When is the last time the Triangle saw some serious snow accumulation? (love)

[beckycat]

Originally Posted by WeLuvNC

I remember the snow of 2000! It was awesome. It was our first experience with cities allowing the snow to 'melt' before they allowed school back in...

My brother-in-law was visiting and he and my husband crafted a 'snow horse' out of that gorgeous snow. (note: I sent them outside to make a simple SNOWMAN)


I'll see if I can attach the picture here.

Wow! He's very artisitc. Very nice!
NRG: That video is so cool! I can see my Rotty doing that.

[mm34b]

A bit more detail on the January 2000 storm:

Raleigh-Durham, NC reported a snowfall total from the storm beginning Monday evening the 24th through 3 PM on the 25th of 20.3 inches breaking the old record for a single storm event of 17.9 inches measured on February 15-17, 1902.

They also set a new monthly snowfall record with a total of 25.8 inches, the old record was 20 inches set back in January of 1893. Records for Raleigh-Durham began in 1887.

NCDC: Jaunary 2000 City/State Extremes

[mm34b]

RALEIGH DURHAM WSFO AP, NORTH CAROLINA
Monthly Total Snowfall (Inches)
1947-2008

Monthly Total Snowfall, RALEIGH DURHAM WSFO AP, NORTH CAROLINA

[beckycat]

I have a feeling everyone is waiting for a good snowstorm.

[daveraleigh]

Originally Posted by snowbird1975

I don't remember the '93 snow being that deep -- was that in eastern NC? The 2000 blizzard was nuts -- people were walking to the Harris Teeter over at Cameron Village looking shell-shocked -- very fun times!

I was living in Cameron Park at the time (no power for 6 days!) of the Ice Storm...and have pictures of the lines at Harris Teeter. Very few workers could make it so they were only letting so many people in at a time.

[tsmithgolf2000]

Originally Posted by mm34b

RALEIGH DURHAM WSFO AP, NORTH CAROLINA
Monthly Total Snowfall (Inches)
1947-2008

Monthly Total Snowfall, RALEIGH DURHAM WSFO AP, NORTH CAROLINA

Well based upon this we will definitely get atleast a 3 inch snowstorm this winter. There hasn't been a 4 year stretch where we didn't get atleast 3 inches of snow in the past 60 years.

[snowbird1975]

Originally Posted by daveraleigh

I was living in Cameron Park at the time (no power for 6 days!) of the Ice Storm...and have pictures of the lines at Harris Teeter. Very few workers could make it so they were only letting so many people in at a time.

We must've been neighbors as I was in the apartments across from St. Mary's. I remember the lines at the store too -- I kept thinking of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome --"Two Men Enter, One Man Leave."

It'd be nice if we got some good snow this year!

[I'minformed2]

Originally Posted by nynraleigh

I am not a fan of snow, so if we never see a significant snowfall here again, I wouldn't mind.
Experiencing Northeast winters, I don't miss snow at all.
The car will remain in the garage if I were to see snow like that here. I would not venture out on the road with all the crazies, it's bad enough on dry roads.

Well, like I and other's have said...northerners shouldn't move to NC if they are looking to get away from winter weather altogether. Try Florida!

[JQ Public]

Originally Posted by uncletupelo

we also had a 20 incher in 93.

Definitely not in Raleigh.

20" fell in the mountains perhaps...here are some maps from recent "big'uns" and the 1993 storm uncletupelo was referring to. These are all courtesy of the Local National Weather Service Station website in Raleigh.











Nasty ice event

[Francois]

Thanks, mm34b, for the tables, very handy! And JQ Public as well--nice to have hard data instead "I think I remember..."

Seems like the WRAL website used to have a page with "records" on it, such as Hi, Lo, and snowfall, for each date of the year, but I coulnd't find it the last time I checked.

Anyway, we're certainly overdue for at least a few inches, IMO.