Heh, where we are, we get both. The nor’easter smacks us one day, and then when it pulls off the coast, the winds swing around and we get lake effect off Lake Ontario 24-36 hours later.
The NWS here refers to it as the *classic one-two punch*.
When the Blizzard of 93 hit, we got 2-3 feet of snow from that and then another 2-3 feet of lake effect. Syracuse was pounded.
This storm looks to be far enough out to sea that we won’t see it, but they are forecasting 8-12 inches for Friday, which I suspect is from the storm out west. We’ll get the lake effect later anyway.
Yup. Always freaked me out seeing pictures of some houses in upstate New York (historic photos, maybe not so much anymore) with a door on the 2nd floor, no stairs, and snowshoes just outside the door.
Lake effect, blizzards, Cuomos...tough being an upstate New Yorker.