BuffaloWeather

insane

earlier today

Wind reports https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&product=PNS&issuedby=BUF ...Chautauqua County... 3 NNW Fredonia 70 MPH 0900 AM 12/23 NDBC Dunkirk Airport 66 MPH 0856 AM 12/23 ASOS Fredonia 64 MPH 0815 AM 12/23 NYSM Jamestown Airport 48 MPH 0750 AM 12/23 AWOS Clymer 46 MPH 0810 AM 12/23 NYSM ...Erie County... 3 NW Lackawanna 79 MPH 1010 AM 12/23 NYSM Buffalo Airport 72 MPH 0940 AM 12/23 ASOS Buffalo 65 MPH 1100 AM 12/23 NOS-NWLON 1 S Hamburg 64 MPH 0840 AM 12/23 Cocorahs East Aurora 53 MPH 1030 AM 12/23 NYSM Buffalo 52 MPH 0910 AM 12/23 NYSM Brant 45 MPH 1105 AM 12/23 NYSM

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 3 feet with locally higher amounts possible. Winds gusting as high as 65 to 75 mph today and tonight. Blizzard conditions will last into Saturday night. Wind chills as cold as 10 to 20 below zero. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Erie, and Genesee counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be extremely difficult to impossible at times. Widespread blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility. Very strong winds could cause extensive tree damage and numerous power outages. The bitter wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Some webcams https://buffalowebcam.com/ https://www.thruway.ny.gov/travelers/map/text/twytextcameras.cgi?region=BUI90B

Airport getting hit hard a

This storm will rival the Blizzard of 1977.

I really don't understand why anyone is driving right now aside from emergency services. Driving ban went into place at 9:30

Winds are primiarily out of the SW/W and likely not to change until Monday. So I'd expect totals down there to be manageable.

No words

Sharing my 2 nest cams as long as power remains on, let me know if you guys can see the video. https://video.nest.com/live/28e8ddt5KG https://video.nest.com/live/nNlCfnzkYj

Lake is about to explode with snow. I expect lake enhanced snow into tonight across all of Erie county. Rates will be somewhat low due to winds and the impact the winds have on flake production. It won't really matter much with those windspeeds

Today Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow after 11am. Temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -10. Very windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 36 to 41 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible. Tonight Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow. Low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -10. Very windy, with a southwest wind 39 to 44 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible. Saturday Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow. High near 17. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a southwest wind 32 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches possible. Saturday Night Snow before 1am, then snow showers likely, mainly between 1am and 4am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow before 4am. Low around 16. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible. Christmas Day A chance of snow showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Sunday Night Snow showers likely, mainly after 4am. Widespread blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Monday Snow before 1pm, then snow showers likely after 1pm. Widespread blowing snow before 7am. High near 23. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Monday Night A chance of snow showers before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tuesday A chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Kbuf 71 MPH gust and the worst winds come later this afternoon and evening.

Everyone is losing power. I don't have a generator.

ALL LANES ARE BLOCKED ON BOTH DIRECTIONS ON I-90 BETWEEN EXITS 57 to 57A DUE TO DOWNED HIGH TENSION POWER LINES This storm is gonna be insane.