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54. The blizzard of '78, in Philadelphia.

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Sat Feb 11, 2023, 01:37 PM

Feb 2023

And the lesser-known Blizzard of '76.

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What are some of worst weather you have been in? [View all] tornado34jh Feb 2023 OP

that fucking polor vortex sucked Skittles Feb 2023 #1

I'll bet tornado34jh Feb 2023 #4

I found that I need to account for my soft touch when stocking up.... Skittles Feb 2023 #5

Were you in Texas when this cold snap occurred? tornado34jh Feb 2023 #10

yes Skittles Feb 2023 #19

Yeesh! tornado34jh Feb 2023 #24

oh, they are fucking ridiculous Skittles Feb 2023 #25

Same here in Florida tornado34jh Feb 2023 #30

my view is a bit jaded because I am a native of Illinois Skittles Feb 2023 #36

Not just ice tornado34jh Feb 2023 #37

CORRECT Skittles Feb 2023 #38

Correct me if I am wrong tornado34jh Feb 2023 #39

The most memorable was a F5 tornado in May 1968. rsdsharp Feb 2023 #2

Yikes, you sire have seen a lot tornado34jh Feb 2023 #6

Hurricane Camille bamagal62 Feb 2023 #3

when I went to USAF tech school in Biloxi Skittles Feb 2023 #7

Interesting tornado34jh Feb 2023 #11

I have been in a few snowstorms in Virginia tornado34jh Feb 2023 #8

I was 7 years old when Camille hit. bamagal62 Feb 2023 #31

Hurricane Hugo 1989 n/t lordsummerisle Feb 2023 #9

That was just before I was born tornado34jh Feb 2023 #12

Many hurricanes, and THEN... Croney Feb 2023 #13

I just read it on Wikipedia tornado34jh Feb 2023 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Feb 2023 #42

That same year, in the Midwest in January, wnylib Feb 2023 #43

I was stuck home in a blizzard with a 2 year old and my husband was down in Florida for business. I debm55 Feb 2023 #14

Yikes tornado34jh Feb 2023 #16

No, it came from the south. I live south of Pittsburgh. With moisture from the south and cold from N debm55 Feb 2023 #17

Oh boy tornado34jh Feb 2023 #20

Easy. The Great Blizzard of 1978.* Wed 1/25 - Fri 1/27 mobeau69 Feb 2023 #18

Yeah, I read about it on Wikipedia tornado34jh Feb 2023 #21

It was 3 days before you could walk to the stores. Idiots with 4 wheel trucks clogged up the roads mobeau69 Feb 2023 #29

Wow, that is incredible tornado34jh Feb 2023 #32

Made some edits on my original post you may find interesting. mobeau69 Feb 2023 #40

Great information tornado34jh Feb 2023 #44

See my #43. I was in a western Cleveland suburb then. wnylib Feb 2023 #46

We had 12.5 acres mostly wooded with oaks. LakeArenal Feb 2023 #22

That's the weird thing with tornadoes tornado34jh Feb 2023 #33

I've lived in NJ, L.A., NOLA, Detroit & now New England Better Days Ahoy Feb 2023 #23

So you have been through a lot as well tornado34jh Feb 2023 #27

Yes, been through a bunch of different weather events Better Days Ahoy Feb 2023 #47

I haven't either tornado34jh Feb 2023 #49

Yes, and it's horrible and tragic when people underestimate Better Days Ahoy Feb 2023 #50

Indeed tornado34jh Feb 2023 #52

Wow, a mass dampener for quakes & typhoons Better Days Ahoy Feb 2023 #58

Have a look at this one from a 6.8 earthquake tornado34jh Feb 2023 #59

Snowmobiling in Yosemite when it was 10 degrees and snowing hard kimbutgar Feb 2023 #26

I bet it was cold tornado34jh Feb 2023 #28

I'll never forget the sound kimbutgar Feb 2023 #34

A friend of mine had some shingles in her house ripped off by Hurricane Ian last year tornado34jh Feb 2023 #35

Being a native born Floridian, in 70 years, I have been through a number of hurricanes Chainfire Feb 2023 #41

Yeah, especially when it shaking the building tornado34jh Feb 2023 #45

I see many of you have quite a lot of weather stories to tell tornado34jh Feb 2023 #48

Living all my life in the Northeast, I have wnylib Feb 2023 #51

Wow, impressive! tornado34jh Feb 2023 #53

The blizzard of '78, in Philadelphia. malthaussen Feb 2023 #54

The Groundhog Day gale of 1976 I see tornado34jh Feb 2023 #55

76-78 was very snowy in the Philly area. malthaussen Feb 2023 #56

Hurricane Elena was sitting off Florida's west coast JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2023 #57

The naming of winter storms is a relatively new thing tornado34jh Feb 2023 #60

As a nod to your name, in 2017, on the way TO Yellowstone, JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2023 #61

Very interesting tornado34jh Feb 2023 #64

Wyoming had gates on I-90, some on ramps, some on the highway JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2023 #74

I would have never guessed that tornado34jh Feb 2023 #76

Early 1978 ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #62

It's a pretty high latitude there tornado34jh Feb 2023 #63

The Blizzard of 78 yikes! VGNonly Feb 2023 #65

Lightning storm up in Ohio. sakabatou Feb 2023 #66

When was this? tornado34jh Feb 2023 #67

Nothing too bad. Elessar Zappa Feb 2023 #68

Interesting tornado34jh Feb 2023 #69

Yes, Elessar Zappa Feb 2023 #70

We had a really bad drought in Florida in 2017 tornado34jh Feb 2023 #71

Wow, Elessar Zappa Feb 2023 #72

Most people don't think Florida does get wildfires, they do tornado34jh Feb 2023 #73

Spent a month out at sea north of the Arctic circle, rode out Emile Feb 2023 #75

What were you doing there? tornado34jh Feb 2023 #77

US Navy Emile Feb 2023 #78

my house was torn apart in a windstorm when I was 6 pfitz59 Feb 2023 #79

Yikes, where was this? tornado34jh Feb 2023 #80

Hurricane Isabel, Sept. '03. Duppers Feb 2023 #81