- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Storm of 1993 (snowstorm)
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:31 pm
There was a long thread a couple years ago about the snowstorm of March 1993. I have tried and tried but I am functionally TD search illiterate and can’t find it. Had some great (and some sad) stories in it. One quote I remember was someone said their little brother told them “the hot watah ditch is fulla ducks yeah”. Can’t even find it using that phrase. Can anyone help?
17
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:40 pm to Beaux Man
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:40 pm to Beaux Man
Search on google punctuated with the words "tigerdroppings"
The native search feature here only goes back two weeks.
The native search feature here only goes back two weeks.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:46 pm to Tuscaloosa
We had 11” of thundersnow in Ttown. Power never went out. Good times at college. Meanwhile, folks in Bham had 17” and no power for a week.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:46 pm to Tuscaloosa
How odd, scientists tied the snowstorm to a huge volcanic eruption years prior, not to the now proven science of SUV exhaust and cow farts.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:53 pm to PsychTiger
Snow drifts up to door knob in Bham. Thundersnow FTW.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 5:05 pm to Bamafig
quote:
Meanwhile, folks in Bham had 17” and no power for a week.
Not quite a week for us, but yeah, it was wild in Birmingham.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 5:13 pm to Beaux Man
Wasn't married yet and took my single cab Toyota 4WD and drove about 8 miles for a shot of leg from my then girlfriend, after being stuck at home for a couple of days. Also, took a few loads of firewood to my Grandparents and their neighbors. We were out of power for about 6 days. Left for Air Force basic training about a week afterwards. Good times.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 5:47 pm to Evolved Simian
quote:
Not quite a week for us, but yeah, it was wild in Birmingham.
I was living in Tuscaloosa at that time. Lots of white stuff on the ground.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 6:26 pm to Beaux Man
I remember it well. Stupidly decided to go ahead and go to pigeon forge anyway, and they got hammered while we were there. Not much open for days and we had to stay longer because of how long it took to remove the snow.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 6:27 pm to Beaux Man
I vaguely remember coming home from a concert in Baton Rouge or NOLA that night and it snowing. I can’t remember who we saw, though. It’s bugging me.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:19 pm to Beaux Man
(no message)
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:28 pm to Beaux Man
My first wife proposed to me that weekend, we got snowed in @ Asheville, NC. All roads closed and after 3 days, everyone bought all of the gift shop’s snacks and candy and all the hotel restaurant had left was lettuce. I went to front desk to book another night and there was a couple from Ohio who thought they were checking out and heading home. I tried to tell them the state police had closed the roads. They managed to sweep snow off of their car but never made it out of the parking lot. Saw them checking back in about 3 hours later.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:28 pm to Bamafig
quote:
We had 11” of thundersnow in Ttown. Power never went out. Good times at college.
I bet the parties were insane until people ran out of alcohol.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:40 pm to Beaux Man
I was a teenager. We had no power for right at a week. Couldn't drive on the roads for close to that long (we had no 4WD at the time).
We lived in a wooded, rural area. I remember going outside and literally every 2-3 seconds I could hear a tree in the woods cracking and breaking. Never seen anything like it.
We lived in a wooded, rural area. I remember going outside and literally every 2-3 seconds I could hear a tree in the woods cracking and breaking. Never seen anything like it.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:44 pm to Beaux Man
1993 snowstorm was one of the best childhood memories.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:53 pm to Beaux Man
The best story I heard from the 1993 Super storm was this.
With over 30 inches of snow around Knoxville and north, many, many cars got stuck on I-81. The day after the storm broke, an old farmer got on his tractor and was pulling cars out of the ditch. He rolled up on this lady in a Mercedes and asked her if she needed some help. She replied in a huff, "Huh. I don't want you hooking up your tractor to my $50,000 Mercedes, thank you very much." The ole East Tennessee boy said, "Well that's OK ma'am. I really didn't want to hook up my $200,000 tractor to your $50,000 Mercedes anyway...."
My ex-in-laws were from East Tennessee and swore this story was true.
With over 30 inches of snow around Knoxville and north, many, many cars got stuck on I-81. The day after the storm broke, an old farmer got on his tractor and was pulling cars out of the ditch. He rolled up on this lady in a Mercedes and asked her if she needed some help. She replied in a huff, "Huh. I don't want you hooking up your tractor to my $50,000 Mercedes, thank you very much." The ole East Tennessee boy said, "Well that's OK ma'am. I really didn't want to hook up my $200,000 tractor to your $50,000 Mercedes anyway...."
My ex-in-laws were from East Tennessee and swore this story was true.
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 5:36 am
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:05 pm to Lonnie Utah
I was 20, and in my 3rd year of college. I remember watching the SEC Tourney on Wednesday and the local weather team breaking in saying it was going to be a huge snowstorm so get prepared. I went to my last class around 12:00, and headed home for Spring Break. It was raining and in the 40's, so I figured it was one of those overblown failed Southern snowstorms. I get home(east central MS), and then I headed over to my girlfriend's(now wife) house who lived about 15 minutes away. It probably started snowing around 7-8 that night. By 10 we had about 8 inches on the ground, so I had to stay the night at my girlfriends(now wife). I think we ended up with 10 or so inches. She and I drove to my house around noon the next day and cars were in the ditch everywhere.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:08 pm to Beaux Man
I remember well.
4 wheeler driving down main thoroughfares
4 wheeler driving down main thoroughfares
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:50 pm to msudawg1200
We were outside Selma in a little place called Orrville. Father in law farmed and went and got his big welder on a trailer. It had 220v outlets. He ran a big cord inside (power was out for several days, maybe a week). They hooked up the TV, coffee maker and a heater that they put my 6 month old son in front of (priorities, you understand).
Central AL was NOT prepared. Cars were in ditches all over. Hell some were left in the middle of the road when they couldn’t get through drifts. I think we had close to a foot of snow but not sure how you can accurately measure it when it blowed so much and so hard. 2” deep in spots and 3’ deep somewhere else close by.
Central AL was NOT prepared. Cars were in ditches all over. Hell some were left in the middle of the road when they couldn’t get through drifts. I think we had close to a foot of snow but not sure how you can accurately measure it when it blowed so much and so hard. 2” deep in spots and 3’ deep somewhere else close by.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News