Upstate/Eastern New York- Jan 5-7 Lake Effect Snow Event

[Thinksnow18]

Just now, BuffaloWeather said:

Added a 18-24" stripe across the airport and just south

That 12-18 got a lot further north. Is almost to the 990. Snowing moderately here now but flakes are small, some bigger mixing in. 

[tim123]

Glad buffalo getting the goods.

[wolfie09]

[wolfie09]

Both Bgm and buff issued some WWA for tomorrow..

Kbgm going with 3"-5"..

Kbuf 4"-8" "in most persistent lake snows"

[TugHillMatt]

3 minutes ago, wolfie09 said:

I don't know what to think for us tomorrow/tomorrow night. BUF is most zealous with that snow map, BGM has 3 to 5 inch advisories for us, the most recent NAM and mesos have the band even FURTHER SW of us over the eastern Finger Lakes (seems to be the norm anymore)... 

Perhaps they're going with Rgem, which we we know is the best lake effect model. Plus, the bands often end up more north. I sure hope we can get that 6 to 8 inches, but I'm extremely skeptical considering the many ways things have gone down while living here.

[Syrmax]

19 minutes ago, tim123 said:

Glad buffalo getting the goods.

KBUF should have a death grip on the GSB this winter...rest of the competition looks like the NY Jets or Giants. (Is there really a diff?).

[Leelee]

23 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Added a 18-24" stripe across the airport and just south

I'm by the 990 and even if the current band sat right here through Midnight, we wouldn't reach a foot. NWS and their clown maps sometimes...

[ayuud11]

On 1/3/2022 at 4:25 PM, BuffaloWeather said:

Galleria area got over a foot bro just got done plowing. Look like jackpot was from Buffalo east to the airport. 

[DeltaT13]

North side of Buffalo has a lot of snow!  All these tiny back streets are completely clogged with snow.  These are the fun ones to blast around on. I’m sitting in a nice position now waiting for that new strong band to get here. 

[CNY-LES FREAK]

After tomorrow, lol, NYC and the surrounding suburbs of the Tri -State are will have more snow than Syracuse. I'm going back into my hole!!

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[BuffaloWeather]

10 minutes ago, DeltaT13 said:

North side of Buffalo has a lot of snow!  All these tiny back streets are completely clogged with snow.  These are the fun ones to blast around on. I’m sitting in a nice position now waiting for that new strong band to get here. 

 

[TugHillMatt]

14 minutes ago, CNY-LES FREAK said:

After tomorrow, lol, NYC and the surrounding suburbs of the Tri -State are will have more snow than Syracuse. I'm going back into my hole!!

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Most recent disco from BGM NWS. Check out the bolded print. Take it to the bank....bahahahahahahaha.

Snowdesertcuse.

As the storm passes Friday morning strong cold air advection
sets up setting off lake effect snow. The low level flow this
time is from the northwest so CNY will be better involved. Again
this will be a quick shot as high pressure and a ridge builds in
late Friday night and Saturday morning with sinking dry air.
850mb temperatures fall to -17c. Moisture extends up to 10k ft
with the dendrite zone in the middle of it. The problem here is
the low level flow keeps shifting so a solid band does not set
up for long. A band looks best in the afternoon and evening
across Onondaga and Madison Counties. Combined with the snow
will be strong gusty winds causing blowing snow. 2 to 5 inches
but northwest Onondaga could get a little more.

[TugHillMatt]

I feel bad (only teeny tiny bit) high-jacking the "Lake Effect Snow" thread, but felt our shot of Lake Effect Flurries wasn't really worth a whole separate thread...so, here we are...looking for snowflakes...yelling at the skies...

[BuffaloWeather]

Quite a few more yellow returns popping up as it slowly drifts south.

[vortmax]

48 minutes ago, wolfie09 said:

 

2 minutes ago, TugHillMatt said:

I feel bad (only teeny tiny bit) high-jacking the "Lake Effect Snow" thread, but felt our shot of Lake Effect Flurries wasn't really worth a whole separate thread...so, here we are...looking for snowflakes...yelling at the skies...

Yes, let's do this...sick of seeing the green grass all season so far...

[BuffaloWeather]

The wave that will cause the wind shift is north of Owen sound, can see the swirl up there. Going to take awhile for that. 

[BuffaloWeather]

Updated totals:

...SNOWFALL REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Lat/Lon

...New York...

...Erie County...
Cheektowaga                  18.0 in   0200 PM 01/06   42.91N/78.75W
Lancaster                    16.0 in   0200 PM 01/06   42.90N/78.67W
Lancaster                    15.0 in   0200 PM 01/06   42.90N/78.67W
Buffalo International ARPT   14.1 in   0100 PM 01/06   42.95N/78.72W
1 SE Harris Hill             13.5 in   0238 PM 01/06   42.97N/78.67W
Clarence                     12.0 in   0200 PM 01/06   42.98N/78.58W

 

[BuffaloWeather]

New map:

 

 

[wolfie09]

Buffalo updated to include tomorrow.. Pretty skeptical lol

[TugHillMatt]

3 minutes ago, vortmax said:

 

Yes, let's do this...sick of seeing the green grass all season so far...

Recent Rgem is still showing the WNW flow with a nice jackpot right by you of 6 inches. I just might have to do a "Delta-Buffalowx style chase" to your hood for that lollipop. We gotta show these guys the seriousness of snow up to our ankles.

[TugHillMatt]

BGM NWS still asleep on the job with a map from like 3:30 this morning, while BUF keeps rollin them out.

[Thinksnow18]

Snow approaching 1”/ hour rates….heavier jest west coming in…

[TugHillMatt]

Checking out the Elmwood cam. it looks like super-fluffy snow out there in Buffaloland. Beautiful! 

[BuffaloWeather]

1 minute ago, TugHillMatt said:

Checking out the Elmwood cam. it looks like super-fluffy snow out there in Buffaloland. Beautiful! 

Thats where im headed to shovel my grandmas and aunts driveway.

[Revracer800]

10 minutes ago, wolfie09 said:

Buffalo updated to include tomorrow.. Pretty skeptical lol

6-8 in my neck of the woods on top of the half inch of crust on the ground now lol. 

[TugHillMatt]

2 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Thats where im headed to shovel my grandmas and aunts driveway.

Do you know how much they got in that particular spot? It's tough to tell. 8 inches?

[Thinksnow18]

17 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Quite a few more yellow returns popping up as it slowly drifts south.

Some heavy 2”+ over the north part of the metro heading NE…I can see many areas over a foot with KBUF to Lancaster 2’

[Thinksnow18]

3 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Thats where im headed to shovel my grandmas and aunts driveway.

You’re about to get into some heavy returns!!! Enjoy!!!

[lakeeffectkid383]

17 minutes ago, wolfie09 said:

Buffalo updated to include tomorrow.. Pretty skeptical lol

This map is just bonkers lol. 8-12” here when we’ve had 1/2” , not a chance lol. 

[TugHillMatt]

That band looks pretty impressive even up into Orleans County. The Niagara Frontier has had a better start than many this season.