Posted on 11/16/2022 5:40:01 PM PST by george76
A long-duration lake-effect snowstorm is expected to bury parts of western and northern New York, including the cities of Buffalo and Watertown, under up to 3 feet of snow into this weekend.
Bands of heavy snow are expected to develop to the east and northeast of lakes Erie and Ontario beginning Wednesday night and continuing right through Sunday, when the Buffalo Bills are scheduled to host the Cleveland Browns at Highmark Stadium in the Buffalo Southtowns.
Lake-Effect Snow Warnings have been issued from the Buffalo metro area southwestward into northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio
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This will be the start of a prolonged lake-effect snow event which will likely include paralyzing snowfall for the Buffalo and Watertown areas late this week through the weekend," the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
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3 feet of snow is expected to pile up by Sunday afternoon, with localized amounts of up to 4 feet not ruled out.
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More than 5 feet of snow crippled the Buffalo Southtowns, with South Cheektowaga tallying the most snowfall at 65 inches in just two days between Nov. 17-19, 2014.
Hundreds of major roof collapses and structural failures were reported, thousands of drivers were stranded, and there were scattered food and gas shortages due to impassable roads. Numerous trees also fell down due to the weight of the snow, causing isolated power outages where trees were toppled onto power lines.
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A 132-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) was shut down for several days from the Pennsylvania border to Rochester, New York.
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Rochester, some 70 miles east of Buffalo, averages 102 inches of snow each winter, while Syracuse – America's snowiest city – typically receives 127.8 inches of snow.
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“3 feet of snow is expected to pile up by Sunday afternoon, with localized amounts of up to 4 feet not ruled out.”
Yay! Love 4+ feet of Michigan lake-effect snow while sitting at the deer camp. Comes with a tad of whisky and a long evening of poker - five card draw.
Most of the deer camp poker buddies have been whittled down by the Lord to two-man solitaire games. Not as much fun, but you accept what He gives.
Going to school 30 miles south of Erie PA was one of the reasons I eventually moved to New Mexico. Yeah, we get snow, but the sun isn’t absent for months at a time.
They don’t call it “dreary Erie” without good reasons....
Will Kissing Bridge open?
Then even Cleveland was more fun. Dennis Kuchinich was mayor, his brother Gary was knocking over 7-11’s, and Alex Bevan wrote great songs.
Nowadays the interstate up there has a semi-regular “Snowmobile Rescue Squad” that comes out to offer aid - cuz it takes NY that long to get the roads back open.
Such a heavy snow... before Thanksgiving?! Wow.
Back in 1977 Buffalo was buried under 30 feet of snow one winter
People found their cars buried so deep could not get them out until spring
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Yikes. At 30 feet, the houses would be buried.
Better then them than us. Erie can be as mean as Superior.
Lithium batteries not only don't like cold weather, but testing has so far shown that they're engineered to take longer to charge when they're cold to avoid damaging the very expensive battery.
EV CHARGING IN COLD TEMPERATURES COULD POSE CHALLENGES FOR DRIVERS (non-FR; 7.30.2018)
Insights welcome.
That blizzard began on Jan 28, 1977 and went on for 8 days. 200.6 inches of snow fell during the winter of 76/77.
I can count on my fingers the number of times I’ve been in snow. As a native of So Cal, this sounds like it’s happening on a different planet.
Climate change would be popular in Buffalo.
Where I used to live in Maryland, one winter we got four ~12-inch snowfalls spaced a few days apart. We had three feet on the ground. My work was closed. I wasn’t essential personnel at the time so, counting weekends, I had nine straight days off.
Huh ???
No, they don’t.
“while Syracuse – America’s snowiest city – typically receives 127.8 inches of snow.”
Snowiest city? That’s either a lie or just plain ignorant. 127” is just a warm-up for countless places in MI and that’s just one state.
Rust Belt humor.
Next thing we'll be hearing is about the "Coming Ice Age"
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