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'Paralyzing' lake-effect snowstorm takes aim at western New York; up to 6 feet could fall, forecasters warn

Doyle Rice, USA TODAY - 7h ago
Snowfall will be measured in feet, not inches, around Buffalo, New York, over the next few days as a potentially historic lake-effect snowstorm wallops the western part of the sta


Video Potentially historic lake-effect snowstorm hits western New York

• Serious warnings: Even the normally staid National Weather Service described the upcoming storm as "paralyzing."

• Travel will be difficult to impossible, according to the weather service, which advises people to have an emergency kit in their vehicles before venturing out.
• How to prepare: Officials are urging people to have enough food and water for the long-duration event and to stay off the roads once the storm starts, AccuWeather said.
• Winds won't help: Winds gusting up to 35 mph will add to the wintry misery.

In addition to western New York, lake-effect snow is likely over the next few days in western and Upper Michigan, northern Indiana, northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania, Weather.com said.
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How much snow will fall in Buffalo?

While the weather service said up to 4 feet was possible in some areas, AccuWeather said an incredible 6 feet of snow was not outside the realm of possibility.

"Buffalo and its southern suburbs may receive as much as 3 to 6 feet of snow by Sunday," AccuWeather meteorologist Matt Benz said, adding that the heaviest snow may fall over two stretches – Thursday night into Friday and Saturday into Saturday night. "These two periods will likely feature the worst conditions of this event."
Snow could fall at rates of up to 4 inches an hour, AccuWeather said. The storm also could bring what's known as thundersnow, a thunderstorm that produces snow instead of rain, forecasters warned.
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The weather service has issued a Lake Effect Snow Warning for the Buffalo area on Wednesday. It will stay in effect through the weekend.
The area includes Orchard Park, New York, where the Buffalo Bills are scheduled to play the Cleveland Browns Sunday afternoon in what could be a classic NFL snow game.

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First Images Reveal Snowmageddon's Aftermath Across Buffalo

SATURDAY, NOV 19, 2022 - 09:55 AM

People across Buffalo, New York, and the surrounding metro areas are waking up Saturday morning to snowmageddon that dumped between 5-6 feet of snow over the last few days.
The latest from the Weather Prediction Center warned extreme snowfall "will produce near zero visibility, very difficult to impossible travel, damage to infrastructure, and may paralyze the hardest-hit communities."
An insane amount of snow was dumped on Highmark Stadium, where the Buffalo Bills play, situated in Orchard Park, New York, in the Southtowns of the Buffalo metro area. The newest reports recorded 77 inches or about 6.5 feet.

"Can you imagine 60-70 inches of snow in 24 hours!? That 66" in Orchard Park (where the Buffalo Bills play) could be verified as a 24-hour record for New York State. (The U.S. record is 75.6 inches in Silver Lake, Colorado on April 15, 1921.)," meteorologist Matthew Cappucci tweeted.

Here's what people in Western New York state woke up to this morning:



Wendy E Wallace
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My mom in Orchard Park, NY has gotten just a little bit of snow this weekend



8:41 AM · Nov 19, 2022







Marlee Tuskes
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My car is under there…somewhere



8:40 AM · Nov 19, 2022





MaryAnn
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the continuing saga of the snow mushroom... #buffalosnow#LakeEffectSnow#buffalo#LetsGoBuffalo (8 foot fence in the background)


9:09 AM · Nov 19, 2022




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What 6’ of snow looks like#BuffaloNY#buffalosnow#buffalolakeeffect#Buffalo#LakeEffectSnow#BuffaloStorm2022






3:07 AM · Nov 19, 2022




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Something was venturing out in the snow this morning.More lake effect coming late tonight..."These are the ghosts who haunt usAs we live & as we breatheThese are the ghosts of the wood & to us forever they cleave" From "Ghosts" by CMP [me]#BuffaloStorm2022



8:50 AM · Nov 19, 2022





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Boston Mass had the “big dig” but we got one going on in East Aurora, NY too. It’s absolutely gorgeous & since we got no place to go….#BuffaloStorm2022#LakeEffectSnow#SnowBelt









8:21 AM · Nov 19, 2022




Norman Hermant
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Gotta admit when I heard the @BuffaloBills were moving their game to #Detroit I thought they were wimping out.Nope.#BuffaloStorm2022#Buffalo#Bills#NFL









8:10 AM · Nov 19, 2022





Roy Gregory
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Almost 9 cans of beer deep in south Buffalo NY!! Hahaha



8:52 AM · Nov 19, 2022

At least six million people are still under winter weather alerts across six Great Lakes states -- Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York -- this morning.


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