Good luck to our members in and near Buffalo...

[Beemerguy53]

I wait all year for winter, and I love snow...but what is going to happen to Buffalo, New York, in the next 48 hours or so won't be pretty.

I trust y'all have laid in enough provisions. And please, whatever you do, don't overtax your ticker trying to shovel 5 feet of snow!

I'm hoping your power stays on and your infrastructure stays intact...good luck.

What to expect in the next 48 hours (and beyond): Heavy band from 'extreme' storm closes in

 

[CH4]

I would sure like some of that. It's Christmas in the Philippines and the only blizzard I'll find here is at DQ.

 

[beach elvis]

Yes, best of luck to our friends in western NY.
NWS predicts possible 30 INCHES PER HOUR of snow!!!

 

[Tom S.]

That be a LOT of snow! Hunker down and let the plows do their job!

 

[bigwheelzip]

After my late FIL's extended visited to Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin in winter, he'd always enjoy reminding us after storms like these hit "It's not snow, it's "lake effect".


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[jeffrefrig]

Maybe that's why we can't get our Pittsburgh streets plowed & salted. It's not snow, it's "Rivers effect."
Yes stay safe up there near Buffalo/N. Falls Area. I would suppose if you're not prepared to be holed up for a while you may be a new comer to the area. Don't bother running to the store real quick; the milk & toilet paper is long gone. There may be a loaf of bread left but it's that wheat bread with the chunks of dead bugs in the dough to give it that wheaty-old-fashioned-type-bread-look.

 

[kozmic]

The "Lake Effect Machine" is churning hard now. Lake Ontario and Mother Nature have teamed up for this one.
I'm an hour or so east. We see lake effect bands quite often, but so far just an inch and not much more forecasted. The suburbs of Buffalo are getting bombed to the tune of 6" per hour in some spots over night. Plows and "shovelers" can't possibly keep up.
Good luck to our members affected. May you and yours come out the other side unscathed.

 

[zeke]

This is why some have 2 snow blowers in the garage, in case ya need back up. Fortunately am south far enough to miss the lake effect from Lake Superior. It's also natures way of ridding the landscape of abandoned/weakened/poorly designed buildings.

 

[6518John]

When I read these reports here and see it on the Weather Channel, I am reminded of the old saying, "American by Birth, Southern by the Grace of God!"

Thank goodness we don't get snow measured in feet (usually). The snows above would shut Arkansas down until the Fourth of July.

 

[SMSgt]

Sunny and warm here in S. FL.

 

[Grimjaws]

Anyone up for ice skating or sledding

About 20" on record and still going. The height from the ice layer on my pool to the top is over 2 feet. And it's still snowing. I live about 15 minutes from the Bills stadium. I don't live in the snow belt…I live in the buckle!

 

[sophie]

About 20" on record and still going. The height from the ice layer on my pool to the top is over 2 feet. And it's still snowing. I live about 15 minutes from the Bills stadium. I don't live in the snow belt…I live in the buckle!

Looks like it's snowing sideways where you live.

 

[Sikiguya]

I moved to Georgia from Wisconsin this year….don't miss this at all.


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[Xfuzz]

I'd be in a coma....

 

[Golphin]

Sunny and warm here in S. FL.

I think we already have enough people down here no reason to advertise for more. There are so many cars and accidents on 75 already it is hard to get anywhere in in Florida.

 

[Chuck24]

That's more snow than we get in three years. I wouldn't come out of the house until May. Considering how people clean out the grocery stores for 1/2 inch around here, this would be a doozy.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I hope everyone in the area gets through this safely and with minimal damage.

If Jim Cantore shows up then all bets are off.

 

[UncleEd]

For years I've maintained that
residents should pick
up every brick, every board,
every everything and move!

It is so tragic that nearly every
year some motorists are
literally buried alive in storms.

 

[ladder13]

I think we already have enough people down here no reason to advertise for more. There are so many cars and accidents on 75 already it is hard to get anywhere in in Florida.

They're coming! Leaving CA, NY, IL, MA and going to FL, AZ, TX and NC.

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[FLJoe]

I was born in, and spent 40 years of my life in WNY. My roots are all deeply there still. My extended family are all there, including my elderly parents who are in the exact crosshairs of this south of Buffalo. I truly love WNY and the people there, plus the geography (especially the Finger Lakes), and I miss the seasons, but this is what I don't miss. This kind of storm can really make a mess for a while. Right about now I'm glad for a Florida winter.

Thankfully my parents have a well secured bunker with gas powered generator, supplies, and can hunker down for days. My brother lives right nearby as well. They'll be fine.