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2 SWS ...A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN WYOMING AND CENTRAL ERIE COUNTIES... At 809 AM EST, A band of lake effect snow producing snow fall rates of 1 to 2 inches was impacting the Southtowns and extended as far east as western Wyoming county. Expect this band of heavy snow to remain nearly stationary through 9 AM this morning. ...BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT NIAGARA...ORLEANS AND NORTHEASTERN GENESEE COUNTIES... At 839 AM EST, bands of lake effect snow producing snow fall rates over 1 inch per hour and visibility less than one-quarter mile stretched from western Niagara County across much of Orleans county and into northern Genesee county.

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

West falls @Luke_Mages you working today?

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.

Hamburg right now

Eden

Those are some hefty rates right there. Looks beautiful.

Can confirm 2 feet in Boston, Colden, Eden, and Holland so far.

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.

Village of Hamburg 13"

If this band doesn't move all day we are going to have insane totals even here.

insane!

Looks like convergence setting up right over my place

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.

My friend in Holland got 2' overnight too.

My buddy in Colden got over 2'

Getting destroyed right now by 4" rates

So with an 80% frozen lake Erie this is what we got overnight around my area. 30" and counting. One of the greatest LES events on a frozen lake in history.

This is from @lakeeffectkid383 friend in Boston. All new snow

This is the most incredible frozen lake Erie LES event in history IMO.

Glenwood

Can someone tell me how in the world my in laws in Eden got 40" of snow overnight with a 80% frozen lake? @LakeEffectKing

Getting destroyed right now 2-3" per

Sooo...Eden and Boston got 3 feet overnight and I was 2 miles too north of that band...But it finally made it here!!! Heavy snow!

So a strong LES band formed off 80% frozen lake Erie tonight producing snowfall rates over 3" per. Went chasing as it was just a few miles south of my house. Few Pics.