Lake Effect.........

I'm not sure on the total but I plowed twice with the truck.

 

Wow. You guys got some of that stuff that missed us altogether on the South side. So you must have got at least 6-8 inches. Eh?

 

Yes, I talked with my father today, he said except for the winds it was nice.

 

I was shown some pictures by a co-worker who has a friend who lives in Buffalo. Her minivan was totally buried in her front driveway! Right where she is they must have at least 20-25 inches of snow. Just looking at the pictures. She said they won't be going anywhere for a while. It will take them all day to dig out and clean up. I was having thoughts of last winter.

 

Some pics from Buffalo Lake Effect snow.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index...._photos_video_lake_effect.html#incart_m-rpt-2

 

Lots of things have been cancelled near Watertown. Holy smoly.

 

Holly smokes
Want to borrow a section of my wood shed ? Not sure I built it to handle that snow load though

 

In Watertown NY, the winds peaked at 50.6 mph.
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20141118/NEWS03/141118571

 

I browsed around the traffic cameras south of Buffalo
http://maps.nittec.org/traffic_map/index.html

It's snowing
Geting dark there now,
And forecast for 2 feet more tomorrow.
Comparison to the traffic camera couple miles away from me.
http://www.dot.state.ak.us/iways/roadweather/forms/SiteSum.html?areaId=9&perspectiveId=1&siteId=231

 

Late to the party...

 

I don't miss that lake stuff one bit. Live in Watertown NY while at a radar site. We ent shopping once and in just a hr, a freak storm came so bad we had to stay in a motel overnight. Then we were at a radar site at Finland minisota. Snow so deep it went to the roof. I was medical support at those places. Not a place suitable for these old bones now.

 

I would move back to WNY (South of Buffalo) in a sec...if it weren't for pictures like that.

 

"Lake Effect" implies to me it' must be a wet heavy snow too. ?
Worst kind,
roofs collapse , plugs snow throwers, packed down it turns to ice.

 

Not many years ago they had about seven feet of it in Oswego, NY area. That all came in a matter of about 2-3 days. They had roofs collapsing alright. They are talking close to five feet or more in some of the worst hit areas already. I think one place near Buffalo already has 59 inches. Glad I'm not living and/or working there.

 

D are you getting any of this chit?? Talked to my Mom and Brother early today north of the city no snow there yet

 

In my experience the lake effect is usually light, cold and blowing. It takes a good, cold breeze over the relatively warm lake to make it happen. The snow is usually not that heavy, weight wise, on a good lake effect event.

 

No, it is generally a larger amount of snow than what the rest of the country receives. The Great Lakes are a year round weather machine. Storms are fed by the moisture off of the Great Lakes. That is why when you look at the maps, the hardest hit areas will always be the southeastern and eastern sides of Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. Erie had over 100 inches of snow last year. Where I am, over 80 inches (I stopped counting).

 

Not yet. Erie got a foot this weekend, right? I heard south of Buffalo could get 2 more feet.

 

One more thing that might interest you, this happens all year round except for when Lake Erie freezes. In the warmer months the Lake will bring lots of rain, quick change in weather patterns, and clouds.

 

& many say I'm crazy for living in Alaska.