Superstorm 1993 Philadelphia, PA

The Superstorm of 1993 from the Philadelphia area, recorded on March 13 and 14, 1993. #superstorm #blizzard

[@oldschoolstyle4]

I remember this storm vividly. I was living in Bethlehem, PA but was with my dad for the weekend in Whitehall, PA. I was snowtubing down our hilly street and not 1 car tried to come up. It was also the first time I've heard Thundersnow. I was louder than any thunder I've ever heard in a storm. I was in 8th grade and we were off from school for the week because of how much snow we had.

[@michaelblaine6494]

I was 13 in Philly,as bad as this was there was one just as bad a year later and then again in 96 but no one ever mentions those

[@natemendsen1629]

Ha, same here man.I was in my freshman year at Liberty. I remember it was the first time for a snow storm we battened down the hatches and were cooking pots of soup just in case. I grew up on the westside and the 11th ave hill by the old folks home was getting a lot of use. I remember walking around with friends and some of the fresh snow that had not even been plowed was drifted over cars and we were walking over them smh.

[@michaelolsen2348]

When I watch these playbacks after awhile, I feel like its the current weather. Lol. These videos make me young again. I was 12 when this happened and remember it like last week. Most memorable storm I'm sure I'll ever see. Only 3 tornadoes I've been in had stronger winds. One in NJ in 2005 and two in SC in 2011 and 2020. I heard from a weather station in Central NJ where I was that there were reported winds between 100-125mph. Never saw leafless trees flatten so much.

[@Fender178]

I am from Western PA near Pittsburgh and man I remember this storm very well we got over 2 feet of snow and I was 8 years old at the time and in 2nd grade and we missed 13 days of school because of it. Also Pittsburgh had its annual St Patrick's day parade right in the middle of the storm. Talk about crazy.

[@EricE549]

great presentation on the recorder's part, the intermittent cuts on the tape are a nice touch. this could be an abstract documentary

[@thekingscene]

I like these map graphics better than the ones they use today.

[@freeparking301]

That observation at PHL during the NWS Winter Storm scroll was probably the only time the airport ever had Thunder Sleet and it was coming down so hard the visibility was under a quarter of mile. And meanwhile the scroll is telling the Philadelphia area to prepare for 50 to 70 mph sustained winds with gusts exceeding hurricane force. Normally a storm of that track would be a snow to rain deal that wouldn’t bring that much snow but that was just how powerful the storm was that Philly got around a foot and even more north and west of the city before the sleet and rain came in.

[@kpk33x]

I was 18 and came home late that Friday night from a friend's just as the snow was starting (Maryland). I am 99% sure I was watching TWC at the time you are recording.

[@stevewilliams3850]

I live in Graceville, Florida, a little town in northwest Florida, just three miles south of the Florida/Alabama State Line. I remember that storm very well. I had a large, dwarf azalea just outside the northeast corner of my house. That azalea was about seven feet tall. It was in full bloom. A dwarf azalea has small leaves and small blooms. It was in full bloom. That blizzard killed it. It had light pink blooms. It was beautiful. That blizzard killed it.

[@OinariKanji]

I was only 4 or so years old living in the pittsburgh area, but I remember this storm and playing in all the snow it dumped (: good times.

[@AJKPenguin]

Good old Bradford, PA. Colder than your other regional cities. : )

[@Bos9ton]

Always the thing to look for was how comparably cold Bradford was gonna be compared to the other 7 on the map.

[@drummingdanny84]

Good old Baltimore, MD. Warmer than your other regional cities. :)

[@Hopeful_Libertarian]

Birmingham AL actually dropped to 2F/-17C in the Superstorm. Its previous March record was 11F/-11C.

[@3dplanet100]

46:09 winds 50mph to 70mph with gusts near hurricane force. That was an unforgettable storm, The Storm of the Century. When was the last time you heard that in the weather? Never (Only when Sandy, but Sandy was a hurricane, but Superstorm '93 was a nor'easter.) When theres a nor'easter, theres winds of 25 to 35 gusts up to 50. And if is a powerful nor'easter, gusts up to 60. But Superstorm '93 was 50mph to 70mph gusts to near hurricane force!! It was the strongest storm I have ever experienced here in NJ. I remember I was a kid and it was like a hurricane. The snow here was not too much of an issue, only 11 inches of snow; it was the winds!

[@joedavidson6556]

Have been getting that kinda wind every week for the last month or so

[@artsci2716]

I live just south of Pittsburgh. It took me 50 minutes to drive home 8 miles.

[@davidherbek9212]

I remember Jim Cantore calling the storm when others said it was nothing. David

[@FrankG5874]

If this had been a tropical cyclone this would of been “Arlene” that year.

[@nphilly420]

i was born on march 15 1993. my mom still calls me bluzzard baby

[@jeffpadgett1339]

Yeah we got it down here in Atlanta I loved it cause I just moved here the year before from PA. We got like a foot an a half maybe two feet.but in the south like here there not prepared for that. We were shut down like 3or 4 days or something I'm not sure. That was a time ago. I was 19. I'm 47 now still here and still waiting on a another one

[@lastdays8574]

We are the same age. I was in Texas but I don't remember the super storm.

[@215_Philly_4for4]

Moms had me in this storm. Just outside Philly

[@SFSVHS]

According to my mom, they had thundersnow in Gadsden, AL during this time.

[@JerseyBoy680]

This storm was a big deal.

[@thephoenixcycle8854]

Good old thunder snow

[@Afib95]

It’s funny to hear West Palm Beach mentioned in there broadcasters I live there and I remember a tornado going over our home it was horrendous. Truly a storm to remember

[@thephoenixcycle8854]

Yikes! Tornadoes and hurricanes, Florida has it all

[@petestone4079]

Was living in Lewiston, ME at the time and remember this storm quite well due to the media coverage. We were expecting the worst with power outages, we had some thundersnow, but it wasn't really bad for us, probably because we're quite used to it (and our house having a sauna, fireplace, and hot tub to stay warm :). Ice Storm '98 however, that was a bad one.

[@aaronboren5851]

Cantore’s confusion at 13:48 😂

[@JerseyBoy680]

I always liked this local forecast song at 10:47... 😆

[@vincentparrella272]

I was 26 working for Ups,i couldnt make it in on that Saturday morning,my car was fully submerged in snow.

[@christopherharing9883]

My man Mike Seidel!

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Morgan Matthews: 10:45 "It's Light Snow in Philadelphia STUPID"

[@DeAngeloStevens]

That Exactly 10 years before the Invasion in Iraq.

[@ForeignerFan74]

I Didn’t Have School For Almost Two Weeks!

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Terri Smith is such a Hottie of the 90's

[@thephoenixcycle8854]

For sure! Retro babes❤❤

[@tristancharles9750]

When are you going to another video in May 2005 plz

[@davidherbek9212]

When the Weather Channel was the Weather Channel, not the WOKE Channel. David