LakeEffectKing Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 20 minutes ago, 96blizz said: Rippage in Skaneateles. Nice! You'll get over a foot today...maybe well over! The forecasted soundings just upstream from you are great a bit later today!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96blizz Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Current situation. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96blizz Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Just now, LakeEffectKing said: Nice! You'll get over a foot today...maybe well over! The forecasted soundings just upstream from you are great a bit later today!! P and C has 5” today (shrugs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 My friend in Holland got 2' overnight too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Besides 2014 this is the craziest event I've ever witnessed in my lifetime I think. I didn't think snowfall rates of 2-4 per hour were possible with 81% frozen lake on Feb. 20th off of Erie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Looks like convergence setting up right over my place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Always Sunny Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 12Z BUF sounding looking nice. Textbook. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Buddy snow blowing his driveway and it’s up to the top of the chute. Still snowing at 3” an hour there. He’s gonna get 40” by noon at this rate! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, lakeeffectkid383 said: Buddy snow blowing his driveway and it’s up to the top of the chute. Still snowing at 3” an hour there. He’s gonna get 40” by noon at this rate! insane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 If this band doesn't move all day we are going to have insane totals even here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96blizz Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Village of Hamburg 13" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Convergence setting up with SW winds near Chat. ridge and NW winds out of Canada! The best events occur when this happens. Can you imagine what this event would have been with a open lake? Would have been Nov 2014 all over again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Can confirm 2 feet in Boston, Colden, Eden, and Holland so far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, 96blizz said: Those are some hefty rates right there. Looks beautiful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96blizz Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 minute ago, BuffaloWeather said: Those are some hefty rates right there. Looks beautiful. It’s been “choppy” and not consistently like this but hoping it gets that way a bit later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 minute ago, BuffaloWeather said: Convergence setting up with SW winds near Chat. ridge and NW winds out of Canada! The best events occur when this happens. Can you imagine what this event would have been with a open lake? Would have been Nov 2014 all over again. With the northeast end of the lake wide open and the fetch primarily running right over the open water, does it matter that the rest of the lake is frozen? Not like the rest of the lake was “contributing” much to the lake effect. Either that or the ice is thin enough where fetch is passing over to allow for uplift which then gets supercharged when it hits the open water. Anyway, fascinating stuff! I’m heading south soon to chase. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGM Blizzard Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 30 minutes ago, lakeeffectkid383 said: Buddy snow blowing his driveway and it’s up to the top of the chute. Still snowing at 3” an hour there. He’s gonna get 40” by noon at this rate! All these pictures take me back to what happened here in December. Very nice! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Eden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Hamburg right now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGM Blizzard Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Parts of Monroe County looks like they're about to get hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, Buffalo Bumble said: With the northeast end of the lake wide open and the fetch primarily running right over the open water, does it matter that the rest of the lake is frozen? Not like the rest of the lake was “contributing” much to the lake effect. Either that or the ice is thin enough where fetch is passing over to allow for uplift which then gets supercharged when it hits the open water. Anyway, fascinating stuff! I’m heading south soon to chase. It definitely matters. Ice limits the natural process of LES. The less moisture is available when there is ice coverage. The reason why the best bands in history are over the tug is because of the 3 lake connection. It grabs moisture from 3 lakes and pounds it on the tug. The greater the amount of available moisture the greater the potential band strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 West falls @Luke_Mages you working today? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeyes_Suck Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: West falls @Luke_Mages you working today? No I wish I was though. I’ve been at this firm for two 3 winters now and have yet to enjoy and event like this. We do have some pretty badass snow removal equipment that I’m sure will be put to the test tomorrow. I’ll post some pics Monday. Meanwhile here in sunny clarence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerintonMan Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Snow globe right now in SE Monroe. It's been varying in intensity all morning, mostly flurries, but really picked up in flake size and intensity the last few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Totals so far https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&product=PNS&issuedby=BUF ...Erie County... West Falls 30.0 in 0815 AM 02/20 42.70N/78.68W Boston 29.5 in 0730 AM 02/20 42.64N/78.74W Glenwood 1.5 SE 16.0 in 0800 AM 02/20 42.60N/78.64W Colden 15.0 in 0621 AM 02/20 42.65N/78.69W 1 SE Angola on the Lake 14.0 in 0630 AM 02/20 42.65N/79.04W Angola 12.0 in 0623 AM 02/20 42.64N/79.03W Hamburg 0.4 WSW 9.5 in 0700 AM 02/20 42.72N/78.84W 2 NW South Wales 8.7 in 0804 AM 02/20 42.72N/78.61W 4 NW Springville 8.0 in 0758 AM 02/20 42.55N/78.74W 2 WSW Holland 8.0 in 0659 AM 02/20 42.63N/78.58W 5 NE Angola on the Lake 7.6 in 0730 AM 02/20 42.69N/78.97W Springville 0.4 NE 6.0 in 1200 AM 02/20 42.51N/78.66W Lake View 1NE 4.1 in 0700 AM 02/20 42.73N/78.92W Elma 2.7 WSW 3.3 in 0700 AM 02/20 42.81N/78.68W Orchard Park 3.0 in 0730 AM 02/20 42.76N/78.74W West Seneca 2.5 SE 2.6 in 0545 AM 02/20 42.81N/78.71W Hamburg 2.0 N 2.2 in 0712 AM 02/20 42.75N/78.83W Cheektowaga 2.7 NE 0.4 in 0700 AM 02/20 42.94N/78.72W Kenmore 0.3 ESE 0.3 in 0735 AM 02/20 42.96N/78.87W Williamsville 3.8 E 0.1 in 0700 AM 02/20 42.96N/78.67W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeyes_Suck Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I have a fresh 0.2” in Amherst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_WX Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 We got our usual scraps overnight. 2.2 inches on 0.08 LE. Our Lake Ontario band seems to be evolving into a spray of snow. It’s snowing lightly here again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 40” depth in Boston. 22” on 1” liquid. over 20:1 ratio. Epic event. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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