Snow today in Buffalo

[MaMudduck]

MaMuduck stay at WDW !

Loving it!

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[torontodisneyfan]

I'm snowed in at WDW- my flight on SW was suppose to leave today, to BUF but southwest let everyone needing to change it to do so for free. So I get 2 extra days here and fly out on Sat. Hopeful I won't have an issue on the way home from Buffalo.
I feel real sorry for those who are stuck at Buffalo and can't get out.

LOL! Exactly...as long as I can get out of Buffalo I don't care if I get trapped in WDW!

 

[OnceUponATime15]

They are more concerned at this point about the 2 day warm up & rain this weekend. The rain will add to the weight of the snow, which is not expected to melt due to the density/height of the accumulation. They said on CNN last night that the weight of the water logged snow is expected to bring down roof's (sp?)on homes & businesses and the added moisture will likely slow down the snow removal process in general as conditions deteriorate.

This wasn't a freak snowstorm.
It was a good old fashioned, classic lake effect storm, these are very common off all 5 of the Great Lakes, the ones in a Buffalo are driven bey Lake Erie - this kind of storm can occur anytime the conditions are right. Warm lake water, and extreme cold north or northwest winds with lift and you get this kind of mess. While 5 to 6 feet is an extreme, 3 to 5 feet is not uncommon.
We've experienced it as early as mid October and as late as April on cross border shopping trips & getaway's. We've also experienced the same in the Watertown NY area, south of Lake Ontario.

 

[jerseygal]

BEST OF LUCK traveling to/from Buffalo and with the weather conditions in Buffalo!

 

[dvc at last !]

Expecting 60 ish degrees and rain Sunday/Monday. Thaw and rain with almost 6 feet of snow - not pretty !
Getting the ark ready - that is not funny !

 

[pigletto]

They are more concerned at this point about the 2 day warm up & rain this weekend. The rain will add to the weight of the snow, which is not expected to melt due to the density/height of the accumulation. They said on CNN last night that the weight of the water logged snow is expected to bring down roof's (sp?)on homes & businesses and the added moisture will likely slow down the snow removal process in general as conditions deteriorate.

This wasn't a freak snowstorm.
It was a good old fashioned, classic lake effect storm, these are very common off all 5 of the Great Lakes, the ones in a Buffalo are driven bey Lake Erie - this kind of storm can occur anytime the conditions are right. Warm lake water, and extreme cold north or northwest winds with lift and you get this kind of mess. While 5 to 6 feet is an extreme, 3 to 5 feet is not uncommon.
We've experienced it as early as mid October and as late as April on cross border shopping trips & getaway's. We've also experienced the same in the Watertown NY area, south of Lake Ontario.

The only part I will disagree with in your post is whether or not it was a freak storm. It is record breaking snow in the amount of time it fell. I live 20 minutes from the Buffalo border and have my whole life. The house I grew up in is on Lake Erie and while we get some whopping Lake Effect events .. it doesn't come that fast and hard very often, if ever in my memory.

 

[bbrnca]

We returned on the 17th and it was just starting to snow.... was happy when the next day found out it was a big one hitting the area and we got out just in time