"Favorite" Blizzard / Snowstorm

[William Monfredo]

I experienced the blizzard in Norman, OK January 31-February 1, 2011 when OKC received a foot of snow. BUT...the textbook & benchmark blizzard for me occurred October 3-4, 2013 in Rapid City, SD, early for sure, in the middle of Fall.
No tornadoes like in northeast NE. Just two feet of snow, with lightning, thunder, and winds gusting to 65+ mph!
The Deadwood-Lead, SD area got four feet of accumulation in the Black Hills. Travel disruptions, power outages, & ranching issues abounded. As you might imagine, lots of blowing and drifting snow. So, it was no picnic, especially if you wanted to use the snow-covered, picnic table in the center of photo #3 below taken in Rapid City, SD.

 

[Dan Robinson]

I have yet to cover an event that officially met blizzard criteria. I've had a few that probably qualified in the short term though.

This event in St. Louis on January 5-6, 2014 was the only snowstorm where I got a hotel room downtown, as I didn't expect to be able to make the 29 mile trip home that night. Downtown received a foot, followed by subzero temps during the clear night that followed:



I've made a few trips north into storms that were close to being blizzards (and effectively were for a short time).