What I remember about the blizzard of '93 was the St. Patrick's Day parade the city of Pittsburgh insisted go forward. I believe only one or two marching bands showed up and a city councilman at the time infamously remarked, "gee, the crowds are a lot smaller this year than in previous years."
Western PA was lucky this time around. By the time the bomb cyclone got here, it was a dud. The precip was reduced to maybe snow flurries.. We did get wind -- gusts to 60 mph -- but certainly nothing like what happened out west and south. In this region, most west to east storms fizzle by the time they reach us. Our worst winter storms usually blow in from Canada over Lake Erie. So-called "lake effect" storms are really bad. You can be outside on a winter day, sun shining, then a dark cloud comes in overhead and dumps a foot or more of snow in about 10 minutes or so. Those storms are often totally unexpected and unpredictable.
Anyway, thanks for the comparison
@240B
