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Still heavy snow here. Band has intensified and is now covering almost all of Erie county. Closing in on 2' so far.

That Ontario band is cranking. Erie is helping feed that thing too. 3-4” rates easy

Man we got smoked overnight 18" in 9 hours.

Off Lake Erie... A band of heavy snow is focused from near Dunkirk across much of southern and central Erie County to near Batavia early this morning. The band will remain in this area through about daybreak, then drift north and focus right over the heart of the Buffalo Metro area into northwest Genesee County from mid morning to mid afternoon. The northern edge of the band will get as far north as North Buffalo and the southern portions of Amherst and Clarence for at least a few hours during this time. Snowfall rates will maintain at 2-3 inches per hour in the most intense portion of this band through early afternoon. Boundary layer flow will veer more to the WSW during the mid to late afternoon, pushing the lake effect snow back south across the southtowns, ending up back along the Lake Erie shore to southern Erie County by this evening. Inversion heights begin to lower by late afternoon and early evening, and shear increases somewhat. Even so, a favorable environment below the inversion will still maintain accumulating lake effect snow tonight. With this in mind, converted the Winter Storm Warning to a Lake Effect Snow Warning for southern Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus counties and extended it through most of tonight. Lake effect snow will weaken later tonight and end quickly Sunday morning as inversion heights lower dramatically as warm advection begins aloft. Additional accumulations of 12-18 inches are expected today through tonight from far northern Chautauqua/far northwest Cattaraugus counties into southern and central Erie County, far western Wyoming, and western Genesee counties. This includes much of the City of Buffalo, immediate southern and eastern suburbs. A few localized locations may see additional amounts nearing 2 feet.

Pool is almost covered

A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHERN WYOMING... NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS...CENTRAL ERIE...NORTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA AND GENESEE COUNTIES... A band of heavy lake effect snow is drifting slowly northward and into the central and southern portions of the Buffalo Metro area early this morning. Travel conditions will deteriorate rapidly from downtown to near the airport. Heavy lake effect snow also extends into much of Genesee County and down the Lake Erie shore to near Dunkirk.

Still snowing here, band has weakened somewhat.

Picked up 11.2" between midnight and 6 am. 17.9" total so far in under 9 hours.

11.2" from midnight to 6 am. 17.9" storm total so far. Snow depth 20-21"

Has to be 3-4”+ per hour outside right now.

My pool is nearly buried https://video.nest.com/live/7Lel0fR0Ox

Tough to go to sleep with whats happening outside right now. Heavy snow, closing in on a foot.

Getting it now, heaviest stuff of the night moving through. Even graupel mixed in.

Band is widening with gaps of banding. Still getting heavy snow. A weird look, obviously some shear coming into play.

Do you have totals for Ohio? We picked up nearly 7" of snow in 3 hours tonight.

Check out that little swirl near long point, looks WSW winds https://weather.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=CASET

@SouthBuffaloSteve Lots of convection near silvercreek.

Shear and high winds are not allowing it to get it really going. I mean almost 7" in 3 hours was incredible, but the potential was there for more. Next few hours will be interesting. Still think morning hours we see our strongest band.

What kind do you have?

Convinced the wife to go for another jebwalk. Got some amazing video.

It's holding on here, moderate to occasionally heavy snow.

6.7" between 8:45-midnight 13-14" snowdepth.

Band is weakening on radar as that shortwave moves through. I expect it to strengthen overnight and slowly move north. Going to measure at 12pm and wipe board.

5" down. 2-3" per hour rates.