BuffaloWeather

..LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE BUFFALO METRO AREA AND JEFFERSON COUNTY... Crippling BLIZZARD well underway across the Niagara Frontier with a prolonged period of zero visibility across much of the Buffalo metro area. The Buffalo radar showing a single band of intense snowfall with rates of 2+ inches per hour parked across the Buffalo metro area extending into northwest Genesee, southwest Orleans and southern Niagara counties. The expectation is that the lake band will meander a bit to the north and south, but it appears that it will remain parked across the Buffalo metro area tonight through Saturday, and will not start to drift south until Saturday night. As for the winds, surface pressure over southern Ontario will continue to intensify to around 961mb tonight as it wobbles into Quebec. Peak wind gusts have already exceeded 70 mph across parts of western New York today and most guidance suggests that even stronger winds are possible tonight, before starting to very gradually subside during the day Saturday. The combination of the lake snows and intense winds will maintain the blizzard conditions across the Niagara Frontier through at least the day Saturday.

Fitting for the evening

Slight shift south last few frames. We’re on the southern edge now. IMG_0763.MOV

True my bad

Centimeters but still 105” just nuts

I’ve seen enough. This will go down as buffalos worst snowstorm in history surpassing the blizzard of 1977

Literally insane lol

Yep snowfall totals don’t even matter in this.

Band won’t move much through tomorrow The expectation is that the lake band will meander a bit to the north and south, but it appears that it will remain parked across the Buffalo metro area at least through tonight and perhaps even through the day Saturday as steering winds remain southwesterly.

HRRR

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER... HAZARDS...The combination of a band of heavy snow and winds gusting to 65 mph is producing BLIZZARD conditions. In this band visibility is ZERO, and there are numerous vehicles stranded on the roadways. Do not attempt to travel in this band. LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 325 PM EST, a band of heavy snow was across the city of Buffalo, extending northeast across Cheektowaga, Williamsville, Clarence Center, and Akron. The band is expected to remain nearly stationary through sunset. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, North Tonawanda, Clarence, Lackawanna, Kenmore, Depew, Tonawanda, Amherst, Lancaster, Medina, Williamsville, Grand Island, Pendleton, Pembroke, Akron, Erie Basin Marina, Small Boat Harbor and Blasdell. This includes Interstate 90 between exits 48A and 55. SAFETY INFO... Travel is impossible in this area, with blizzard conditions.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=549947713652755

This will go down as the worst snowstorm in Buffalos history

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