My own recounts as a 12 year boy of the Blizz of 93

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[SnowSeek]

Like most of you guys, I was a weather nut early on. 

That seemed like one of the few storms that really came together on the models.  I can remember the anticipation of a big event was  very early for this one.  People in SWVA/ETN were allready loading up at the grocery and you could just feel it in the air.  But like all storms, their was a huge segment of the population that never buys in.  And that was my parents and two of their friends. 

They decided it would be fun to play a game of Spades that night.  So over they came and they started dealing.  The tv's were absolutly blasting off with beeps and bulletin's and big warnings.  Yet my folks seem to have no clue.  As the snow started to pour I could see it on the radar in GIGANTIC bands that looked like they covered the whole screen.  As it started to come down my parents friends begin to worry.  About an hour later they were worried about getting home.  It was just pouring the snow.  They abruptly left and barely made it home.

It was such an incredible sight to see.  I think we had close to 25 inches after it was all said and done.  I can't tell you how much sleigh riding took place.  One of my buddies had bought a snow sled that fit 6 people.  We rode it so mcuh we broke it.

But my favorite part of the snow was going out that night about midnight and just plopping down in the middle of the road above my house and listened to the complete sound of silence.  The sky was a strange color that night, almost a shade of purple.  I just lay there in about 12 inches of snow in complete happyness.  I knew school was out for a long time!  And it was, I seem to recollect at least 3.5 weeks.  Their is no greater sound than insulated snow and the occasional tree break.  God I hope we get some snow this winter!

[tennessee storm09]

great write up snowseek. brings back memories when i was a boy. we missed out on that one, all of west tn did. but got the one last year nearly 12 inches fell that nite. thunder n lighting and pouring snow so hard u cant hardly see in front of you. there is nothing like it brother. hope to a great winter 2009-2010 to all of you.  now lets get this thing started!

[Nashville_wx]

Well done. I have had many journeys into the back country in Wyoming and Utah. Nothing quite like being at 10,000ft-15,000ft being completely surrounded by pure nature. I missed the 2003 storm here when I was in Jacksonhole doing a ski clinic. I am ready for the 6-8" snow here that I missed out on.

[Snowmachine]

This was one of my favorite snow storms and the models really did an excellent job with that storm way back in 93 so looks like they would be much improved now but they dont seem to be.

[Snowmachine]

Also I got 13 inches out of the 93 storm and 2 days before it was 60 degrees and they were still forecasting that big storm, its just amazing to me how right they were back then and cant seem to ever get one right now.

[Crockett]

Ah, the '93 storm. I was also 12 at the time, due to turn 13 in another month. I remember the forecasts for days in advance was for a mega snowstorm, but nobody believed it...at least not at first. It must have eventually gotten everyone's attention, because when it started to snow at around 1 p.m. that Friday afternoon, schools were immediately dismissed. The ground was so warm the snow didn't begin to stick until after dark, but when it did begin to stick, it sure did pile up in a hurry.

We got about two feet here, with drifts to five feet. It was an amazing thing to see in Tennessee. And because it all melted so quickly, we had some minor flooding. If I remember right, we were out of school all the next week, but no more than that.

The '94 and '98 events up here were more memorable than '93, but '93 was a lot of fun. '94 didn't feature as much snow--about a foot on top of some ice--but the cold temps that followed were amazing. We didn't get out of the single digits two days in a row. It was C-O-L-D. That caused everything to stick around for a while and we were out of school for a long time. Our power was out for several days, too. We used truck tire innertubes to sled over the hill in a cow pasture beside the house. We had a good, packed track that would melt slightly when the sun was shining on it, then freeze back solid after the sun went down. That makes for some fast sledding. It was a miracle that we didn't break any limbs. 

'98 was in a class all by itself. We had almost as much snow as we got in '93, but it was a heavy, wet snow (fell while temps were mostly above freezing). It came out of no where and brought down every power line pole in sight. Every road in the county was closed, even the main highways, for at least a little while. Folks who lived on rural backroads didn't go anywhere for a while if they didn't have a chainsaw. I don't necessarily want to see anything like that again because of the sheer damage it caused to forests and property, but, wow, what an awesome thing it was to experience.