Sneaux next week [Historic snowstorm in southeast Louisiana on January 21, 2025] (7 Viewers)

[Doug B]

Some interesting stills from New Orleans 12/31/1963. The first one is Tulane Stadium, the third one is in Audubon Park:







There was apparently a major snow event in New Orleans on 2/14/1895:



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Some more pics of the 1963 New Orleans snowfall here:

Holidays in New Orleans

A selection of holiday images from the City Archives & Special Collections.

nolacityarchives.org

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

My first viewing of my Louisiana husband's family's childhood photo book included picture after picture of them playing in a "snowstorm" in the '60s where there was still clearly grass poking through the snow. I laughed till I realized that this was indeed a rare occurrence. Growing up as a Yankee, dad didn't get the camera out for a snowstorm unless it was over our heads.

even with that, I'm trying to remember the biggest snow I experienced in NYC - I think there was a big one in '94 of '95 - but that might have only been 6' or so
quite magical though

 

[Rickboy]

We got about 6” on Saturday morning and another 4” this morning. Fortunately the Sun just came out so hopefully my walks and driveway will be completely clear in a few hours..

One the suck side of things, the ignition system on my snow blower appears to be kaput. So I had to hand shovel everything. On the bright side, it is quite beautiful out here. I’ve got my fingers crossed that the clouds will pull back from the mountains. That should be a spectacular sight.

 

[buzd]

even with that, I'm trying to remember the biggest snow I experienced in NYC - I think there was a big one in '94 of '95 - but that might have only been 6' or so
quite magical though

That's a lot of snow.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Some interesting stills from New Orleans 12/31/1963. The first one is Tulane Stadium, the third one is in Audubon Park:

this reminds me so much of a favorite park and picture from Amsterdam
the pond was half frozen and ducks would fly in and 'skate' a bit before getting to the water - it was mesmerizing for this NO boy
(I also shot that roll with B&W film, so that's probably part of it)

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

That's a lot of snow.

Yeah, 6 feet of snow is quite significant.

 

[Bill]

You'd have to go way back. I was only 22 months old when this storm hit. I obviously don;t remember
it. I have seen the photos my parents took. The snow covered my dads tires . New Orleans received
4 inches, so this one can be a record breaker

I was living in New Orleans and was a few months shy of 4 years old for that one. I do vaguely remember playing in the snow for that winter storm.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

That's a lot of snow.

boy did I mis-remember. google's telling me it was 12.8" of snow
iirc this was a 2part storm - I was finishing a tour in Key West while my GF was at our place in Brooklyn - she 'loved' that I was out sunning while she had to shovel out of our garden level brownstone
12.8 was the day after I got back

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Yeah, 6 feet of snow is quite significant.

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[Doug B]

One the suck side of things, the ignition system on my snow blower appears to be kaput. So I had to hand shovel everything.

This is one thing I've always wondered about:

What kind of physical condition do you have to be in to be able to shovel a driveway full of snow? Seems like once your body started converting from "young person" to "middle aged" that shoveling snow would become too hard to do for many people.

And I gather you might have to do it once or twice a day for several days running? Sometimes?

I also imagine that shoveling off a driveway would take some time ... maybe an hour for a few inches to several hours for waist-deep snow. About right? Or is it faster going than I'm thinking?

Also, what's the "eff it" point where you just commit to staying indoors for the duration and thus give up on shoveling anything? Waist high? Higher? Lower?

(Man, people moving from the snowless South to a snowy clime must really be lost with this stuff for a while)

 

[Bill]

We got about 6” on Saturday morning and another 4” this morning. Fortunately the Sun just came out so hopefully my walks and driveway will be completely clear in a few hours..

One the suck side of things, the ignition system on my snow blower appears to be kaput. So I had to hand shovel everything. On the bright side, it is quite beautiful out here. I’ve got my fingers crossed that the clouds will pull back from the mountains. That should be a spectacular sight.

I love the view of the front range as you're approaching Golden on I-70. The drive up to the Divide is very pretty as long as there is no heavy traffic. That can make for a miserable few hours.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

That's a lot of snow.

punctuation aside - or whatever it's called when you use punctuation for measurements
the tour I mentioned actually started in Aspen where they'd already had 17 FEET of snow (that season not in a day) and THAT was a lot of snow
thing I remembered the most about that snow was watching a guy shovel it and his dog kept trying to catch/eat the snow when the guy tossed it

 

[Madmarsha]

punctuation aside - or whatever it's called when you use punctuation for measurements
the tour I mentioned actually started in Aspen where they'd already had 17 FEET of snow (that season not in a day) and THAT was a lot of snow
thing I remembered the most about that snow was watching a guy shovel it and his dog kept trying to catch/eat the snow when the guy tossed it

I dunno how many of y'all men need to hear this but 6' and 6". There's a difference.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

6' and 6". There's a difference.

I was told size didn't matter

 

[buzd]

Also, what's the "eff it" point where you just commit to staying indoors for the duration and thus give up on shoveling anything? Waist high? Higher? Lower?

(Man, people moving from the snowless South to a snowy clime must really be lost with this stuff for a while)

I have reached that point.