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That Epic, Fickle, Shovel-off-to-Buffalo Snow: An All-Time U.S. Record?
Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. ^
| November 20th, 2014
| Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.
Posted on 11/20/2014 12:14:40 PM PST by kosciusko51
I have a special place in my heart for lake effect snow. Living in Sault, Michigan as a teenager is what got me interested in weather and started me down my career path.
But its hard to compete with what Buffalo, New York gets for lake effect snow. Over six feet of snow fell in some areas on the south side of town in the last 48 hours, most of it in a 24 hour period.
The all-time U.S. record for a 24 hour snowfall is 76 inches in Silver Lake, Colorado way back in 1921, and it is possible this was exceeded yesterday. We will have to wait and see what NOAA decides.
The reason why Buffalo gets pounded so bad is the shape of Lake Erie
long and narrow, so a cold wind blowing down its length generates a single, intense snow band. You are either in it or out of it. Driving down the road, you can be in sunshine one minute, and in white-out conditions the next. This pair of pictures taken at the same time only 5 miles apart in Buffalo during the storm illustrates the fickle nature of lake effect storms.
(Excerpt) Read more at drroyspencer.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; newyork
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To: djf
Rains coming soon....so will be huge flooding
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11/21/2014 11:01:25 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
Hundreds of trucks being used to haul out the area as there is no place to put the snow....
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11/21/2014 11:04:13 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
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11/21/2014 11:06:00 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
One of several dumping mountains
![](http://wnyt.com/wnytimages/repository/2014-11/buffalo-snow-bulldozer.jpg)
People getting paid $10. hourly to help clean out the stadium
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11/21/2014 11:10:19 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
Caravans of snow filled trucks winding throughout the area to dump sites
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11/21/2014 11:12:25 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
Residents trying to clear the area
![](http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HQ.277581665494&w=300&h=300&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0)
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11/21/2014 11:15:56 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
More than one way to get the job done! LOLOL
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posted on
11/21/2014 11:17:41 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
This guy was cooking out despite the depth of snow above his grill!
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posted on
11/21/2014 11:20:46 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
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posted on
11/21/2014 11:22:09 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
Another amazing shot of the snow wall as it came in
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posted on
11/21/2014 11:25:12 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
The Snow Blob struck!
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11/21/2014 11:28:56 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
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posted on
11/21/2014 11:30:32 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
Snow removal continues in the stands at Spartan Stadium Friday afternoon
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posted on
11/21/2014 11:41:15 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
Another dumping site
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posted on
11/21/2014 11:44:46 AM PST
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caww
To: caww
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11/21/2014 12:20:23 PM PST
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caww
To: caww
Fellow trying to dif out his furnace vent
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11/21/2014 12:22:25 PM PST
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caww
To: caww
LOL...pretty much said it all for those in Buffalo earlier!....coming around the corner..."Flooding as we haven't seen for a long while" via Como
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11/21/2014 12:25:45 PM PST
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caww
To: kosciusko51; fhayek
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posted on
11/21/2014 12:25:53 PM PST
by
McGruff
(If you like your current El Presidente you can keep him, period.)
To: McGruff
Yup, cars out dug out, streets have been open. Roof is mostly shoveled off. Time to brace for flooding. I have ten foot piles of snow in my yard due to plows and shoveling. Buffalonians can generally roll with the punches when it come to snow, but there have been 13 fatalities from this storm, which is extraordinarily high for a Buffalo snowstorm.
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11/21/2014 12:38:27 PM PST
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fhayek
To: TexasCajun
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11/21/2014 12:42:18 PM PST
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QualityMan
(Don't Tread on Me)
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