in a row beginning in late February 2013 and the last one on Palm Sunday. All three involved thunder snow. Approx 33” in those three storms. Will never see anything like that again. The winter had sucked until then. 

5) January 2019 20.3” heavy wet snow that brought down trees 

* at least 3 or 4 others in the 9-12” range. Missouri will get big storms but we also suffer through some lean winters. 

[Stormy]

7 hours ago, gabel23 said:

 

Hmmm. I didn't expect it to be from YT. Thanks

[chescowxman]

I have experienced 6 winter storms of over 20" here in the Philly burbs.

1/7/1996 - 28.9" / 2/10/2010 - 26.8" (see pix below) / 1/23/2016 - 26.0" / 2/12/1983 - 22.4" / 2/18/2003 - 21.8" / 2/13/2014 - 20.0"

 

[Black Hole]

For my top 3 storms I'd say:

1.) Dec 14 2015 (Bountiful UT). We hadn't seen any snow so far that winter and then it snowed for 30 hours in a row. I ended up with 19" of depth (a lot of it was wet snow at the beginning). I remember looking out my window at about 5 am and seeing my wire on my weather station about to break in half from the snow weight on it. I ran outside barefoot to save it lol It kept snowing super heavy all day, finally letting up around midnight. 

2.) January 6-8 2004 (Portland OR). Ended up with about 6-7" of snow, 3-4" of sleet, and 1" of ZR. Cold air had moved in on the 4th. I remember on the 5th the high was about 24F or so with 50 mph winds. I woke up on the 6th to 15F with winds gusting 50-60 mph and about 6" of snow with large drifts. This was after years of seeing basically no snow so I was blown away. It ended up switching to sleet by mid morning and sleeted all day. At some point we got some ZR too. It was the defining storm of my growing up because nothing else compared to it. I got out of school for a week. I missed the big snows of Dec 2008 since I had moved away.

3.) Dec 1996: I think it was the 26th but we got 1-1.25" of freezing rain that shut the city down for 1-2 days. I remember as it warmed up hearing all the branches breaking in the forest behind our home and crashing on the roof. That was pretty scary but also memorable. We lost power for 24 hours or so.

Honorary mention: 13" on Christmas day 2017 in Bountiful UT. Another 13" storm March 2018, with 4" in one hour from a LE band. That was part of my biggest snow season with a 95" annual total at my house. 

I just moved to OK last winter. Our two shots of winter were memorable but not for accumulation. The cold front in Dec was the sharpest I've ever seen. It dropped from 41 to 21 5-6am, which was when I took off to work. It was moderate freezing rain and was crazy slick. But on top of that, as it dipped into the teens it was freezing to my window even with the defrost. Pretty wild ride for sure. It fell down to 1-2F by early afternoon. Then in February we had an inch of sleet with numerous claps of thunder. Fun to see and caused some difficulties getting around but nothing too wild. 

I am definitely hoping this winter can deliver a real winter storm of some kind. 

[Jim Tezeta]

I spent pd2 in Boston. The snow was epic but with 4 guys in the hotel the air went a little stagnant. Luckily there was 25+ inches outside to freshen us up. 

[OKwx2k4]

On 6/30/2023 at 4:49 PM, Black Hole said:

For my top 3 storms I'd say:

1.) Dec 14 2015 (Bountiful UT). We hadn't seen any snow so far that winter and then it snowed for 30 hours in a row. I ended up with 19" of depth (a lot of it was wet snow at the beginning). I remember looking out my window at about 5 am and seeing my wire on my weather station about to break in half from the snow weight on it. I ran outside barefoot to save it lol It kept snowing super heavy all day, finally letting up around midnight. 

2.) January 6-8 2004 (Portland OR). Ended up with about 6-7" of snow, 3-4" of sleet, and 1" of ZR. Cold air had moved in on the 4th. I remember on the 5th the high was about 24F or so with 50 mph winds. I woke up on the 6th to 15F with winds gusting 50-60 mph and about 6" of snow with large drifts. This was after years of seeing basically no snow so I was blown away. It ended up switching to sleet by mid morning and sleeted all day. At some point we got some ZR too. It was the defining storm of my growing up because nothing else compared to it. I got out of school for a week. I missed the big snows of Dec 2008 since I had moved away.

3.) Dec 1996: I think it was the 26th but we got 1-1.25" of freezing rain that shut the city down for 1-2 days. I remember as it warmed up hearing all the branches breaking in the forest behind our home and crashing on the roof. That was pretty scary but also memorable. We lost power for 24 hours or so.

Honorary mention: 13" on Christmas day 2017 in Bountiful UT. Another 13" storm March 2018, with 4" in one hour from a LE band. That was part of my biggest snow season with a 95" annual total at my house. 

I just moved to OK last winter. Our two shots of winter were memorable but not for accumulation. The cold front in Dec was the sharpest I've ever seen. It dropped from 41 to 21 5-6am, which was when I took off to work. It was moderate freezing rain and was crazy slick. But on top of that, as it dipped into the teens it was freezing to my window even with the defrost. Pretty wild ride for sure. It fell down to 1-2F by early afternoon. Then in February we had an inch of sleet with numerous claps of thunder. Fun to see and caused some difficulties getting around but nothing too wild. 

I am definitely hoping this winter can deliver a real winter storm of some kind. 

You covered one of the great highlights of Oklahoma winter weather and it not usually in the totals.

It's in the extreme ways our weather usually starts or how you can wake up here one morning with the sun shining in January at 60°F then 12 hours later, it's 14 degrees and snowing sideways with a -2°F wind-chill over a layer cake of precip modes resembling an ice sheet. Also, the lightning in a sleet storm is a different and beautiful color. It makes your heart race a bit. It's beautiful and severe all at one time. So yeah, a lot of my favorite snows or storms didn't set records in any way, it was HOW that 4 inches of winter precip got there that is wild. 

[jaster220]

Been poring over snowfall maps and such the way I like to do this time of year. I remembered the big flip in Jan of '85 from the warmth of Christmas '84. The first significant snowfall was NYE 1985 and it was "just" north of mby (I was only 20 so it was my parent's backyard tbh) and we had a major ice storm. The next 6 or 7 weeks continued very wintry and no doubt qualifies as one of the snowiest periods of record in The Mitt. There were places not even in any LES region that saw incredible depths at the peak in mid-February of 30-40" such as Standish along Saginaw Bay, and Lowell east of Grand Rapids (38" OTG). I was busy playing in large drifts on my two snowmobiles and never bothered to venture to NMI during that time. Which in retrospect was an opportunity missed. The deepest snow I've personally seen is 50" during Feb 1979 in NWMI. Going to be very hard to top that unless I want to go to some remote parts of the Yooperland intentionally on a mission. Looking at the data on file (and hearing firsthand accounts later when I lived in NWMI) I missed a golden opportunity to witness one of the deepest snow depths no doubt in the LP of Michigan. Here is Kalkaska. Imagine you've got 48" OTG and then you get 2 feet in one day on top of that. Must have been insane, even by that region's standards. 

 

[bud2380]

Just perusing back through some of my notes I kept dating back to 2008 (I keep an excel file of past snow storms).  Here was one from 2/5/2008.  Widespread 10-18" of snow, including 11.7"  in Cedar Rapids.  I lived in North Liberty then and an observer reported 12", which in my notes I estimated 11-12" at my house with this one.  

Here were the warnings issued by DVN for that one.  What a fun storm.  Must have been one of the biggest ones of my lifetime.  I know I've never seen more than 12" in the Iowa City area (1/20/96 in Guttenberg, IA when I was in high school we got 15").  The GHD blizzards in the years to follow probably were larger overall, but directly in my backyard this one is right at the top of the list.  

 

 

 

Forecast from DVN

18.5" Centralia
18.0" Winslow, IL
16.0" Peosta
15.5" Kieler, WI
15.5" Lowden (observers all-time record snowfall was on January 12-13, 1979 with 16.7")
14.5" 1 mi W Elmira
14.1" W side of Norway
14.0" Maquoketa
14.0" Hazel Green, WI
14.0" 2 mi NW Cuba City, WI
14.0" Shellsburg
13.5" Dubuque
13.0" Stockton, IL
13.0" Sinsinawa
13.0" 1 mi SSW Belle Plaine
13.0" 4 mi N Onslo
13.0" Hiawatha
12.7" 5 mi NW of Cedar Rapids
12.5 NE side of Cedar Rapids
12.5" 1 mi E Anamosa
12.3" 3 mi SSW Center Junction
12.0" Victor
12.0" Tipton
12.0" Ely
12.0" E side of Iowa City
12.0" North Liberty
11.8" 3 mi NW Mount Vernon
11.7" Cedar Rapids (Official)... The forecast was 8-12"
11.7" E side of Solon
11.5" Marion
11.5" E side of Lisbon
11.4" 4 mi S Galena, IL
11.2" West Liberty
11.2" Dubuque (Official)... The forecast was 8-12"
11.0" 1 mi WSW Amana
11.0" Fairview
11.0" Rowley
11.0" Iowa City (Official)... The forecast was 8-12"

[Niko]

Blizzard of 1996 in NYC was on my mind today..not sure why, maybe because we are heading into winter eventually I guess...but man, I wish I can turn back time and relive that storm. Such a massive blizzard!!! It began snowing Saturday morning at 7:00am and it just kept snowing very heavy w/ winds of 50-70mph continuously for 37 Hours straight.  In northern Queens where I lived at that time, I received near 30" and could not even see the cars on the street w/ drifts as high as 8Ft. Temps throughout the storm were frigid. Mainly in the low teens and at night they dropped in the single digits w severe blizzard conditions. The whole area was a standstill. I don't think I will ever see a storm of this magnitude ever again.

Here..are some incredible pics:

[Niko]

Even though I have never experienced this storm that hit Metro Detroit, it was fascinating just reading it. Sounds like it was one heck of a storm. Snow did not last too long otg though as temps torched a few days later after the blizzard and it was all a memory. For April standards, that storm was very impressive. Too bad it did not happened in the heart of winter. Hopefully, we can all see something like this this winter.

https://cms9files.revize.com/rochesterhillsmi/Museum/LocalHistory/Blizzardof1886.pdf

[jaster220]

22 hours ago, Niko said:

Even though I have never experienced this storm that hit Metro Detroit, it was fascinating just reading it. Sounds like it was one heck of a storm. Snow did not last too long otg though as temps torched a few days later after the blizzard and it was all a memory. For April standards, that storm was very impressive. Too bad it did not happened in the heart of winter. Hopefully, we can all see something like this this winter.

https://cms9files.revize.com/rochesterhillsmi/Museum/LocalHistory/Blizzardof1886.pdf

LOL Really?? Gosh, I'm 99.999999999999% certain none of us were around 137.5 years ago. 

Aside from that, I'm really glad you posted this link I luv weather history. I was reading some other write-up (NWS??) and it said that there were 12 foot drifts in the city of Detroit proper which is really hard to fathom tbh. Back then all these burbs like Rochester, etc were remote farming centers, not even considered "Detroit". Almost as difficult to picture in my head, is the record (briefly) deepest snow in downtown Detroit of 28" OTG during early March 1900. Detroit proper has such a poor Big Dog climo. It is very telling that the #1 and 2 storms were outside traditional winter. Only #3 (GHD-2) was a DJFM inclusive storm. Almost as rare as Big Dogs here in far SEMI is the ever elusive Blizzard Warning. I mean, check out this map and you can see that clearly DTX far and away leads the nation in lack of BW's for such a northern latitude. (and this is now 2 years later so add another 730-ish days onto that ugly number)

  

[ATW]

Clinton, do you remember that massive ice storm in early December of 2007? Over two inches of ice. 

[Clinton]

3 hours ago, ATW said:

Clinton, do you remember that massive ice storm in early December of 2007? Over two inches of ice. 

Yes!  We were without power for 5 days.

[westMJim]

While yesterday was a record snowfall for Grand Rapids it more likely than not will be remember by most people. That was not the case on St Patrick’s day 1973 in the Bay City area.

Every now and then there is a storm that stays burned into your mind and you can remember the day and events for the rest of your life. For many here in the NW area of Grand Rapids it might be the May 1998 derecho (it’s one of mine) some of my other lifetime weather events are September 1st 1960 derecho in Bay City. The blizzards of 1967 and 1978 the 1976 ice storm and.
THE BLIZZARD AND FLOOD OF 1973. The March 17th storm started in the pre-dawn hours of March of 17th That March saw March have some very nice and mild late winter early spring weather with days in the 50’s and 60’s So when the storm started there was no snow on the ground and the water in Saginaw Bay was ice free.
My wife who I was dating at the time lived on Killarney Beach Road and I lived in the city of Bay City at that time. We went out of the night of the 16th and I took her home around 1 AM and it was not snowing at that time but it was windy with a strong NE wind. I went home and went to bed. It was just getting light out when I was awoken by the sound of thunder and lightning (a lot of thunder and lightning) and the sound of the wind. I looked out the window and all you could see was snow. During that thunder snow, thunderstorm visibilities were less than two hundred feet at best. Around 9 am my current wife called me and said that they were evacuating people down the road closer to the bay. (Killarney Beach Road runs right along the bay and there are beach front houses out there) and that there was water coming in from the bay and the waves where crashing into the houses there. My wife lived in from the Bay about a half mile and closer to the Bay City State Park. And was told by the sheriff department that their house should be ok. She asked me if I thought I could make it over to her house at the time I did not know. I turned on the TV and the radio. And to my surprise the water was not only hitting the houses by the bay but the water was being pushed up the Saginaw river and there was flooding going on right in the city of Bay City. The water did not get to where I lived but the snow sure did. In fact, Bay City had over 22” of snow and drifts up to 4 feet. Here is a short story on the events and the front page of the Bay City Times.

http://www.mybaycity.com/scripts/p3_v2/P3V3-0200.cfm?P3_ArticleID=8917
The water did not get to where my wife was living at that time and while I was not able to get to her house that day the next day (Sunday) I was able to get close enough to walk to her house. There was snow and water everywhere! It was the only time in my lifetime when I seen a blizzard and flood at the same time. That storm was a big east side of the state storm with Saginaw getting 21.3” Jackson getting 19” Flint getting 13.7” Here in Grand Rapids that storm in 1973 only dropped 8.5” so while a big late season storm not the event places on the east side of the state got.
Here is a more on the storm in Jackson
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2015/03/peek_through_time_who_remember.html

[Black Hole]

Here is an old photo of mine I found of a snow storm from just north of Salt Lake City back in January 2017. Just something fun to look at as we head into summer. 

 

[Black Hole]

Here is another from early March of 2019. We ended up with 13", including 4" in one hour. 

[mlgamer]

On 12/3/2023 at 7:59 PM, ATW said:

Clinton, do you remember that massive ice storm in early December of 2007? Over two inches of ice. 

I hadn't realized this thread had been unpinned...a lot of good history here.

Here are the five worst Kansas ice storms according to NWS Wichita. The most memorable for me was the 1984 ice storm with widespread power outages. The one in 2002 was mainly a big sleet storm for me. Ah the memories...

 

Five Worst Kansas Ice Storms

1) December 10-11, 2007: Nearly all of Kansas. This horrific event was caused by devastating, widespread moderate to heavy freezing rain that resulted in equally widespread 1-2 inch ice accumulations. In fact, a few areas were coated by phenomenal 2-4 inch accumulations! Damage to trees, power lines and power poles was obviously staggering and made any attempt at travel treacherous, if not impossible. Power outages were, of course, widespread, affecting around 260,000 people. Many areas were without power for 1-2 weeks! Damage to the electrical infrastructure alone was estimated at $136.2 million, making this the costliest ice storm in Kansas history. Of this total, $37.5 million damage was assessed in Reno County. Such damage involved around 2,000 power poles and 7,900 spans of conductor. Around 5,400 lines and transformers required refusing. The statewide damage estimate is definitely conservative as most counties did not report their respective monetary losses. Damage estimates to buildings, trees and other foliage was unknown. Amazingly, no fatalities were reported!

2) January 29-31, 2002: Southwest, South-Central, and all of Eastern Kansas. Sleet and freezing rain caused horrific 1-4 inch ice accumulations across most areas. The greatest accumulations (that were ripe science fiction material) reached 2-4 inches in Southwest Kansas where, at the Stafford County Fairgrounds, the roof of a livestock building collapsed. In Northeast and East-Central Kansas the weight of the ice was also so great that the roofs of several other buildings also collapsed. One such casualty was a marina at Lake Perry where 19 boats were damaged or destroyed. Damage to trees, power lines, and in some cases, power poles, was obviously widespread, resulting in power outages that lasted 1-2 weeks. The total damage was estimated around $60 million.

3) January 4-5, 2005: Nearly all of Kansas. With a duration lasting from the morning of the 4th to the afternoon of the 5th, this event coated nearly all of the state with ½ to 2 inches of ice. Although the primary culprit was freezing rain, sleet greatly increased the magnitude of this event, accumulating to around 2 inches in many areas. Damage to trees and power lines was major! Trees as tall as 22 feet were split and fell, as did many limbs 6-12 inches in diameter that, in many cases, fell onto roads and highways as well as other power lines. Power outages, of course, were widespread and prolonged, with many towns experiencing multiple outages, lasting 1 ½ to 2 weeks. On the 5th, the ice storm had invaded Southeast Kansas, coating all but Labette County with 1-2 inches of ice. In all, 56 counties were declared disaster areas. Around $36.2 million damage resulted of which around $30 million occurred in South-Central Kansas. These damage estimates are likely conservative as most counties did not report their monetary losses from this event. The horrific winter storm claimed 4 lives and injured 2.

4) March 18-19, 1984: Southwest to Northeast Kansas. Freezing rain, some associated with embedded thunderstorms, produced 1-2 inch ice accumulations on all exposed surfaces. Topeka was hit especially hard as the heavy weight of the ice severed power to around 100,000 people, or about 82% of the city’s population. A large TV transmission tower collapsed along with hundreds of trees, power lines and power poles. Damage was believed to be even worse than the F5 tornado of June 8th, 1966. Believed to be the worst ice storm in Topeka’s history and among the worst in Kansas History (no specifics on exact ranking were provided), power wasn’t restored to some areas for a week.

5) March 15-17, 1998: Southwest to North-Central Kansas. This nearly 2-day event resulted in widespread 1/2-2 inch accumulations. However there were reports of staggering 4-6 inch accumulations on extremely elevated structures such as radio towers. For example, an 800-foot tower in Southwest Kansas collapsed after a reported 6-inch accumulation. In fact, every radio tower in Southwest and West-Central Kansas received significant accumulations resulting in damage that, in some cases, resulted from ice falling from the towers in question. Damage was estimated at $3.485 million with power outages lasting 6 days.

https://www.weather.gov/ict/ks_worse_ice_storms

[jaster220]

On 2/2/2026 at 4:24 PM, mlgamer said:

I hadn't realized this thread had been unpinned...a lot of good history here.

Here are the five worst Kansas ice storms according to NWS Wichita. The most memorable for me was the 1984 ice storm with widespread power outages. The one in 2002 was mainly a big sleet storm for me. Ah the memories...

 

Five Worst Kansas Ice Storms

1) December 10-11, 2007: Nearly all of Kansas. This horrific event was caused by devastating, widespread moderate to heavy freezing rain that resulted in equally widespread 1-2 inch ice accumulations. In fact, a few areas were coated by phenomenal 2-4 inch accumulations! Damage to trees, power lines and power poles was obviously staggering and made any attempt at travel treacherous, if not impossible. Power outages were, of course, widespread, affecting around 260,000 people. Many areas were without power for 1-2 weeks! Damage to the electrical infrastructure alone was estimated at $136.2 million, making this the costliest ice storm in Kansas history. Of this total, $37.5 million damage was assessed in Reno County. Such damage involved around 2,000 power poles and 7,900 spans of conductor. Around 5,400 lines and transformers required refusing. The statewide damage estimate is definitely conservative as most counties did not report their respective monetary losses. Damage estimates to buildings, trees and other foliage was unknown. Amazingly, no fatalities were reported!

2) January 29-31, 2002: Southwest, South-Central, and all of Eastern Kansas. Sleet and freezing rain caused horrific 1-4 inch ice accumulations across most areas. The greatest accumulations (that were ripe science fiction material) reached 2-4 inches in Southwest Kansas where, at the Stafford County Fairgrounds, the roof of a livestock building collapsed. In Northeast and East-Central Kansas the weight of the ice was also so great that the roofs of several other buildings also collapsed. One such casualty was a marina at Lake Perry where 19 boats were damaged or destroyed. Damage to trees, power lines, and in some cases, power poles, was obviously widespread, resulting in power outages that lasted 1-2 weeks. The total damage was estimated around $60 million.

3) January 4-5, 2005: Nearly all of Kansas. With a duration lasting from the morning of the 4th to the afternoon of the 5th, this event coated nearly all of the state with ½ to 2 inches of ice. Although the primary culprit was freezing rain, sleet greatly increased the magnitude of this event, accumulating to around 2 inches in many areas. Damage to trees and power lines was major! Trees as tall as 22 feet were split and fell, as did many limbs 6-12 inches in diameter that, in many cases, fell onto roads and highways as well as other power lines. Power outages, of course, were widespread and prolonged, with many towns experiencing multiple outages, lasting 1 ½ to 2 weeks. On the 5th, the ice storm had invaded Southeast Kansas, coating all but Labette County with 1-2 inches of ice. In all, 56 counties were declared disaster areas. Around $36.2 million damage resulted of which around $30 million occurred in South-Central Kansas. These damage estimates are likely conservative as most counties did not report their monetary losses from this event. The horrific winter storm claimed 4 lives and injured 2.

4) March 18-19, 1984: Southwest to Northeast Kansas. Freezing rain, some associated with embedded thunderstorms, produced 1-2 inch ice accumulations on all exposed surfaces. Topeka was hit especially hard as the heavy weight of the ice severed power to around 100,000 people, or about 82% of the city’s population. A large TV transmission tower collapsed along with hundreds of trees, power lines and power poles. Damage was believed to be even worse than the F5 tornado of June 8th, 1966. Believed to be the worst ice storm in Topeka’s history and among the worst in Kansas History (no specifics on exact ranking were provided), power wasn’t restored to some areas for a week.

5) March 15-17, 1998: Southwest to North-Central Kansas. This nearly 2-day event resulted in widespread 1/2-2 inch accumulations. However there were reports of staggering 4-6 inch accumulations on extremely elevated structures such as radio towers. For example, an 800-foot tower in Southwest Kansas collapsed after a reported 6-inch accumulation. In fact, every radio tower in Southwest and West-Central Kansas received significant accumulations resulting in damage that, in some cases, resulted from ice falling from the towers in question. Damage was estimated at $3.485 million with power outages lasting 6 days.

https://www.weather.gov/ict/ks_worse_ice_storms

Am I the only one who thinks it absurd that your top 3 happened within 5 yrears all in modern era?? 

[StormchaserChuck1]

1. Jan 5-6, 1996. "Blizzard of '96". I was 8 years old living in Baltimore, MD. I watched the local news every evening and morning, and would call 1-800-weather. 2 days before 1-800-weather said 1-2", I called back a few hours later it was 2-4" (I was so excited at this point), later that night it went up to 4-8". Then late in the night 36 hours before it went to 6-12". When it said 6-12", I knew we were getting a big blizzard, it was freezing cold outside. The next day, 12-18", then 18-24", and I ended up getting 24-25", with 4-5' drifts. 

2. Jan 25, 2000. The forecast that morning was "flurries", and it was partly sunny. I looked on radar and there was a huge storm system coming straight for me from the SE, there is no way it could miss us! I was at a private school at the time and the principle used to call me for weather updates, and sometimes to decide whether to close. I called her that morning and said we are getting 6-12"! A few hours later all the local new channels adjusted, and I ended up with 20" from that storm, that hit later on that day. 

3. 02-03 Winter general. It started snowing 4x in October, which is extremely rare, and I had my latest snowfall ever on May 2, 2003. Between that was a Winter with several big storms giving me a total of 125" snow at 39N latitude, 450'. 

I'll just keep it to the top 3. 

[mlgamer]

11 hours ago, jaster220 said:

Am I the only one who thinks it absurd that your top 3 happened within 5 yrears all in modern era?? 

Yep. Or how about one of the most memorable heatwaves occurred in the summer of 1980 during a time of frequently cold and snowy winters. All a part of what makes weather interesting! 

[beaugie]

Has to be the Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011. 26" and drifts over 8' behind our house. Had a house with my buddies, we were 21 and bartenders. I knew the storm would be bad with lake effect but figured we wouldn't get higher end of what was actually forecasted. Snow started later than it should have so my buddy ended up going out to get dinner and a drink and in the 2 hours he was gone we already had 4". Got around 2-3" an hour for 8 hours straight with high winds.

 

Didnt have a snowblower and we had a long driveway, took 6 hours to shovel but first thing in the morning we noticed the house smelled like natural gas and the vent was blocked outside. Only issue was the door was blocked with a huge drift, had to leave from the bedroom window and shovel around the whole house because we didnt know where the vent was. We made a huge igloo from a storm a few weeks prior and we were able to find it again through an advanced tunnel system we made. Then we invited our gfs over and played Trouble and Monopoly in the igloo and had some beers and a couple doobies. Ahh good times. 

 

I miss lake effect.