On February 10 through February 12, 1983, a blizzard swept up the Eastern Seaboard.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

The charts are from 2014. This is posted for historical purposes only.

The Megalopolitan Blizzard of February 10-12, 1983

Posted at 09:40 AM ET, 02/12/2013
By Kevin Ambrose

On February 10-12, 1983, a blizzard swept up the Eastern Seaboard, burying an area from Virginia to the Northeast U.S. under a blanket of very heavy snow. At the height of the storm, thundersnow was observed in many areas, particularly in the Maryland suburbs near Washington, D.C.

This was a textbook setup for heavy snow, with a nearly stationary high-pressure area sitting north of New York in a position to provide cold air to the Washington area. At the same time, a moist low-pressure system had developed and was moving northeast from Alabama.

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Wind-Driven Snowstorm to Hammer DC, Philly, NYC and Boston

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
February 11, 2014; 2:20 PM

A storm bringing heavy ice and snow to the interior South will reach the Northeast Wednesday night and Thursday with heavy snow, gusty winds and disruptions to travel and daily activities.

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Tue Feb 11, 2014: Everything old is new again: the Megalopolitan Blizzard of February 10-12, 1983

[zeusdogmom]

1. Ooh I remember that storm

We got nearly 3 feet of the white stuff. I was a couple of weeks from my due date with baby no. 2. You can bet I was hoping she would decide to stay put for a few days. (She did).

It was a beautiful snow if you didn’t have to go anywhere. So many snowbanks to play in. So many driveways and sidewalks to shovel. The neighborhood just came out and worked together to get the snow moved. Snowbanks created by snowplows lasted forever.