donsutherland1 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 A cool observation: The -5° reading ties the daily record set in 1942 and is Buffalo's coldest temperature since 1/24/2011 when the mercury fell to -8°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan76 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Snow plow drivers FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowalot Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hey all - former buffalo native now living in lancaster PA. Looks like a grand event. I have always been fascinated by snow, especially when lots of it comes down. Love the pics and videos! My family lives in North Buffalo and Kenmore so I will need to give them a yell and see how it's going. Nothing like whiteout conditions lasting hours. As I posted in your other forum, I lived through the Buffalo winter of 76-77 and the blizzard of 77. School was off every week and then after the blizzard for two weeks. That was a winter to remember. Last flurries were in late May! Have fun with the event and stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chietanen Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 A cool observation: The -5° reading ties the daily record set in 1942 and is Buffalo's coldest temperature since 1/24/2011 when the mercury fell to -8°. Pretty cool indeed! Gotta love the visibility: 0.06 miles, might as well be zero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hey all - former buffalo native now living in lancaster PA. Looks like a grand event. I have always been fascinated by snow, especially when lots of it comes down. Love the pics and videos! My family lives in North Buffalo and Kenmore so I will need to give them a yell and see how it's going. Nothing like whiteout conditions lasting hours. As I posted in your other forum, I lived through the Buffalo winter of 76-77 and the blizzard of 77. School was off every week and then after the blizzard for two weeks. That was a winter to remember. Last flurries were in late May! Have fun with the event and stay safe. The grand daddy of all blizzards,it was actually the first ever weather event they declared a disaster for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Report from the Ontario band near the lake shore per Millersville OWLeS: 4 degrees Wind gusts over 40 SN w/ freezing lake spray My friend stationed up there said their truck had 1/2" of ice accretion due to spray and they had to chip away at it before they can move. Crazy weather. They have experienced it all up there . They can't report a snow total because it's almost impossible with the winds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ayuud11 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Sorry about the quality.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Total whiteout on buffalo west side,unreal . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Thank you for the answers ayuud11 and lakeeffectkid382 Understand that it's difficult to calculate the snow because of the high winds. But I hope that the band will turn a little north, across the town so I can follow it on the webcam here: http://buffalowebcam.com/live-webcams/elmwood-avenue-panos-restaurant Please take photos or videos now when it's light outside! Some photos from past Lake Effect Snowstorms: Buffalo, 2001: http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photoles2001a.html Oswego, 2004: http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photoles2004a.html Tug Hill, 2007: http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photoles2007a.html (numerous members from AmWx's predecessor Board "chased" this event; local meteorologist LakeEffectKing was extremely helpful). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNash Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Band is up here in Parkside... can't see across the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Band is up here in Parkside... can't see across the street. Conditions are unreal,if this keeps up they might wanna consider issuing a travel ban for the area.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Conditions are unreal,if this keeps up they might wanna consider issuing a travel ban for the area..congrats you guys up there, hopefully you guys can cash in on some heavy snow. Im also hoping we get some more later this afternoon/evening once that band moves back south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 congrats you guys up there, hopefully you guys can cash in on some heavy snow. Im also hoping we get some more later this afternoon/evening once that band moves back south. Thanks man! will send it back your way once we are done with it hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Pretty epic here now too. Moderate snow and wind is really ripping. Vis going from 0 to maybe 1/4-mile. Some bare ground in spots, 2 foot drifts in other areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Band is quite a bit weaker than I thought it would be seeing as its going up the entire fetch of Lake Erie. I think the brutal cold the last 24 hours has caused some insane increases in ice coverage which is limiting how much fuel this band can have. I will be going out to measure after I eat some brunch. I watched the radar for the entire day and I literally could not pick a better spot to be in as we were in the highest returns for over 12 hours. I still do not think 30+ inch amounts are realized with snowfall rates quite a bit lower than anticipated. The real insane rates are off of Ontario with little to no ice cover. Also, Ayuud enjoy it man! =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 This event wouldn't be complete without a flash flood warning... Flash Flood WarningFLASH FLOOD STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY937 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014NYC029-063-072030-/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T2030Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/NIAGARA NY-ERIE NY-937 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR THEUPPER NIAGARA RIVER IN NORTHWESTERN ERIE AND SOUTHWESTERN NIAGARACOUNTIES...THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS AND GRAND ISLAND.AT 930 AM EST...THE JOINT RIVER CONTROL CENTER CONTINUES TO ADVISEOF THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM FLOODING ON THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER ASA RESULT OF HIGH WINDS AND INCREASED ICE FLOWS. AN ICE JAM HASFORMED BETWEEN THE POWER AUTHORITY INTAKES AND CAYUGA ISLAND. THEWATER LEVEL GAUGE AT THE LA SALLE YACHT CLUB IS READING SLIGHTLYBELOW THE ZERO DAMAGE ELEVATION.POTENTIAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ON THE ROBERT MOSES PARKWAYUNDER THE NORTH GRAND ISLAND BRIDGE IS OCCURRING. CONDITIONS AREUNSTABLE AND COULD WORSEN.IF WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCHOF CAYUGA ISLAND...AND ALSO IN THE VICINITY OF THE LA SALLE YACHTCLUB IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ONGRAND ISLAND IN THE VICINITY OF BASELINE ROAD. RESIDENTS SHOULDMONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chietanen Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 A cool observation: The -5° reading ties the daily record set in 1942 and is Buffalo's coldest temperature since 1/24/2011 when the mercury fell to -8°. Hey Don, what do you suppose caused the temp to drop like that, as it was 0 just 3 hours earlier? Was it the wind shift to SW that brought in colder air from downstream? I think temperatures in the Southern Tier of NY were running much lower than Buffalo today. I have family in Mayville in Chautauqua county and they were saying it was -14 there this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Band is quite a bit weaker than I thought it would be seeing as its going up the entire fetch of Lake Erie. I think the brutal cold the last 24 hours has caused some insane increases in ice coverage which is limiting how much fuel this band can have. I will be going out to measure after I eat some brunch. I watched the radar for the entire day and I literally could not pick a better spot to be in as we were in the highest returns for over 12 hours. I still do not think 30+ inch amounts are realized with snowfall rates quite a bit lower than anticipated. The real insane rates are off of Ontario with little to no ice cover. Also, Ayuud enjoy it man! =) there is a problem with the BUF radar causing reflectivites to be 5-8 dbz too low fwiw. I think the band is quite impressive even though it may not look like it on radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 This event wouldn't be complete without a flash flood warning... Flash Flood WarningFLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 937 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 NYC029-063-072030- /O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T2030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA NY-ERIE NY- 937 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER IN NORTHWESTERN ERIE AND SOUTHWESTERN NIAGARA COUNTIES... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS AND GRAND ISLAND. AT 930 AM EST...THE JOINT RIVER CONTROL CENTER CONTINUES TO ADVISE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM FLOODING ON THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AS A RESULT OF HIGH WINDS AND INCREASED ICE FLOWS. AN ICE JAM HAS FORMED BETWEEN THE POWER AUTHORITY INTAKES AND CAYUGA ISLAND. THE WATER LEVEL GAUGE AT THE LA SALLE YACHT CLUB IS READING SLIGHTLY BELOW THE ZERO DAMAGE ELEVATION. POTENTIAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ON THE ROBERT MOSES PARKWAY UNDER THE NORTH GRAND ISLAND BRIDGE IS OCCURRING. CONDITIONS ARE UNSTABLE AND COULD WORSEN. IF WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF CAYUGA ISLAND...AND ALSO IN THE VICINITY OF THE LA SALLE YACHT CLUB IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON GRAND ISLAND IN THE VICINITY OF BASELINE ROAD. RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND. Are you keeping up with the count? because i certainly forgot how much warnings they've issued for the past 24hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 there is a problem with the BUF radar causing reflectivites to be 5-8 dbz too low fwiw. I think the band is quite impressive even though it may not look like it on radar. Any reports for lackawanna area? they were getting hit hard yesterday when i left i wonder how much fell over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 there is a problem with the BUF radar causing reflectivites to be 5-8 dbz too low fwiw. I think the band is quite impressive even though it may not look like it on radar. Yeah I agree, mainly because of how cold it is. But were going to have to double what we already received in the hardest hit areas to get the 30+. It is certainly doable, but I think max amounts are going to be between 20-30 inches. Still an impressive event with the wind and cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Any reports for lackawanna area? they were getting hit hard yesterday when i left i wonder how much fell over there. I watched the radar for 12 straight hours. Hamburg into Orchard Park seem to be the jackpots from what I was viewing on the radar. The band was south of Lackawanna for 6-8 hours last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindblom Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 This webcam is not located far away from Buffalo centre, right? Pretty heavy snowfall there. http://buffalowebcam.com/live-webcams/elmwood-avenue-panos-restaurant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Band is quite a bit weaker than I thought it would be seeing as its going up the entire fetch of Lake Erie. I think the brutal cold the last 24 hours has caused some insane increases in ice coverage which is limiting how much fuel this band can have. I will be going out to measure after I eat some brunch. I watched the radar for the entire day and I literally could not pick a better spot to be in as we were in the highest returns for over 12 hours. I still do not think 30+ inch amounts are realized with snowfall rates quite a bit lower than anticipated. The real insane rates are off of Ontario with little to no ice cover. Also, Ayuud enjoy it man! =) I was thinking the high winds/waves we've had since the temps dropped would significantly limit ice formation. Just a guess on my part... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velouria13 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 This has been the view out the front of my house in Snyder near Main and Harlem for the past couple of hours. So glad I planned ahead to work from home today. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/velouria13/blizzard.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buffalo Bumble Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 This has been the view out the front of my house in Snyder near Main and Harlem for the past couple of hours. So glad I planned ahead to work from home today. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/velouria13/blizzard.jpg Me too, but I haven't done much work. This damn forum is too distracting, not to mention the roaring wind and whiteout outside my windows.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindblom Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Has it stopped snowing in Hamburg and Orchard Park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I was thinking the high winds/waves we've had since the temps dropped would significantly limit ice formation. Just a guess on my part...ya theres no way any additional ice is forming on the lake today despite temps being below zero. The wind and waves are way too much to allow ice accumulation today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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