[madison10]

The barometric pressure sounds like what was in the Midwest for the Blizzard of 1978. (same idea, just colder) The snow wasn't exactly coming "down" is was blowing sideways.

The Great Blizzard of 1978 was a historic blizzard which struck the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes from January 25–27, 1978. The 28.28 inches (958 millibars) barometric pressure measurement recorded in Cleveland, Ohio was the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the mainland United States until the Upper Midwest Storm of October 26, 2010 (28.20" measured at 5:13PM CDT at Bigfork Municipal Airport, Bigfork, MN). The lowest central pressure for the 1978 blizzard was 28.05" (953 mb) measured in southern Ontario a few hours after the aforementioned record in Cleveland Star Tribune

[madison10]

Predicted for Frankenstorm from the above article: As of Saturday afternoon, the surface and precipitation model valid for Monday afternoon, Oct. 29 predicts a center of low pressure with a value of 949 millibars crossing the coastline in the vicinity of Newark, New Jersey, not far from New York City/Long Island/Queens.

Midwest's Blizzard of 1978 was 956 millibars. IF this all makes land it will be NASTY. Don't think they are crying wolf.If cold met warm like this over Kansas or OK we would be saying HUGE tornado.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“The Great Blizzard of 1978 was a historic blizzard which struck the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes from January 25–27, 1978. The 28.28 inches (958 millibars) barometric pressure measurement recorded in Cleveland, Ohio was the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the mainland United States until the Upper Midwest Storm of October 26, 2010 (28.20” measured at 5:13PM CDT at Bigfork Municipal Airport, Bigfork, MN). The lowest central pressure for the 1978 blizzard was 28.05” (953 mb) measured in southern Ontario a few hours after the aforementioned record in Cleveland Star Tribune”

I remember that storm. I was going to Case Western Reserve and was planning to go in that Monday morning. The wind has been blowing from the previous day at 40 mph or more, we had 10 inches on the ground Monday morning. Then the wind picked up to 100 mph and we got another 10 inches. CWRU closed for the first time in 25 years.

Pretty spectacular.

[DeaconBenjamin]

I was on the top floor of ImMorrill Tower at Ohio State during that storm. Water was sloshing back and forth in the commodes. Hangers were banging against each other in the closets. And you couldn’t see the stadium from the dorm the snow was coming down so hard. It was a great time to be a freshman!