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Since I live in Buffalo my favorite snowstorms of all time are all of the Lake Effect Variety. I lived in Cheektowaga for the 2001 storm and have to rank that one number one of all time. We received 7 feet of snow in a 5 day span. I think we topped out with a snow depth of around 45-50 inches of everything compacted down. Here is a summary of the events throughout that epic 5 day period. (82.7 inches total)

 

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http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/buf/lakeffect/lake0102/b/stormbsum.html

 

 

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Here is some amazing radar loops of the LES band.

 

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/buf/lakeffect/lake0102/b/radsummary.html

 

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2.) My 2nd favorite would be from the October Surprise storm in 2006 which brought 2 feet of snow with the trees still being in full bloom. This was the scariest storm of my life. Literally snapping tree branches every 2-3 seconds. The city of Buffalo and surrounding suburbs lost 70-75% of its trees during this storm. We didn't have power for 14 days at my house.

 

Storm Summary: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/storm101206.html

 

Short clip of what it looked like that night, it got even worst than this.

 

 

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My 3rd Favorite is probably the storm that hit in 1995, I was only 8, but it helped me develop my passion for the weather and how amazing it truly is.

 

Lake Effect snow storm "G" dropped 37.9 inches at the Buffalo airport in 24 hours (Dec. 9-10, 1995), making it the greatest snowfall recorded at Buffalo since record keeping began in 1884.  NWS Buffalo's volunteer snow spotter network contributed the vast majority of measurements for this map.

 

I lived in Buffalo at the time and 38 inches of snow in 24 hours was absolutely INSANE!

 

Detailed Storm Review:  http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/respap2.htm

 

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My 4th favorite is probably Nov of 2000 where we received over 2 feet of snow in an 8 hour time period from 1 to 9 pm. This also hit right at rush hour and caused nearly everyone to abandon there vehicles and walk home. Thousands of people were stuck at work or at school for a few days.

 

Storm Summary: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/buf/lakeffect/lake0001/c/stormcsum.html

 

Radar Loops:  http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/buf/lakeffect/lake0001/c/cradar1.html

 

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A great video of that night in downtown Buffalo.

 

 

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My 5th favorite would be from December 1st-3rd 2010. Where I received 25-30 inches of snow in a 2 days time period and had 24 straight hours of thunder snow. Areas just north of me received over 40 inches of snow as I was on the southern portion of the band. This storm also hit at rush hour and shut down the entire 90 for about a day.

 

Storm Summary: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/lakeffect/lake1011/b/stormsumb.html

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQrhXAQXsac

 

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Most recent favorite was in early December 2010:

 

"The second major lake-effect snow centered around the Syracuse, New York region between December 5-9. This time it was caused by a northwesterly wind flow off Lake Ontario. An official 44.3” five-day total (43.2” in four days) was measured at Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport. The weather service at the airport reported an amazing 97 consecutive hours of snowfall ending at 8 a.m. on December 8. Then the snow stopped for only one hour before resuming for another consecutive 23-hour stretch into the morning of December 9th. Storm spotters reported up to 58.2” total accumulation in other parts of the city. The village of Ferner, in Madison County and 20 miles southeast of Syracuse, reported a 50.6” accumulation. Lacona, in perennially snowy Oswego County, reported 51.5”. The Canadian snow belt in Ontario downwind from Lake Huron reported even more fantastic snowfalls including 60” (153cm) at Lucan twenty miles north of the city of London (which recorded a 47.2”/120cm accumulation smashing its previous single-day snowfall record of 22.4”/57cm set on December 7, 1977)."

 

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/lakeeffect-snowstorms-recent-and-historical

 

What also was amazing about it is school's here in CNY weren't cancelled a single day. Here's some shots I took around the time:

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