Lake Effect Snow Paralyzes Parts Of Western NY

[TTL News 307]

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — A dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of western and northern New York on Friday, with nearly 2 feet (0.61 meters) of snow already on the ground in some places by midmorning and possibly much more on the way.

The storm's severity varied widely due to the peculiarities of lake-effect storms, which are caused by frigid winds picking up moisture from the warmer lakes, and dumping snow in narrow bands.

Residents in some parts of Buffalo awoke to blowing, heavy snow, punctuated by occasional claps of thunder, while just a few miles north, only a few inches had fallen overnight and there were patches of blue sky.

The worst snowfall so far was south of the city. The National Weather Service reported more than 2 feet of snow in many places along the eastern end of Lake Erie, with bands of heavier precipitation bringing nearly 34 inches (86 cm) in Hamburg, New York.

Schools were shuttered. Amtrak stations in Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Depew closed Thursday and will stay closed Friday. Numerous flights in and out of Buffalo Niagara International Airport were canceled.

Even before the snow began falling, the NFL announced it would relocate the Buffalo Bills' Sunday home game against the Cleveland Browns to Detroit. Orchard Park, where the team plays, had seen 2 feet (61 cm) fall by midmorning Friday.

 

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[KarenK 382]

I can't wait for big snow, but it's even a bit too early in the year for me.  Unless it melts and warms up and Spring arrives the day after Christmas.  lol

[Chris 2,155]

You can keep your “big snow”. A few inches for Christmas, then piss off.

[Hal 340]

I’m ready for any big snow cuz I have two snowblowers ! My own and the other belongs to a friend but I think he may have forgotten its here 😂… 

[Chris 2,155]

Just heard up towards Watertown they got 70”.

Eff. That.

[MsKreed 1,172]

Looks like the previous statewide record snowfall in a single day was 50"

 

Source WGRZ - 2 News 

And that old record didn't even make the top 5 of yesterday's depths....

Source: The Weather Channel 

[Zapp Brannigan 137]

Well that would explain why we have not had a parts delivery truck in 2 days lol

[Chris 2,155]

Yeah and I’m guessing it’ll be a few days more!

[TTL News 307]

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Piles of snow, in some places taller than most people, buried parts of western and northern New York as a lake-effect storm pounded areas east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario for a third straight day Saturday, with possibly even more to come.

Snowfall totals as high as 77 inches (196 centimeters) were reported in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park, home to the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. Partway across the state, the town of Natural Bridge, near the Fort Drum Army base, reported just under 6 feet (1.8 meters).

The snowfall in some spots ranked among the highest ever recorded in the area, rivaling the eye-popping amounts that fell during similar storms in 2014 and 1945.

The snowfall totals, which began accumulating Thursday night in some spots, “would be on the order of historic not only for any time of year but for any part of the country,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira, at NWS headquarters in College Park, Maryland.

 

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[Chris 2,155]

Our mail never came yesterday, and at first I thought they were just running late, since Mondays are generally their worst day from what I’ve been told.

Then it occurred to me the trucks carrying a lot of that mail were probably stuck somewhere due to the truck ban on I-90.