BuffaloWeather Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 What's funny is that its sunny there too... Yeah my parents sent me a picture of the band facing south. It is sunny there with 2 inches of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Yeah my parents sent me a picture of the band facing south. It is sunny there with 2 inches of snow.The bar is set so high! You're going to look at a 6-12" storm the rest if the winter and yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Yeah my parents sent me a picture of the band facing south. It is sunny there with 2 inches of snow. In reality, probably 90% of those north sides are thrilled its missing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 The bar is set so high! You're going to look at a 6-12" storm the rest if the winter and yawn. I know. This is a storm of a century though. Literally everything came together for this. I can die happy after this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 In reality, probably 90% of those north sides are thrilled its missing them. Yep my dad hates the snow, he goes to florida 3 times a winter. He would have moved there already, but has a great job here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'd imagine 85-100" totals by the end of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'd imagine 85-100" totals by the end of the week. just took my tape measure outside to some of my fav snow measuring places....rolled it out 100....LMAO....just sick. 20 foot drifts? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 One day when I'm married, can afford it, etc I want to move to a LES belt location, I need to experience this once in my life before I pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 How the heck do you guys who live in this area deal with these kinds of snow totals? Do you miss work for 2 weeks? I mean wth. I guess its a different world there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I can kind of understand that - if you live there and see what happens winter and winter. "Its a local thing" There's local weather terms (and other types) around here as well. Maybe up there by Bo, there is specific area that are considered snow belts and others not, even if they are close to Lake Superior. Radar images like these are worth saving. That is a "sick" northern cutoff. I just saw this post, Geos. IMO, and from what I've seen and read, the entire shoreline of Superior in the UP, and also the eastern shore of L MI as well are considered "snow belts" in general terms. I get where Josh is coming from because there are definitely snow belts inside snow belts. And it's really more or less something locals (and weather weenies) of particular areas understand. The general public can't distinguish the difference in snow belts. So In the case of Josh, locally, he is probably not considered to be in the main belt. But damn, after today, that should be examined closer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 One day when I'm married, can afford it, etc I want to move to a LES belt location, I need to experience this once in my life before I pass. You got this all wrong. Move... Then get married... If Kids come into the equation, you might not be able to afford to move again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Buffalo officials are worried that people stranded on 90 near Lancaster that they might get buried and trapped in their cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Buffalo officials are worried that people stranded on 90 near Lancaster that might get buried and trapped in their cars! It's actually difficult to walk in over 4 feet.... I crawl in anything over 4 feet typically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Buffalo officials are worried that people stranded on 90 near Lancaster that they might get buried and trapped in their cars! Not surprising considering some of the pics showing cars completely buried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Life threatening storm no question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I just saw this post, Geos. IMO, and from what I've seen and read, the entire shoreline of Superior in the UP, and also the eastern shore of L MI as well are considered "snow belts" in general terms. I get where Josh is coming from because there are definitely snow belts inside snow belts. And it's really more or less something locals (and weather weenies) of particular areas understand. The general public can't distinguish the difference in snow belts. So In the case of Josh, locally, he is probably not considered to be in the main belt. But damn, after today, that should be examined closer! That's a good way of putting it... "snow belts inside snow belts". If I had to pick a snow belt to live in I'd probably take the one you lived in northern lower. Great picture. Actually a handful of times my yard looked close to that! Can't wait for the end of the day when I can look at all the reports from this event. --- Roger, nice post on the Canadian snow belts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 That's a good way of putting it... "snow belts inside snow belts". If I had to pick a snow belt to live in I'd probably take the one you lived in northern lower. Great picture. Actually a handful of times my yard looked close to that! Can't wait for the end of the day when I can look at all the reports from this event. --- Roger, nice post on the Canadian snow belts! nw lower is an awesome belt. If you live close to the coast, you get the nw, wnw,w,wsw, and sw and nnw flows are decent as well. And if you lived inland some like Josh in Gaylord, you have an elevation rise from 600 to 1400 in 25 miles or so. Negatives are, N lake MI is pretty shallow and can freeze up by Feb. But I've seen it snow there to some degree for 10-14 days nonstop. 100-150" is a great seasonal snow total... and the thaws aren't too bad either. I prefer the raw wilderness of the UP and was looking for 200+".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Buffalo officials are worried that people stranded on 90 near Lancaster that they might get buried and trapped in their cars! Yeah it is going to be bad there, none of them should have been on the road to begin with though. It might end up being a situation like what happened on the 402 east of Sarnia last year or the year before where people were stuck in their cars overnight and were snowmobiled out because the highway was impassable from lake effect snow and drifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 At least nobody can really drive in those areas given the road conditions, so you're probably largely taking vehicular accidents off the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 How the heck do you guys who live in this area deal with these kinds of snow totals? Do you miss work for 2 weeks? I mean wth. I guess its a different world there. It's not always like this. I work 3 miles from my house, my wife works from home. I am in training currently and they already canceled today and tomorrow. WNY takes this in strides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 pound town..... http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/index.php?type=BUF-N0Q-1-200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Younar Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Anyone worried about the feet of snow on rooftops when combined with the rain event forecasted for late in the weekend/early next week? All that snow will soak up the rain like a sponge. Could be some serious structural issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 NYS Thruway. I don't think I've ever seen a major highway like that in the Lower 48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefflaw77 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 NYS Thruway. I don't think I've ever seen a major highway like that in the Lower 48. Only thing I can think of is Atlantic Canada after massive blizzards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanDe680 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 talk about insanity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 nw lower is an awesome belt. If you live close to the coast, you get the nw, wnw,w,wsw, and sw and nnw flows are decent as well. And if you lived inland some like Josh in Gaylord, you have an elevation rise from 600 to 1400 in 25 miles or so. Negatives are, N lake MI is pretty shallow and can freeze up by Feb. But I've seen it snow there to some degree for 10-14 days nonstop. 100-150" is a great seasonal snow total... and the thaws aren't too bad either. I prefer the raw wilderness of the UP and was looking for 200+".... Can;t go wrong up here for sure, NWL is a great spot, you will see many 2'+ events, sadly probably never close to 4-5' like Western NY, but in my opinion the snow is better used up here for winter sports especially snowmobiling. A lot less thaws up here with more consistent temps. There are many good spots to live in NWL but you have to be able to make it work financially. Another consideration is where you would like to live, I chose the gaylord area because I love being near the "Big" city for the modern conveniences. Where Bo was is Elsworth is a very small town with not much besides a couple mom n pop shops etc. Everyone has their preference but I live about 7 miles South West of Gaylord so I get the woods and isolated feel, but only a couple minutes from a home depot or Applebees etc. Not to mention I am a almost lock for 150" a year good year 200". As Bo said, the lake does usually freeze up mid-late winter which we lose our LES guns, if not for that Gaylord would probably hit 200" a year pretty easily, the almost 1500' sea level helps immensely. IF it was my choice I would move out West in the mountains just because I love powder and free ranging on my sled, but couldn't get the wife to move that far Was lucky enough to move to Gaylord. I have no complaints I love this area and will retire here but have a condo in the deep south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Pic taken about an hour ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Pic taken about an hour ago. looks like mid December! Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chicago WX Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Pic taken about an hour ago. Nice pad...and snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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