Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I agree with the your comment regarding river ice...doesn't make sense. On the other hand, I think the term 'black ice' is fairly legit for ice glazed on asphalt since it appears 'black' and recognized publically as such. JMHO I think the term is used because it is ice that is very hard to see with the naked eye, particularly under grey skies or at night. Some ice you can see very clearly when approaching from a distance. With black ice, it looks like dry pavement until you're right on top of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Suburbs of Cleveland are getting hit with a unpredicted 6+ inches of lake effect snow today off a narrow fetch of completely frozen lake Erie. Lake Erie never truly shuts down even when nearly 100% covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Nothing major, but Sat could be fun for your winter activities of choice: NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE418 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENINGTO NOON EST FRIDAY......WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM ESTSATURDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTERWEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECTFROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY.* LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK.* TIMING...FOR WIND CHILLS...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAYMORNING. FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGHEARLY SATURDAY EVENING.* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES.* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST ONFRIDAY AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITHGUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES FRIDAYEVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND ORHYPOTHERMIA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAYWILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITIES AND SNOWCOVERED ROADS...ONCE AGAIN RESULTING IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVELCONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Nothing major, but Sat could be fun for your winter activities of choice: NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 418 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...FOR WIND CHILLS...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND OR HYPOTHERMIA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...ONCE AGAIN RESULTING IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. Definitely looks like an exciting time for this forum. There are several chances of decent shots at snow. From Rochester to Syracuse to Watertown might have feet of snow in the next 2 weeks. If only the glaciers carved out Lake Erie to be a tad deeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim123 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 North east side of rochester gettin it har 6 inches in 2 hours in webster earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Both Tuesday and Wednesday next week could be one of the coldest days so far this winter per the 0z euro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 .CLIMATE...UP TO THIS POINT...ITS BEEN A MEMORABLY COLD WINTER. TEMPERATURES FOR EACH OF THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS WINTER (NOVEMBER THROUGH TODAY) HAVE AVERAGED BELOW NORMAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 30 YEARS. THE MOST IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS ARE BEING FOUND AT BUFFALO. TEMPERATURES AT THE BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAVE AVERAGED AT LEAST 2 DEGREES F BELOW NORMAL FOR EACH WINTER MONTH THUS FAR (-3.1 NOV...-2.1 DEC AND SO FAR FOR THIS MONTH...-3.4 DEG F). THE LAST TIME MERCURY LEVELS WERE THIS COLD FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF WINTER WAS DURING THE INFAMOUS WINTER OF 1976-77...WHEN TEMPERATURES AVERAGED AT LEAST 5.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE SAME CALENDAR PERIOD. IN ROCHESTER...WHILE TEMPERATURES HAVE AVERAGED BELOW NORMAL FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS WINTER...THE DEPARTURES HAVE NOT BEEN QUITE AS SIGNIFICANT. NEVERTHELESS...THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE WINTER OF 1980-81. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Winter Storm Warning for all of Buffalo NWS Viewing area. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL GREATLY DETERIORATE WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT WIND BLOWN SNOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revracer800 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Calling for 8-10 for my area with 20-30 mph winds and gust up to 45 Yikes. Some Lake Effect Saturday night into Sunday morning. Plus another storm rolling in Monday damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Winter Storm Warning for all of Buffalo NWS Viewing area. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORMWARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PMTHIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSOBEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHTSATURDAY NIGHT TO NOON EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISNO LONGER IN EFFECT.* LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK.* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING.* HAZARDS...SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW.* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.* VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL GREATLY DETERIORATE WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT WIND BLOWN SNOW. Honestly, this is what I like about the NWS down there. On the surface of things, this won't be a big snow event, but the winds accompanying the snow will make it a potentially severe event, nonetheless. I think Environment Canada up here should issue more public advisories, even if less than 6" of snow is expected. I'm hoping for 2-4" out of this first system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Calling for 8-10 for my area with 20-30 mph winds and gust up to 45 Yikes. Some Lake Effect Saturday night into Sunday morning. Plus another storm rolling in Monday damn. Wow, you live close to Oswego? You must get pounded by snow in the winter! It's too bad we don't have a board member who lives in Watertown, the ice-box of the eastern USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revracer800 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I'm 10 minutes from Oswego... in a normal winter the snow piles up pretty good, last night we picked up about 6" of LES. it gets crazy here when the LES gets kicked up really good. It's been cold here also but not like Watertown. Couple days ago it got down to -16 brrrrr lol. I love living near that big pond they call Lake Ontario haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 after a relatively clear day today, any current views of ice on the g. lakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Light Pillars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 after a relatively clear day today, any current views of ice on the g. lakes? Not the best, but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champy Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 WSW up for all of WNY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Check out this cool video on how they use to plow snow back in the old days over the Tug hill region. I saw that near the time when you posted this, it was under a related video from a previous snow video uploaded and posted in this sub-forum. I had no idea footage like that was out there. It was almost destroyed in the late 70s as well. Just insane stuff and being in colour being the 1930s is so awesome, you would never think something like snow-plowing would have that back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 KBUF is at 70.1 inches on the year which is 13.7 inches above normal. Should be adding to that total quite a bit over the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leelee Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 WSW up for all of WNY. More BS sensationalism, but whatever keeps people off the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 More BS sensationalism, but whatever keeps people off the roads. I hope we get some miracle lake enhancement, i'm not feeling this 3-6" forecast. btw how'd ya like the forecast for early next week? MONDAY; Snow Showers, Very Windy, with Blowing Snow for the AM commute. Falling temperatures PM. High: 16. Low: -1. Worsening Wind Chill may become Severe by Monday night. TUESDAY; Mostly Cloudy with Sct Snow Showers, Windy & Frigid. Severe Wind Chill likely, in the -20s and possibly -30s at times. High: 7. Low: -3, with a Severe Wind Chill continuing overnight. WEDNESDAY; Mostly Cloudy with a chance of Sct Snow Showers. Possible Severe Wind Chill, as it will remain Breezy to Windy. High: 10. Low: 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I saw that near the time when you posted this, it was under a related video from a previous snow video uploaded and posted in this sub-forum. I had no idea footage like that was out there. It was almost destroyed in the late 70s as well. Just insane stuff and being in colour being the 1930s is so awesome, you would never think something like snow-plowing would have that back then. It's too bad there is no footage of when they borrowed the 12 foot rotary runway plow from the then Griffiss Air Force Base to clear snow on Rt.26 across the Tug.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Wow, you live close to Oswego? You must get pounded by snow in the winter! It's too bad we don't have a board member who lives in Watertown, the ice-box of the eastern USA. BRLady lives in watertown lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I hope we get some miracle lake enhancement, i'm not feeling this 3-6" forecast. btw how'd ya like the forecast for early next week? yeah, I don't see me getting 2" in Toronto either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarbear Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I saw that near the time when you posted this, it was under a related video from a previous snow video uploaded and posted in this sub-forum. I had no idea footage like that was out there. It was almost destroyed in the late 70s as well. Just insane stuff and being in colour being the 1930s is so awesome, you would never think something like snow-plowing would have that back then. They still plow with them up there in spots.... It was probably about 10 yrs ago snowmobiling and I think it was somewhere around Montague when we came over a hill and saw one coming down the road at all us.... Eeek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Nice historical video of plowing. I noticed that at 2:23, it showed a photo labeled Town of Pompey, Onondaga County, that's southern part of the county, not on the Tug. That's a lot of packed and drifted snow....most towns around here still have the old wing-tip plows, but usually painted and parked outside Town garages as decorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 KBUF hauls down the WSW's. That seemed like an aggressive call with an inbound dry clipper and an already arid airmass in place ahead of it. Looks like flurries and showers for most this weekend and maybe some LES IMBY north of SYR this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revracer800 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Where is this snow we were supposed to get today? Looks like a bust so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Estimating 4 inches here, tough to tell for sure with blowing and drifting. Moderate snow currently falling. A lot of accidents on the roads in this area today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revracer800 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Absolutely nothing here just a couple snow flakes here and there has been pretty windy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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