Thinksnow18 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I've measured 12.2" in Williamsville since this morning...im at 21.4 on the ground. If another 18 is realized and I see no reason why not I will approach 30" for this storm...the rub will be the winds and the smaller dendrites as the cold air deepens. Just incredible out right now 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 3.0” here so far today at 10pm. It’s like eerily calm and quiet outside at the moment. Looking at radar kinda nervous that band is going to just get pushed onshore off the lake and we will have to wait for another one to fire up... . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Give it another half hr or so it’s trying to re-orient itself on a WSW flow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 38 minutes ago, wolfie09 said: 3k nam It certainly looks less exciting for those of us riding the line from Pulaski to Redfield to Osceola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It's going to be a close call thats for sure lol Take these number with a grain of salt.. Still snowing.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I’m off to bed. Hopefully this changes the fortune for the “transition zone”. Good luck all! Did you see this?Should save this so when people says where’s the transition zone you can go right in the middle of those two jackpots . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 BUF about to get smoked soon man that band means business!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Quick recap of the calls for tonight from the local stations...2... WHY do they let her do the weather?! Her forecast was horrible...4... Nice forecast from Santos. He’s thinking band stays city and north all night... and puts down 8-14” by sunrise tomorrow right through the metro. Aggressive but not over the top accumulation calls...7.. I think Andy has the bet forecast. Maybe a little conservative but a safe bet as they have it moving around a lot more overnight. I like how they have the really close zoom in on the snow maps. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 NEW YORK ...Erie County... 2 NW Tonawanda 7.5 745 PM 1/29 Trained Spotter Buffalo Airport 6.2 1045 PM 1/29 NWS Office 1 NW Williamsville 5.5 700 PM 1/29 Trained Spotter 1 WNW Colden 1.4 700 PM 1/29 Trained Spotter ...Jefferson County... Millen Bay 7.3 730 PM 1/29 Trained Spotter S Watertown 4.7 800 PM 1/29 CoCoRaHS ...Oswego County... 3 SSW Redfield 7.0 915 PM 1/29 Trained Spotter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 1.4" so far today here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 Here we go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 ...A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ERIE... NIAGARA...ORLEANS...NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND NORTHWESTERN GENESEE COUNTIES... At 1002 PM EST, a band of lake effect snow producing snow fall rates of 2 inches per hour is across the Buffalo Northtowns, and northern Genesee County. This band of snow is expected to move northward across Niagara and Orleans Counties this upcoming hour, before settling back southward across the City of Buffalo and the Airport. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this band of lake effect snow. The gusty winds will create blowing and drifting snow further reducing the visibility. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 NICE! Here we go!!!. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Nice write up from KBUF. I guess we need to see how high we can get the rates as there should be a good 6-8 hour maybe longer lock over the city... NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...Overnight...Off Lake Erie...as expected the lake snows were temporarily disruptedby the passage of the wind shift/surface boundary early this evening...but have since redeveloped from Long Point northeastward to the cityof Buffalo and the Buffalo airport. Judging from current radar trendswhich suggest another northward shift is imminent...this band shouldjog back northward into far Northern Erie and Niagara/Orleans countiesover the next hour or so...before wobbling back southward again intandem with another subtle wind shift between 11 PM and midnight.After that time the band should lock directly in over Buffalo, theairport, Northtowns, and points ENE into Genesee County near or justnorth of Batavia. Increasingly strong winds should also direct the bandto just about Rochester overnight. Additional snow amounts, on top ofwhat fell during the daylight hours, should amount to 5 to 9 inchesunder the band. At least through the overnight hours, this band willhave minimal affect for the Southtowns, Boston hills, and much ofWyoming County.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 40 minutes ago, wolfie09 said: It's going to be a close call thats for sure lol Take these number with a grain of salt.. Still snowing.. Oh, wolfie. Don't do this to me, bro. That puts me in the epi-center.....can't get excited....can't get excited..... lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 minute ago, WxWatcher007 said: Nice ^ 1.75” new snow in the last 90 minutes. Wind has definitely picked up and the snow is definitely blowing around. Going to be hard to measure from here on out. Watching the radar was pretty sweet. You could see the transition line of snow moving in from the south, and snow moving in from the northwest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 S+ continues here, over 12” for the event now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 S+ continues here, over 12” for the event now. Nice! Maybe this is finally the event you guys up in the northtowns have been waiting for. That sucker is ripping through the city right now! Looks like another wobble north and starting to lock in. Anyone have any idea on rates? 2-3”/hr? Flake size is noticeably getting smaller.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: Have to say I was very skeptical that we’d put up good numbers today here but we did...and all it took was a short window of good returns. I’m excited about tomorrow with the combination of cold, wind, and (hopefully) SN+++ Back to flurries for the first time since the afternoon. Got a very nice jebwalk in. Nice! I went for a jebwalk too. NO street lights around here...that's for sure. Hah. Looking forward to tracking this with you and Wolfie. Nice to have someone reporting from the northern side for this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 That map that was posted from the female met in Buffalo is hilarious. The color coding doesn't match with all the random numbers. Then that other one where he has numbers ALL over the map....hilarious! And THAT is why the general public looks at mets as a joke...(So many good ones behind the scenes!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNash Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Going to bed. Winds are strong enough now that measuring is impossible. I’d say that we have had at least a foot or so since this morning. Dendrites are much smaller but coming down at a higher rate. Looking forward to clearing this out in the morning and admiring the snowpiles! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 My god those thruway cams 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 3D Super Doppler from the Mobile Weather Lab. Goofy but kinda neat!. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 No fluff bombs tonight.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 From the Eden thruway exit looking north. Look at the brightness of that band. Silvercreek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 17 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: From the Eden thruway exit looking north. Look at the brightness of that band. Silvercreek I think I see Jim Cantore poking his head out in one of those pics. I know he is hiding in there somewhere... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 That’s what I been looking for all night, the new band forming behind the current one has that classic SW look to it, hopefully it locks in place and no more disruptions to it lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southbuffalowx Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Looks like we'll have a tough time getting in on the action in South Buffalo, so I'm gonna call it a night. Hopefully that southern edge finds it's way over us when the band settles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 That’s what I been looking for all night, the new band forming behind the current one has that classic SW look to it, hopefully it locks in place and no more disruptions to it lol.. Look at the feeder bands firing up our west. I think this band really explodes and settles in after 3am. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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