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Buffalo, N.Y., area in the midst of a truly insane lake effect snow storm [60 inches and counting]
« on: November 19, 2014, 12:31:44 pm »
Buffalo, N.Y., area in the midst of a truly insane lake effect snow storm

Update at 9:25 p.m.: The National Weather Service now reports up to 60 inches (5 feet!) of snow about 6 miles east, southeast of Buffalo near Lancaster:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/11/18/buffalo-n-y-area-in-the-midst-of-a-truly-insane-lake-effect-snow-storm/



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Re: Buffalo, N.Y., area in the midst of a truly insane lake effect snow storm [60 inches and counting]
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2014, 12:33:44 pm »
Ahhhh....memories.

Buffalonians are tough people and know how to drive in snow.  The Summer season lasts about two weeks in July.
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Re: Buffalo, N.Y., area in the midst of a truly insane lake effect snow storm [60 inches and counting]
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2014, 01:15:19 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on November 19, 2014, 12:33:44 pm
Ahhhh....memories.

Buffalonians are tough people and know how to drive in snow.  The Summer season lasts about two weeks in July.
The four seasons in Western New York:

Almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction season.

For those wondering, I'm fine. The snow band is quite a bit to the north of where I'm at. We had sunshine (bitter cold, but sunshine) yesterday and today.
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Re: Buffalo, N.Y., area in the midst of a truly insane lake effect snow storm [60 inches and counting]
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2014, 02:13:56 pm »
Massive lake effect snowfall claims at least 6 lives
By Associated Press via NY Post
November 19, 2014 | 3:23am
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — A ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York, trapping residents in their homes and stranding motorists on roadways, as temperatures in all 50 states fell to freezing or below.

Even hardened Buffalo residents were caught off-guard Tuesday as more than 4 feet fell in parts of the city. Authorities said snow totals by Wednesday afternoon could top 6 feet in the hardest-hit areas south of Buffalo, with another storm expected Thursday.

Cold weather enveloped the entire country Tuesday, leading to record-low temperatures more familiar to January than November. Racing winds and icy roads caused accidents, school closings and delays in municipal operations from the Midwest to the South even where snowfall was low or mercifully absent.

The storm was blamed for at least six deaths in New York, New Hampshire and Michigan.

“We have tried to get out of our house, and we are lucky to be able to shovel so we can open the door,” said Linda Oakley of Buffalo. “We’re just thinking that in case of an emergency we can at least get out the door. We can’t go any further.”

The snowstorm forced motorists in 150 vehicles, including a women’s basketball team, to ride out the onslaught in their vehicles. They waited for hours to be freed, with some waiting more than a day. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo deployed 150 members of the National Guard to help clear snow-clogged roads and remove abandoned vehicles.

By early Wednesday, a Thruway official said most but not all passenger vehicles had been cleared. ...
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Re: Buffalo, N.Y., area in the midst of a truly insane lake effect snow storm [60 inches and counting]
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2014, 02:15:00 pm »
Quote from: jmyrlefuller on November 19, 2014, 01:15:19 pm
The four seasons in Western New York:

Almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction season.

For those wondering, I'm fine. The snow band is quite a bit to the north of where I'm at. We had sunshine (bitter cold, but sunshine) yesterday and today.

Where are you located in Western New York?

My brother has two pizza/sub joints in Hamburg....which was ground zero for this storm.
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Re: Buffalo, N.Y., area in the midst of a truly insane lake effect snow storm [60 inches and counting]
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2014, 02:21:46 pm »
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Where are you located in Western New York?

My brother has two pizza/sub joints in Hamburg....which was ground zero for this storm.
Little Valley, NY, about 50 miles south of Buffalo and right over the hill from the ski mecca of Ellicottville.
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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2014, 02:24:13 pm »
Quote from: jmyrlefuller on November 19, 2014, 02:21:46 pm
Little Valley, NY, about 50 miles south of Buffalo and right over the hill from the ski mecca of Ellicottville.

Okay....just far enough to dodge this one, huh?
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Re: Buffalo, N.Y., area in the midst of a truly insane lake effect snow storm [60 inches and counting]
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2014, 03:57:39 pm »
Quote from: jmyrlefuller on November 19, 2014, 01:15:19 pm
The four seasons in Western New York:

Almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction season.


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« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2014, 04:02:47 pm »

Snow covered a street in south Buffalo on Wednesday. Credit Carolyn Thompson/Associated Press
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« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2014, 08:41:18 pm »
Left western NY years ago because of the climate. The winters were a challenge but the hot, humid summers were unbearable to me. Still love to visit the mother land though.
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