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The storm began to form on December 21, 2022, strengthening over the Northern Plains.[10] It began to intensify over the next day, with The Weather Channel predicting that it would turn into a bomb cyclone.[11] Blizzard conditions (visibility less than 0.25 miles (400 m) and wind gusts greater than 40 miles per hour (64 km/h)) were met in the rural areas of southern Minnesota, northern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin.[12] Snowfalls on the northern Plains included up to 12 in (30 cm) in Minnesota, up to 5.9 in (15 cm) in Iowa, up to 4.0 in (10 cm) in Missouri and up to 15.6 in (40 cm) in Wisconsin.[1][13] As the storm swept from Indiana into Ontario between the afternoons of December 23 and 24, the storm's pressure plummeted 35 millibars (35 hPa)—well over the threshold for a bomb cyclone, which is a 25 millibars (25 hPa) drop— creating a massive wind field with bitterly frigid air.[14] December 23, 2022, warnings, watches, and advisories issued by the National Weather Service Detroit experienced three brief periods of whiteout on December 23 with visibility reduced to 1.5 miles (2.4 km) or less from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.[15] Grand Rapids, Michigan, had blizzard conditions/zero visibility from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on December 23 and reduced visibility of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) or less until 5 p.m. on December 24[16] and received 24.8 in (63 cm) of snow between December 22 and 26.[17] Baraga, in northwestern Michigan, received the most snowfall from the blizzard in that state with 42.8 in (109 cm).[18] Blizzard conditions occurred in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 23, despite no blizzard warning being issued for that area.[19] Cleveland had zero-visibility conditions from 5:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on December 23[20] and received a total of 3.6 inches (9 cm) of snow that day, while other parts of Ohio received as much as 6.7 in (17 cm) and Kentucky received as much as 5.2 in (13 cm).[21][1] SPC Mesoscale Discussion #2072 indicating blizzard conditions around Buffalo, New York, on December 24 The blizzard's intense wind gusts blowing over the warm waters of Lake Erie[14] triggered record lake effect snow in Buffalo, New York, which at first fell as 2.0 in (51 mm) of rain but later converted to snow and accumulated to 56.5 in (144 cm) over 5 days ending on December 27.[1][22] To the north, Niagara Falls received 18.9 in (48 cm) of snowfall over the period.[1] Buffalo experienced zero visibility/complete whiteout conditions from 9 a.m. on December 23 until 1 a.m. on December 25 and again from 5 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. on December 26.[23] Buffalo's 37.5 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions was the longest blizzard in the city's history.[18][24] The nearly two full days of severe blizzard conditions forced snow into massive drifts shuttering the city and leaving hundreds stranded.[25] Winds in Buffalo gusted over 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) for more than 24 consecutive hours and between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on December 23, winds exceeded 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) every hour.[14] The highest reported winds in Buffalo were 79 mph (127 km/h).[26] The blizzard also deposited high snowfall amounts on northern New York; Henderson Harbor, near Watertown, recorded 40.8 in (104 cm) although other parts of New York generally received between zero and 5 in (13 cm) of snowfall with New York City and other coastal areas of the northeast receiving none.[18][1][27][28][29] The storm's winds created a seiche on Lake Erie, resulting in record low water levels in the lake's western basin.[30][31] In the northeastern U.S., snowfall totals were as much as 8.1 in (21 cm) in Pennsylvania, 5.1 in (13 cm) in Maryland, 8.5 in (22 cm) in Massachusetts, 10.6 in (27 cm) in Vermont and 7.1 in (18 cm) in New Hampshire.[1] As the storm began to exit the United States, it brought the fourth-highest high tide on record to Portland, Maine.[32] Shortly after, a severe thunderstorm warning was put in place for New York City and for Long Island.[33] The cold air left in the wake of the storm brought ocean-effect snow to Cape Cod.[34] In Ontario, among airport weather stations reporting wind speeds and visibility (Sarnia, London, Kitchener, Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Wiarton, Peterborough, Kingston, Ottawa), Kingston had blizzard conditions (visibility reduced to 400 metres (0.25 mi) or less due to blowing snow) from 2 p.m. on December 23 until 7 p.m. on December 24 along with a peak wind gust of 98 kilometres per hour (61 mph).[35] Nearby Prince Edward County had some snow drifts as high as traffic signs and some even as high as telephone poles.[36] Wiarton had blizzard conditions from noon until 9 p.m. on December 23,[37] and Chatham had visibility of 200 metres (0.12 mi) from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. on December 23, with peak wind gusts of 89 kilometres per hour (55 mph).[38] In addition, St. Catharines had seven hours of visibility of 400 metres (0.25 mi) or less on December 23, with peak wind gusts of 96 km/h on both that day and December 24,[39] and Hamilton had six hours of 400 metres (0.25 mi) or less visibility, including one hour of zero-meter visibility, on December 23.[40] The southern half of the Niagara Region, including Fort Erie, had blizzard conditions for most of December 23 and 24, leading the Niagara Region to declare a state of emergency.[41] An average of 76 centimetres (30 in) fell in Fort Erie with drifts as high as 3 metres (9.8 ft) while peak wind gusts of 125 km/h were recorded in nearby Port Colborne.[42] In Quebec, Montreal experienced four hours of 600-meter visibility and winds exceeding 50 km/h overnight from December 23 to December 24,[43] while Quebec City experienced the same for four hours early the morning of December 24.[44] A gust of 121 kilometres per hour (75 mph) was recorded in Quebec City, while Baie-Comeau experienced a gust measured at 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph); both are new all-time December records.[45] Baie-Comeau experienced three hours of blizzard conditions on December 25.[46] |
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| The 1963–64 season was Gillingham's 32nd season playing in the Football League and the 14th since the club was elected back into the League in 1950 after being voted out in 1938.[1] It was the club's sixth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division,[1] which had been created in 1958 when the parallel Third Division South and Third Division North were merged and reorganised into two national divisions at the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system.[2] Freddie Cox was the team's manager, a position he had held since June 1962;[3] in his first season in charge, Gillingham had finished 5th in the Fourth Division, a huge improvement over their 20th-place finish in the 1961–62 season.[4] Prior to the new season, the club signed Geoff Hudson, a 31-year-old full-back with well over a decade of Football League experience, from Crewe Alexandra.[5] Cox also signed three young players from Portsmouth, all of whom he knew from his time managing that club until 1961: Rod Taylor, a half-back aged 19, 21-year-old full-back Jimmy White, and Brian Yeo, a forward also aged 19.[6] Jimmy Boswell assisted Cox in the role of team trainer.[7] The team wore Gillingham's traditional blue shirts and white shorts, the only change in design from the previous season being the style of collar and the placement of the club badge on the shirt.[8] Redevelopment work took place at the club's home ground, Priestfield Stadium, between seasons as floodlights were installed for the first time, at a cost of £14,000 (equivalent to £310,000 in 2021).[9] The club had been one of the few in the Football League yet to install lights, which had become prevalent in English professional football since the mid-1950s, and when they were switched on for a game for the first time (September 1963) it made Gillingham the 89th out of 92 Football League clubs to play a home match under lights.[10] Gillingham's first two matches of the season were both at home to teams from the city of Bradford. The first took place on 24 August against Bradford (Park Avenue); Gordon Pulley scored Gillingham's first goal of the season and Brian Gibbs added a second to give the team a 2–0 victory.[11] Four days later, the team drew 0–0 with Bradford City; Gillingham were the only team in the Football League to concede no goals in their first two games of the season.[12] The game against Bradford City was the first of three consecutive draws for Gillingham in Fourth Division games as they were also held by Southport and Exeter City.[11] Following a win away to Bradford City and a draw away to Hartlepools United, Gillingham beat Lincoln City 1–0 on 18 September to go top of the league table on goal average.[11][13] Hudson scored the winner, the only goal he scored in more than 300 Football League matches.[14][15] At this point Gillingham had conceded only one goal in seven Fourth Division games.[13][16] The team concluded September with a victory over Darlington and a draw against Tranmere Rovers.[11] Gillingham began October with four consecutive victories, defeating Lincoln, Halifax Town, Carlisle United, and Doncaster Rovers. George Francis scored five goals in three games at the start of the month.[11] After 13 consecutive Fourth Division games without defeat, Gillingham lost for the first time on 15 October when they were beaten 3–1 by Carlisle; they were the final team in the Football League's four divisions to lose a game during the 1963–64 season.[17][18] The team won their next two matches without conceding a goal, but then lost two consecutive games without scoring one.[11] Despite the two defeats, Gillingham remained top of the Fourth Division at the end of October, one point ahead of Carlisle.[19] Gibbs was the team's top league goalscorer at this point in the season, his four goals in the month taking his total to eight.[11] Gillingham won three out of four matches in November and remained top of the division.[11][20] Gibbs scored five goals in three games, including two in a 3–1 win at home to Workington, the first time the team had scored more than twice in a game at Priestfield during the season so far.[11] On 21 December the team topped this performance by winning 5–1 at home to Southport, their biggest win of the entire season. Ron Newman scored three times, the team's only hat-trick of the season.[11][21] Gillingham's final two matches of 1963 were both against Chesterfield. On 26 December Pulley scored twice as Gillingham won 3–0 at their opponents' Saltergate stadium, and two days later Gillingham won 1–0 at Priestfield with Gibbs scoring the only goal, his 14th Fourth Division goal of the season.[11] Gillingham finished the year top of the Fourth Division, one point ahead of second-placed Carlisle. They had conceded only 15 goals, the best defensive record in the division; only four other teams in the Fourth Division had conceded fewer than 30.[22] The Goldstone Ground, Brighton Gillingham's first defeat of 1964 came at the Goldstone Ground, home of Brighton & Hove Albion. (photo 1976) |
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