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| Digging out and bracing for more: Lake effect snow will punish Buffalo, N.Y., area through Friday | Digging out and bracing for more: Lake effect snow will punish Buffalo, N.Y., area through Friday |
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| On Thursday: Historic lake effect snow just won’t stop in western New York | |
| Update at 2:40 p.m.: A lake effect snow warning is in effect beginning Wednesday night and extending into Friday morning for the areas that have already seen the worst of this week’s snow. | Update at 2:40 p.m.: A lake effect snow warning is in effect beginning Wednesday night and extending into Friday morning for the areas that have already seen the worst of this week’s snow. |
| The National Weather Service is forecasting another two feet in Erie County, which includes the city of Buffalo. However, larger amounts could fall if a particularly heavy lake effect snow band sets up. It is likely that the heaviest snow will once again fall in the areas south of Buffalo. | The National Weather Service is forecasting another two feet in Erie County, which includes the city of Buffalo. However, larger amounts could fall if a particularly heavy lake effect snow band sets up. It is likely that the heaviest snow will once again fall in the areas south of Buffalo. |
| In addition to the warning around the Buffalo area, a lake effect snow warning is in effect for the counties east of Lake Ontario, including Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence, for as much as two feet of snow accumulation through Friday afternoon. | In addition to the warning around the Buffalo area, a lake effect snow warning is in effect for the counties east of Lake Ontario, including Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence, for as much as two feet of snow accumulation through Friday afternoon. |
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| An astonishing amount of snow has fallen in the Buffalo, N.Y., area since Tuesday morning, and the lake effect is expected to continue through Friday. | An astonishing amount of snow has fallen in the Buffalo, N.Y., area since Tuesday morning, and the lake effect is expected to continue through Friday. |
| As of Wednesday morning, up to 65 inches — more than five feet — of snow had accumulated in Erie County, N.Y. The city of Cheektowaga, N.Y., came out of Tuesday with 65 inches of snow on the ground. Lancaster, N.Y., racked up 63 inches. West Seneca, N.Y., accumulated up to 57 inches, while Elma, N.Y., saw 51 inches. Widespread totals over 40 inches run across Erie and Genessee counties. | As of Wednesday morning, up to 65 inches — more than five feet — of snow had accumulated in Erie County, N.Y. The city of Cheektowaga, N.Y., came out of Tuesday with 65 inches of snow on the ground. Lancaster, N.Y., racked up 63 inches. West Seneca, N.Y., accumulated up to 57 inches, while Elma, N.Y., saw 51 inches. Widespread totals over 40 inches run across Erie and Genessee counties. |
| Snowfall rates climbed to around four inches per hour on Tuesday afternoon. “Heavy snow,” by definition, is only six inches accumulated in 24 hours. | Snowfall rates climbed to around four inches per hour on Tuesday afternoon. “Heavy snow,” by definition, is only six inches accumulated in 24 hours. |
| Related: Buffalo storm turns deadly as snow keeps falling | Related: Buffalo storm turns deadly as snow keeps falling |
| What is so interesting about intense lake effect snow events is the strong gradient of snow. On Tuesday afternoon, one side of Cheektowaga, N.Y., had accumulated 51 inches of snow, while just on the other side of town, only two inches had been measured. A mere 10 minute drive north into the city of Buffalo itself, the sun was peeking through the clouds, as spectators watched the wall of snow engulf their neighbors to the south. | What is so interesting about intense lake effect snow events is the strong gradient of snow. On Tuesday afternoon, one side of Cheektowaga, N.Y., had accumulated 51 inches of snow, while just on the other side of town, only two inches had been measured. A mere 10 minute drive north into the city of Buffalo itself, the sun was peeking through the clouds, as spectators watched the wall of snow engulf their neighbors to the south. |
| Since Tuesday night, a shift in upper-level winds pushed the main band of snow coming off Lake Erie to the north of Buffalo. Though it’s not snowing as hard as it was on Tuesday afternoon, areas north of Buffalo are still seeing snowfall rates of up to two inches per hour on Wednesday morning. | Since Tuesday night, a shift in upper-level winds pushed the main band of snow coming off Lake Erie to the north of Buffalo. Though it’s not snowing as hard as it was on Tuesday afternoon, areas north of Buffalo are still seeing snowfall rates of up to two inches per hour on Wednesday morning. |
| The current lake effect snow band will gradually fade on Wednesday, before yet another event flares up on Thursday morning, when “over-lake instability will once again become extreme,” writes the National Weather Service in Buffalo, N.Y. They warn that the areas already hit hardest this week will likely once again be victim to the lake effect vise on Thursday and Friday. | The current lake effect snow band will gradually fade on Wednesday, before yet another event flares up on Thursday morning, when “over-lake instability will once again become extreme,” writes the National Weather Service in Buffalo, N.Y. They warn that the areas already hit hardest this week will likely once again be victim to the lake effect vise on Thursday and Friday. |
| A lake effect snow warning is in effect from 11 p.m. Wednesday night through early Friday afternoon, for additional snowfall totals of one to two feet. However, the Weather Service warns that final totals could exceed an additional three feet, given the extreme meteorological circumstances of the next wave of snow. | A lake effect snow warning is in effect from 11 p.m. Wednesday night through early Friday afternoon, for additional snowfall totals of one to two feet. However, the Weather Service warns that final totals could exceed an additional three feet, given the extreme meteorological circumstances of the next wave of snow. |
| Depending on where the heaviest bands set up, this means some locations south of Buffalo could be looking at week-long totals of seven to nine feet. The largest snow event on record in Buffalo was 81.6 inches in 2001 — about seven feet — which accumulated over the course of five days. While snowfall records are not kept for locations other than Buffalo itself, seven feet is still a good indicator of a historic snow event in the region. | Depending on where the heaviest bands set up, this means some locations south of Buffalo could be looking at week-long totals of seven to nine feet. The largest snow event on record in Buffalo was 81.6 inches in 2001 — about seven feet — which accumulated over the course of five days. While snowfall records are not kept for locations other than Buffalo itself, seven feet is still a good indicator of a historic snow event in the region. |
| Well I guess this is what snowed in really means. Picture from Jessica Marie in West Senaca NY via @GregPollak. WOW! pic.twitter.com/CYQK2yCh7h— Ed Russo (@EdRussoWSBT) November 19, 2014 | Well I guess this is what snowed in really means. Picture from Jessica Marie in West Senaca NY via @GregPollak. WOW! pic.twitter.com/CYQK2yCh7h— Ed Russo (@EdRussoWSBT) November 19, 2014 |
| Well I guess this is what snowed in really means. Picture from Jessica Marie in West Senaca NY via @GregPollak. WOW! pic.twitter.com/CYQK2yCh7h | Well I guess this is what snowed in really means. Picture from Jessica Marie in West Senaca NY via @GregPollak. WOW! pic.twitter.com/CYQK2yCh7h |
| @ameliasegal @capitalweather @JimCantore Finally stopped snowing in Buffalo! #LakeEffect the mound on right is an SUV pic.twitter.com/FkSFaZJo9I— Jeff Westley (@JeffWestley) November 19, 2014 | @ameliasegal @capitalweather @JimCantore Finally stopped snowing in Buffalo! #LakeEffect the mound on right is an SUV pic.twitter.com/FkSFaZJo9I— Jeff Westley (@JeffWestley) November 19, 2014 |
| @ameliasegal @capitalweather @JimCantore Finally stopped snowing in Buffalo! #LakeEffect the mound on right is an SUV pic.twitter.com/FkSFaZJo9I | @ameliasegal @capitalweather @JimCantore Finally stopped snowing in Buffalo! #LakeEffect the mound on right is an SUV pic.twitter.com/FkSFaZJo9I |
| This is the craziest picture I’ve seen out of Buffalo yet #buffalo pic.twitter.com/l8dhRTVMmG— Frankie Flowers (@FrankFerragine) November 19, 2014 | This is the craziest picture I’ve seen out of Buffalo yet #buffalo pic.twitter.com/l8dhRTVMmG— Frankie Flowers (@FrankFerragine) November 19, 2014 |
| This is the craziest picture I’ve seen out of Buffalo yet #buffalo pic.twitter.com/l8dhRTVMmG | This is the craziest picture I’ve seen out of Buffalo yet #buffalo pic.twitter.com/l8dhRTVMmG |
| The scene from Transit Road, a NYSEG truck among those stuck in the #LakeEffect pic.twitter.com/BCCGWcYChp— WBEN NewsRadio 930AM (@NewsRadio930) November 18, 2014 | The scene from Transit Road, a NYSEG truck among those stuck in the #LakeEffect pic.twitter.com/BCCGWcYChp— WBEN NewsRadio 930AM (@NewsRadio930) November 18, 2014 |
| The scene from Transit Road, a NYSEG truck among those stuck in the #LakeEffect pic.twitter.com/BCCGWcYChp | The scene from Transit Road, a NYSEG truck among those stuck in the #LakeEffect pic.twitter.com/BCCGWcYChp |