ayuud11 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Look at those returns popping up along the 290. Definitely seeing a north ward drift now... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'm closing in on 6", i should end up close to 7-8" by the time this thing lifts up of the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I've been on that 3"/hr stuff since 7pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 This is true. The airport saw 13.5" since midnight today, and snow ended right around 1PM for them. That translates to about 1"/hr average but I'm sure there was some heavier snow during the morning into rush hour. While it wasn't strong for LES standards, it was intense enough and relatively stable over Northern Onondaga county which allowed for those totals. For reference, Oswego saw about 2" yesterday from the squalls and another 4" today as the LES lifted north for a total of just under 6". We'll probably see 12" totals along I-81 north of Pulaski tonight. True, I'm near Onondaga/Oswego county line and we totaled 14.5". It was pretty strong from about midnight till sometime predawn. We had basically nothing at midnight and 8-9" by 6 a.m. With another 5.5" after that. It's hard to get an intense and long lasting (> 8-12 hrs) single band on WNW 290-310 flow. Happens a couple times a season although some fly under the radar and mostly miss Syracuse city and hit the thruway & north in Onondaga county. George (LEK) can attest to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Latest AFD update!! A NEARLY STATIONARY PLUME OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE SNOW FOCUSED OVERTHE BUFFALO METRO AREA AT 00Z WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL AT A RATE OF 2-3"PER HOUR THROUGH ABOUT 02Z...THEN THE QUESTION IS WHETHER IT WILL BEABLE TO OSCILLATE DRIFT NORTH ACROSS NIAGARA COUNTY. WHILE THE SYNOPTICFLOW SHOULD BACK ENOUGH TO FORCE THE ACTIVITY NORTHWARD...THE SHARP EDGETO THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE BAND IS EERILY SIMILAR TO OTHER EVENTS WHERETHE BAND BECOMES ANCHORED NEAR BUFFALO. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WITHIN THEBAND THOUGH WILL CERTAINLY BE CLOSE TO BUFFALO...WITH AMOUNTS DROPPINGOFF FAIRLY RAPIDLY FURTHER TO THE EAST TOWARDS THE GENESEE COUNTY LINE.AS WE PUSH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...THE BAND WILL BE PUSHED FURTHER SOUTHACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AGAIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 3.25 here... Just some light stuff now. I'm good with that... I wouldn't mind letting you and the airport keeping getting hammered through the night so we can finally post a decent official snowfall for Buffalo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Latest AFD update!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 KBUF reporting 5.3 inches as of 8pm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 KBUF reporting 5.3 inches as of 8pm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You can see the band is weaker until it hits the 90/290 exchange by down to airport and Galleria. I've seen this with many cases as I lived there through most of the events of my life. It really helps being that far away from the lake. Not exactly sure what causes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 4"/hr rate near the 290 at Tonawanda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 The northwestern portion of the band is moving northward, yet the southeastern portion is going to be hitting the airport for a few more hours it looks like. (At least) It's then supposed to drift southward slowly overnight. This event has serious potential over Kbuf. This is the best part of LES IMO! I love the unpredictability! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 You can see the band is weaker until it hits the 90/290 exchange by down to airport and Galleria. I've seen this with many cases as I lived there through most of the events of my life. It really helps being that far away from the lake. Not exactly sure what causes it. I know what you are talking about but we did good over here on the west side with this, I'd estimate a lil over half a foot as I left for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 It stopped snowing in Downtown buffalo while its ripping by my house on the west side which is literally like 2 miles away lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Someone in the northern/eastern burbs sees a foot from this before its done for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Something similar happened in the last event. SSW winds to our west, SW/WSW winds near Ontario and directly south. Creating a nice boundary similar to the one in Eden/Angola with last event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 I know what you are talking about but we did good over here on the west side with this, I'd estimate a lil over half a foot as I left for work. 40 DBZ returns by airport and northtown burbs. Look at the western side of the band drifting well north, but the southeastern portion strengthening and remaining stationary. Pretty amazing stuff. Maybe Nick or LES can mention why this happens? Outflow boundary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 That's 4"+ an hour by Clarence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Interesting to see what happens now. That band is losing its lake connection. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 That's 4"+ an hour by Clarence.those rates gotta be absolutely mind numbing in that band. I would love to be in Clarence right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I can absolutely confirm that Tonawanda by Colvin is getting clobbered right now, we are not even talking 4"/hr stuff, I'm suspecting at least 5.5" or something.. I just plowed a lot not a while ago and it had snow up to my ankle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WNash Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Really insane snow out here in the NE corner of Buffalo. 3 to 4 inch per hour rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BuffaloWeather Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Nice man! should be drifting north of the area, but it will make a return in a few hours based on upstream radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ayuud11 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Nice man! should be drifting north of the area, but it will make a return in a few hours based on upstream radar. That one looks to have that Squallish look to it, could be some intense snowfall rates as it quickly swings south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud11 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'm eyeballing close to a foot on tonawanda, about 6" on side streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Nice man! should be drifting north of the area, but it will make a return in a few hours based on upstream radar.not sure about that, the bands off of Huron and Superior are still going on what looks to be a SW flow, think it's a while before we see the band veer back to the south. Probably somewhere between 3-4 in the morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Stick a fork in it. That band will be nothing but flurries by 10pm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Stick a fork in it. That band will be nothing but flurries by 10pm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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