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Post by raporter on Dec 27, 2012 13:35:49 GMT -5
For those of us who experienced the Blizzard of '78, calling this recent snow squall a blizzard is a little like calling Obama a president.
Copied and pasted from another site.
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Post by trapperdave on Dec 27, 2012 14:33:17 GMT -5
true.
doesnt take much to qualify for a blizzard now a days
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Dec 27, 2012 14:40:24 GMT -5
There was a blizzard?
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Post by tenring on Dec 27, 2012 16:24:35 GMT -5
Classic case of "Journalistic Sensationalism".
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Dec 27, 2012 17:22:16 GMT -5
If it wasn't for the wind probably been about nothing. Had 13" here but my road was drifted about 2 foot as it always does.
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Post by Decatur on Dec 27, 2012 17:29:10 GMT -5
For sure!
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Post by tenring on Dec 27, 2012 17:47:00 GMT -5
Having witnessed both the '77 and '78 "blizzards", I am able to note a huge difference in those dates and the recent snow fall. The two aforementioned were "dry" snows, and the one of late was a wet snow. Wet snows don't drift for 'chit. '78 saw 10 and 12 foot drifts in places, and bare crop fields that supplied the drifts, and along with -20 temps, winds that put the chill factor at -60 is the number one reason that quail are a rare sight in many parts of this state. That bit of snow fall the other day was nothing but a minor inconvenience.
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 27, 2012 18:01:40 GMT -5
Having witnessed both the '77 and '78 "blizzards", I am able to note a huge difference in those dates and the recent snow fall. The two aforementioned were "dry" snows, and the one of late was a wet snow. Wet snows don't drift for 'chit. '78 saw 10 and 12 foot drifts in places, and bare crop fields that supplied the drifts, and along with -20 temps, winds that put the chill factor at -60 is the number one reason that quail are a rare sight in many parts of this state. That bit of snow fall the other day was nothing but a minor inconvenience. True is all counts.....
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Post by Sasquatch on Dec 27, 2012 19:39:34 GMT -5
We were supposed to get a lot more down here...it fizzled.
With the wind we had, it would have indeed been a blizzard had the snow panned out.
I remember back in 94 or 95 Decatur county was buried....all the county roads impassable...no one plowed for five days, drifts six feet deep and more in places. It wasn't a "blizzard" because the wind didn't get high enough!
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Post by windingwinds on Dec 27, 2012 20:22:16 GMT -5
I laughed my rear off when I heard our local "weatherman" call this last system a "blizzard". MORONS. Just because there is spots of whiteout conditions does not equal a blizzard. I was quite small but I know there is a picture of me standing by a drift that completely covered our trailer in '78. I'm sure calling it a blizzard sells more bread and milk though.
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Post by firstwd on Dec 27, 2012 20:26:57 GMT -5
Like a monsoon, "blizzard" refers more to the wind than the precipitation.
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Post by swilk on Dec 27, 2012 20:29:59 GMT -5
We got 13" of wet snow here.....we had white outs and high winds. If it had been a dry snow the drifts would have been really bad.
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Dec 28, 2012 6:04:01 GMT -5
I laughed my rear off when I heard our local "weatherman" call this last system a "blizzard". MORONS. Just because there is spots of whiteout conditions does not equal a blizzard. I was quite small but I know there is a picture of me standing by a drift that completely covered our trailer in '78. I'm sure calling it a blizzard sells more bread and milk though. I believe there were areas of Indiana that fell into the defintion of a blizzard. As Firstwd mention it's wind that's the main factor, not a certain amount of snow. Blizzard (abbrev. BLZD)- A blizzard means that the following conditions are expected to prevail for a period of 3 hours or longer: Sustained wind or frequent gusts to 35 miles an hour or greater; and Considerable falling and/or blowing snow (i.e., reducing visibility frequently to less than ¼ mile)
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 28, 2012 8:11:42 GMT -5
I laughed my rear off when I heard our local "weatherman" call this last system a "blizzard". MORONS. Just because there is spots of whiteout conditions does not equal a blizzard. I was quite small but I know there is a picture of me standing by a drift that completely covered our trailer in '78. I'm sure calling it a blizzard sells more bread and milk though. I believe there were areas of Indiana that fell into the defintion of a blizzard. As Firstwd mention it's wind that's the main factor, not a certain amount of snow. Blizzard (abbrev. BLZD)- A blizzard means that the following conditions are expected to prevail for a period of 3 hours or longer: Sustained wind or frequent gusts to 35 miles an hour or greater; and Considerable falling and/or blowing snow (i.e., reducing visibility frequently to less than ¼ mile) You are correct on all counts. I was at Purdue during the blizzard of 77-78'. 4 of us had a apt; seems to me classes were cancelled for 2 or 3 days. 2 or 3 of the apts. got together and had a "social event" - those were the days.......
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Post by wileyonetoo on Dec 28, 2012 19:00:52 GMT -5
I have been in Tennessee with the grandson since last Friday so I missed it. Down here the local news and The Weather Channel were all calling it a "blizzard". It was sunny and mid-50s here while you were all experiencing that. It did cloud up in the afternoon and rain.
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Post by old3arrows on Dec 28, 2012 19:09:57 GMT -5
Was a teenager in the blizzards of 77 and 78 and can remember drifts well over your head. Those winters pretty much destroyed our game bird populations in central Indiana to the point we are now, no huntable numbers. The previous blizzard of Feb 13 & 14, I was locked in at work for three straight days runnning panel boards on turbines, nice and warm, but with no sleep, and no incoming relief shift. The wind blew hard enough to suck several feet of powdered snow in to the air inlets shutting the turbines down. It was a lot of long hours trying to keep the power on to Duke Energy customers! The news media blew this storm way out of proportion, and I got real tired of the all day coverage especially with some one complaining in my ear all aftrnoon that her soap operas were not on! ;D
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Post by 36fan on Dec 28, 2012 21:39:04 GMT -5
That was the lamest "blizzard" I have ever seen. Reminded of just another snow storm we used to get a few times a year.
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Dec 29, 2012 10:45:07 GMT -5
another 5" last night. 18" in the past 4 days. Most we've had in years. With ground not frozen and uppers 30s Thursday and 41 on Friday it's melting really fast.
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