DeltaT13

Scott Hetsko posted a nice visible loop today showing a really solid meso low on the Monroe county shoreline! 
 

As usual not sure if the video will work for all.  (nope, didnt work, but if you have facebook he has a loop on his page!)

40 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Can you imagine if we had an ocean to our west. 

I just wish Erie was as deep or deeper then Ontario... that would be a massive game changer.

Lake Effect snow really is a wild thing.  It's been snowing pretty good for almost 7 hours straight and I don't think it has even accumulated more than a quarter inch (if that).  It's like magic movie snow.  Strange.  

5 hours ago, Buckeyes_Suck said:

C'mon, he just coached the first perfect game in league history...

I can’t dispute that but I give the players way more credit than the coach in a performance like that.  They were firing on all cylinders that night. 

3 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Stay away from our coaches wolf. 

I'd have no issue with Daboll going somewhere.  I think hes overrated.  

I'm trying to sell a full set of now tires and rims if you know anyone.  I can't seem to give these damn things away.  I'd love to see them go to a good home.  This post is probably not allowed so view it while you can!

Set of (4) 18" aluminum alloy rims and studded snow tires for a truck or SUV.

Less than 10k miles on the tires.
Size: 265/60/R18.
Brand: Sailun Ice Blazer. Average Tread depth - 10/32”

Rims are from a Ford F150 (18")

Bought new truck with different size wheels so I can no longer this set. Good snow tire, performed very well when in use.

$200 Or best offer for everything.

3 hours ago, SouthBuffaloSteve said:

I didn’t think it did but the Ice Boom actually had a huge impact on the falls ice build up.  The falls themselves never freeze up but the gorge use to be a sight.  Back then if it was cold enough ice flows would rush down and over the falls and jam up in the gorge.  Use to be a big winter time attraction in the late 1800s and early 1900s The Ice Bridge they called it.  Could walk from US to Canada side, sledding hills, just crazy to think about doing something like that today.  1930s the ice flows were so high the honeymoon steel truss bridge over the gorge literally had its anchors ripped out of the gorge walls and collapsed.  Was said the worst winters the ice could grow as much as 100’ high against the gorge walls.  Today most you’ll really see is the mountains of ice that accumulate on the rocks under the American Falls and maybe a standard ice sheet in the lower river but like Delta said only in real long cold winters sustained with multiple days of single digits or less.  

I realize we are actually talking about two somewhat different things.  When there was no ice boom and the river got choked with ice, the falls would certainly freeze up substantially more.  Nowadays, mostly what we see around the falls is frozen mist.  It's this frozen mist that makes the amazing ice bridge and accretions on the gorge.  And it's this process that benefits from colder incoming water and a prolonged period of sub freezing temperatures.

12 hours ago, Ottawa Blizzard said:

Just a general question, but when does ice gnerally start to develop at the base of Niagara Falls? I notice that, despite the recent cold temperatures, none has formed yet. I know it's unlikely we'd see ice build up to the extent it did a century ago, due to the ice boom, and the fact we all rely on the falls for our electric power.

The ice boom and power plants have no effect on the ice, we just need prolonged cold.  Prolonged cold is at least 4 weeks below freezing with a lot of very cold single digits night and highs in the teens days.  Once you get into the 4-6 weeks of prolonged cold is when the magic really happens. It’s certainly not a yearly thing. Additionally you want Lake Erie frozen over so the water feeding the falls is only a couple degrees above freezing. Right now that is a very warm mist with lake temps near 40! 
We’ve only had 2-3 years out of of the last decade with impressive ice accretion down there.  If the next two weeks remain fairly cold you might start seeing some good stuff around the beginning of February. Otherwise it might not happen this year which is more of the rule than the exception these days. 

6 minutes ago, CNY_WX said:

Matt, what do you think of this?  Fortunately it’s 11 days out. 

Now thats a ****ing Miller A, whooo.  What a beaut.... if only.  lolz

Gahhh, virtually nothing to track, even out past 240 hours.  I feel so empty inside....  These post storm blues are real. 

2 hours ago, vortmax said:

Pretty cool as a result of the volcanic eruption.

 

 

Are we looking at the subtle waves moving high above from left to right?

This was a very nice storm, and had some pretty impressive moments.  The density of this dry snow is really incredible. My finally tally is floating around 13 inches right now but the piles I’ve made are huge. This stuff does not compact at all!  It’s been a wild 24 hours and I need sleep badly. 
 

Pretty awesome up in the city. I’m 4 wheeling through the poorly maintained back streets. Heavy snow and cars getting stuck all over. 

14 minutes ago, tim123 said:

Near whiteout here in gananda. How bout you Dave delta?

Quarter miles vis with heavy snow. I’m on north side of the city. 

Looks like Roc might be setting up on a pivot point as this starts to pull east!!

Well I’m back out and the number of damaged mailboxes is comical! What fell last night is extremely dense. Haha straight postal carnage. 

20 minutes ago, tim123 said:

Nws calling for additional 6 to 8

Would gladly take!   Wind is kicking up here now we’ve got some blowing and drifting going on! 

Well I picked a good time to call it last night. We haven’t really got much more than a coating since I came in at 430.  About 8 inches on the snowboard so it’ll just barely verify on the low end if can squeak out another inch or two throughout the day. Still a completely wild front end thump with this one and a very fun night!  This stuff should have some staying power too. 

Looks like a lull coming. I’m going to crash for a bit and head back out around 7. 

2 minutes ago, BGM Blizzard said:

Whats the snowblowing strategy?

I mean I want it as deep as possible. I have a pretty huge snowblower. So I’ll wait until late morning. 

I need to go sleep for a bit but this is just too damn amazing. The roads have really deep snow. Basically Off roading on main roads. 

Back to snow here. It’s pounding down. We are going to put up a huge number I think!

I’m up in Greece now and back to amazing snow. 

2 minutes ago, rochesterdave said:

Full sleet in Pittsford. Before the band really got here. Bust-o-Rama. At least I can sleep and hopefully it’ll flip back by morning. 

I think this changes back for us sooner than you think and the stream of moisture heading our way is wild. I think we are going to overperform for sure. 

It’s like giant pieces of shaved ice are coming down. This is the weirdest shit but it’s still stacking up so I take it.  This will be the greatest base layer.