BuffaloWeather Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Why was that storm so bad? What was the set-up for it? It was the first snowstorm in history that got the federal government involved in the clean up work. In my opinion it is the worst snowstorm in the history of anywhere in the United States with a population of over 50k. If there was ever a storm to research the blizzard of 1977 in Buffalo is the storm to do it on. Google the storm images from that storm, you will not believe your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 a few pics from my neighbor's house. They live on the edge of an open field so they got the worst of the drifting. Probably the biggest drifts i have ever seen around here Those are some epic drifts, thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chances14 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Those are some epic drifts, thanks for posting. Thanks. Thanks for sharing those vids. Looks awesome over there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Nearly 36 straight hours with images like this at my location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Heres the vid I took of the storm. Im very amateur at vids lol, so nothing fancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 A friend flew into Buffalo today, but they're stuck at the airport through tomorrow because there is apparently a driving ban in the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Pics sent to me from my mom at home in WB (apologies for the... verticalness) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 A tad over 23 inches here as the total for this event. We had 12 straight hours from 5 PM Monday to 5 AM Tuesday with 1-2 inches of snow per hour. Following that we had 24 straight hours, aside from a few hours Tuesday Morning of .5-1 inch per hour snowfall rates. We were between -5-10 degrees for the duration of this event. Winds were sustained at 20-40 MPH with gusts over 50 MPH during the heart of the event Monday Night. All in all an absolutely incredible storm. Looking forward to the warmth coming up, that cold was to much, and my heating bills are going to be ridiculous this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 The storm went on to achieve a central pressure of 940 mbs around 00z 8th in the southeast Baffin Island region, and during the approach to Iqualuit (the capital of Nunavut) winds were recorded at NE 60-85 mph (peak gusts near 150 km/hr) which the media report have caused structural damage in the town. Observations further west at Cape Dorset show heavy snow for a number of hours. The storm is beginning to fill today although winds are generally in the 40-50 mph range around the circulation. The strong arctic front is now about halfway across the Atlantic after bringing further power failures in Newfoundland (already hard hit by strong winds earlier in the month). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Roads finally opened here early this afternoon. I went out for a little stroll this evening, and needless to say, it felt like driving over a canyon. Ice chunks everywhere. It's times like these that I actually appreciate owning a truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 A tad over 23 inches here as the total for this event. We had 12 straight hours from 5 PM Monday to 5 AM Tuesday with 1-2 inches of snow per hour. Following that we had 24 straight hours, aside from a few hours Tuesday Morning of .5-1 inch per hour snowfall rates. We were between -5-10 degrees for the duration of this event. Winds were sustained at 20-40 MPH with gusts over 50 MPH during the heart of the event Monday Night. All in all an absolutely incredible storm. Looking forward to the warmth coming up, that cold was to much, and my heating bills are going to be ridiculous this month. Originally from the east coast, gotta love those events where in persistent defo bands you end up with 1-3 inch per hour rates for 12 hours straight. The only difference is we get them every 5 years, and in lake effect land you get them 5 times per year! (well, not really, but you get the point). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Earlier on today the roads seemed to finally start to improve after easily the longest I can ever remember them staying awful after a storm. Should improve to normal conditions later today/tomorrow.And this is in the city, folks. On major interstates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Ice storm cleanup costs are currently at least $250 million in Ontario. $106 million in Toronto. $51 million in Brampton. $25 million in Mississauga. $340,000 for only tree cleanup in Kitchener/Waterloo. No one seems to know where this money is coming from since there are few disaster assistance programs in Ontario, and many municipalities do not have emergency disaster reserves, etc. They're already talking raising taxes to pay for the damage. Toronto alone would have to double its property taxes. Why there are no plans in place to pay for disasters is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Ice storm cleanup costs are currently at least $250 million in Ontario. $106 million in Toronto. $51 million in Brampton. $25 million in Mississauga. $340,000 for only tree cleanup in Kitchener/Waterloo. No one seems to know where this money is coming from since there are few disaster assistance programs in Ontario, and many municipalities do not have emergency disaster reserves, etc. They're already talking raising taxes to pay for the damage. Toronto alone would have to double its property taxes. Why there are no plans in place to pay for disasters is beyond me. Wrong thread but anyways, that sucks. I haven't heard about hiking property taxes but in Toronto they were thinking about jacking up electricity rates to pay for the damage to power lines. In either case, my thinking is that these are empty threats by the municipalities to get the province to pick up the lion's share of the tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I finally got a picture from my parents. The wind comes in between the garage and house and swirls the snow into a triangle shaped drift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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