BuffaloWeather Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 47 minutes ago, TugHillMatt said: Sure! The Lake Michigan shoreline has a FANTASTIC state park system, along with community parks (where you can often park for free and then go swimming in the lake.) The natural sand dunes that exist along the shoreline are a sight to see. During the winter, the way the wind blows, the ice structures that form along the lake (different every year) are phenomenal. The communities along the lake also really invest in having celebrations and festivals throughout the year. (See Holland ,Grand Haven, etc...) As far as pace of life....when my wife and I went back to visit this summer, we were reminded of the "Michigan Goodbye." You start saying bye and then an hour later you're still enjoying each other's company. Relationships have more priority than here. New Yorkers, in my opinion, are uptight and prioritize tasks and time over relationships. People here are also stand-offish. Very generous...but have walls up. That's tough for a relational couple like us. It just takes more time...and people here apologize to us ALL the time if they feel like they are "wasting our time" or "sharing too much." We are always saying, "NO. That is what we want. RELAX." If we hadn't moved here to be closer to family, we would move back to West Michigan in a heartbeat. P.S. I love this subforum and the New Yorkers on here! We have many of those things you've mentioned along the lake erie shoreline. They used to hold ice hockey tournaments and winterfests on Lake Erie when the lake used to freeze (which used to be every year)... We also have this massive ice rink downtown that makes the wintertime and christmas extremely festive 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 LETS GO!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Last runs before the fun starts. Max total right near KBUF 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmax Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 51 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: We have many of those things you've mentioned along the lake erie shoreline. They used to hold ice hockey tournaments and winterfests on Lake Erie when the lake used to freeze (which used to be every year)... We also have this massive ice rink downtown that makes the wintertime and christmas extremely festive That looks fun. Really bummed, seems Christmas season went by extra quickly this year. Can we extend by a month or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 58 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: Last runs before the fun starts. Max total right near KBUF Channel 4 STILL has the band nowhere near the metro until 10am tomorrow…yet somehow they have the whole metro and northeast in the 4-8” category…their “in-house” needs an upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Grand Rapids wind still out of the SW…that bodes Really well here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Temp just dropped from 43 to 38 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Can see the subtle shortwave in northern Michigan providing some moisture and sw winds. IMG_3148.mp4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Snowflakes in air already at gym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Winds are CRANKING here. Some flakes in the air here as well. Didn’t even lose all of our “snowpack” either as there’s still a solid inch for the new snow to fall on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thinksnow18 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: Schools dropping like flies…Amherst, Depew on top of BPS…and my kids were just told Williamsville CSD closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 32 minutes ago, Thinksnow18 said: Schools dropping like flies…Amherst, Depew on top of BPS…and my kids were just told Williamsville CSD closed Schools are soft as hell now. We were lucky if we were closed by 630 the day of school and that’s if we got BLASTED. Lmao. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Good luck Western New York crew! The rest of us will have our turn very soon.. Is verification exceed your expectations! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaT13 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 56 minutes ago, Thinksnow18 said: Schools dropping like flies…Amherst, Depew on top of BPS…and my kids were just told Williamsville CSD closed Amherst, geez...they are on the hairy edge of getting zilch (IMO), that is before tomorrow at least. Perhaps later tomorrow or tomorrow night when the next shortwave approaches they might get in the game.. Anyway, that was a bold call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, DeltaT13 said: Amherst, geez...they are on the hairy edge of getting zilch (IMO), that is before tomorrow at least. Perhaps later tomorrow or tomorrow night when the next shortwave approaches they might get in the game.. Anyway, that was a bold call. I agree. I feel Williamsville where I live and my kids go to school is more primed for better numbers. Amherst central is near Snyder about 8 miles from here due west. My house neighborhood is near maple and transit roughly 3 miles north of the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, DeltaT13 said: Amherst, geez...they are on the hairy edge of getting zilch (IMO), that is before tomorrow at least. Perhaps later tomorrow or tomorrow night when the next shortwave approaches they might get in the game.. Anyway, that was a bold call. Local Mets and NWS has that area into the 4-8” zone, my area 8-12 but right on the edge of 10-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Grand Rapids broke a daily record for snow at 7.2” so far and counting. Be surprised if this event busts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeyes_Suck Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Probably has more to do with ability to implement remote learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Think many of the school closing are also hinged on other things going on as well. My kids school already closed yesterday for the remainder of the week due to not having enough subs to cover the number of teachers out... "sick" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 14 minutes ago, Buckeyes_Suck said: Probably has more to do with ability to implement remote learning. Yes but from what I’ve seen all districts have chosen not to remote learn tomorrow and to just close completely. That was an option but being the first snow day of the year almost all schools declined for remote learning and just gave everyone an old fashioned snow day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 15 minutes ago, Buckeyes_Suck said: Probably has more to do with ability to implement remote learning. None of the schools are…just closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeyes_Suck Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 19 minutes ago, lakeeffectkid383 said: Yes but from what I’ve seen all districts have chosen not to remote learn tomorrow and to just close completely. That was an option but being the first snow day of the year almost all schools declined for remote learning and just gave everyone an old fashioned snow day! Well that’s just crap. Now kids will resort to CNN and TikTok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Not trying to be a pessimist at all but I don’t understand how lake effect can form when winds are ripping like this. I’m telling you right now there’s 50+ mph gust here easy. It’s insane here right now. Definitley was not expecting winds like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WNash Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Sorry meant to put my comment in the off topic discussion. Glad we don’t have storm mode violation bans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaT13 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Here we go 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 Just now, DeltaT13 said: Here we go As I was posting lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BuffaloWeather Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 I don't think I'm going to sleep much tonight. @DeltaT13 you chasing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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