TugHillMatt

I was going through webcams this morning, and Oswego had none. Buddy of mine works there and said no snow.

What a difference between the lake shore areas and inland parts of Oswego county this month.

Got about an additional inch or two from the light snow this afternoon. Probably would have been more if it happened at night. Was moderate for several hours.

Have you been in town to see this is actually the case? What a sight. I sure hope so! Snow has been heavier this afternoon and evening than it was this morning.

I take it that there is an elevation change on Centerville?

Looks like your grass just got covered up? Snow pack looks pretty thin there. I haven't been in Pulaski for over a week. I will have to head down there soon to check out the difference from here.

Yeah, this has been an odd system to observe and try to figure out.

Is there any snow cover that way at all?

Sweet! I really like that link. Thanks.

Whoa, you might get double what I get, Wolfie.

About 3 inches here since last night. It seemed to stay more of a mix later in to the night. It is amazing how much of a difference exists between here and Pulaski. Definitely happy about the choice of being here!

Thanks. Not sure if you posted this as cheeky towards my post? I enjoy live observations and sharing what I see. Looks like the map matches up nicely.

Hmm, hoping this isn't a winter of all NW flow events....still primed to get quite a bit of snow here. Sure hasn't been much westerly wind though. We lost ALOT of snow in the Tug this weekend. More than I thought we would. Still a 4 to 6 inch base of water-logged snow. That is down from the 16 to 20 inch base we had just a few days ago. Observations on trip home from TN yesterday (taken late last night): No snow pack until the Elk county, pa and Bradford, pa areas. Solid snow cover along 86. Second deepest snowpack of the trip was on the hills between Allegany and Dansville. Came down the hill on 36 and snowpack disappeared immediately in Dansville proper. Just a few patches from there up 390 to Rochester. This continued on 90 until Van Buren. Then snowpack increased from there up I 81 to the Parish exit where we got off. Even in this area, there were large patches of grass amongst a general snowpack. Solid snowcover did not return until we got to Amboy/Williamstown area. Then up 17 snowpack kept getting deeper as we arrived to Redfield. Even where I live, up the hill from Redfield, we have more snow than down in town. Temps varied from 31 down in the higher elevations of the Southern Tier to mid to upoer 30s in the Finger Lakes to 42 along 90 in Rochester area over towards Syracuse, then dropped to the mid 30s once we got to the Tug, with 34 at my house.

65 degrees down here in TN today! I will be coming home just in time for more winter on Monday.

I have been down in sunny 60 degree Tennessee the past few days, so haven't been paying too much attention. Will be home on Monday. Stupid GFS...consistently showed West wind for days and then changes its tune. On the EURO, I am just below the 2" line. I will gladly take the Icon, as a west wind perfectly nails my location. Looks like between Carol and me...somebody will get quite the snowfall....hedged slightly in her favor. She does better in a sw wind...

How much snow, excluding southern Erie, has the Buffalo area had so far?

SW flow lake events are more rare just because of the climate of the Great Lakes. Not the main wind flow. But when they do happen...BAM! In Michigan, I lived in an area that was amazing during SW flow events, but struggled with many other wind directions. Plus, snow can melt rapidly when a Sw flow of mild air from the gulf works up. When you live in an area like Buffalo or Watertown, you definitely need to be patient in waiting for the big events. You guys still have all of December at least.

My biggest complaint is the best lake effect event so far for this young season is occurring.....now...when I am on my way to Tennessee.... Lol...At least I know there will be more. Boss said Redfield is getting clobbered.

:) Like I said, there are lots of cabins here. Even though permanent population is low, there are many second homes here. There are people from Syracuse, Rome, Watertown, Utica, etc... that come in and out of here.

Snow depth Observations from my travels through Upstate New York today. Most snow was in the Tug, just south of the 90/390 intersection south of Rochester, and south of Mt. Morris in to Allegany county (almost as much snow there as on the Tug...especially on the hill tops) Snow was also falling and covering roads. Least amount of snow was from west of Syracuse to Rochester on 90., where there were many grassy areas showing (Especially near the wildlife refuge) and down in the Olean area. Plus, in this area my wife and I saw something that we haven't seen for weeks on the Tug....this bright, blinding ball in the sky near Auburn and Seneca Falls exits. We actually had to pull out sunglasses! :P

Hey, Will. Just moved here this summer. There was no way my wife was moving to the UP. The Tug is much closer to our families in PA. I agree that even though very rural, we get too many tourists and "cabin folks" from the nearby cities for my liking. It seems the only way to get away from noise pollution and other people invading space is to live hours and hours away from everything. Most people would call the Tug way too rural to live in. I love all the nature and friendly towns that surround us here.

My boss was just talking to me about this...12 feet in one week...it has happened several times!

Pure snow up on the Tug....but the second we got off the hill it became more of a rainy wet snow. Sitting in construction now on 81 near 481 ramps. Joy. Some bigger flakes mixing in now.

The roads are amazingly taken care of. We had 14 inches Thursday night and they had it scraped down to pavement before the sun came up Friday. They are very efficient at what they do.

Hey, Josh. It sure is! As you know, being up in elevation has made a HUGE difference. I got so tired of living in the Lake Plain, because every thaw killed the snowpack. Even here, we go 15 to 20 minutes in most directions and there is so much less snow there than here on the Tug. This is a snow lovers paradise.