Well I promised everyone up north some snow this week! Looks like my friends are getting just that.

Snowing in Toronto, Buffalo, and Waterloo! Thundersnow reported across Western New York! Very nice. Wish I was there.

Getting ready for a big weekend around here. Costume party Saturday Night. Should be fun :) All the family is coming and a few friends. Looks like a cold weekend and then a stormy early beginning to the new work-week.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/storm101206.html

Maximum Snowfall: Lake Erie 24" (Depew, Alden)

Duration: 16 hours +/-

Prime Feature: Dramatic crippling out of season event. Unprecedented meteorological parameters.

Words cannot due justice to the astounding event which opened the 2006-07 season. Not only was it the earliest named event by far (two weeks) of the over 120 in the 13 year record of our lake effect archive, but it was the most unique in regards to destruction of trees and power outages, directly because of its out of season factor. Almost a million residents of the Niagara Frontier lost power, some for as long as a week, and tree damage was the worst in memory, especially to the lush vegetation in the many historic parkways and parks in the Buffalo area.

The extreme parameters of the event were noted all week and even mentioned six days ahead in forecast discussions. The depth of cold air was almost unprecedented for so early in the season and Lake Erie was a mild 62 degrees, three degrees above normal for October 12. Instability levels were dramatic with 850 mb to surface delta t's of 24C or so, inversion levels were simply off the chart at 25k feet with omega and Cape values unprecedented for a lake effect event. The only question, and a big one, was whether the boundary layer could be cold enough to maintain snow with a flow off a 62 degree lake. It was initially assumed that there would just enough moderation for the bulk of this forecasted intense lake effect storm to fall as rain, with perhaps some graupel or wet snow inland, but by Thursday morning (12^th) it was becoming marginal, and a Warning was issued early Thursday afternoon for 1-6" of wet snow, specifically because of the fact that most trees were still in full leaf, and the threat of serious damage and associated power outages.

The event began with lake effect rain during Thursday morning and midday, and enough cold air became entrained to change over the precipitation to wet snow in the Buffalo area by 3 pm. Still, little accumulation resulted for a few hours, but by 8-9 pm, reports of trees falling and power outages suddenly increased rapidly after 2-3" of snow, which was very wet and weighed down the trees. Conditions only worsened overnight with near constant thunder and lightning for a good 12 hours. Cloud tops reached an incredible 25-30 thousand feet, about double we have previously observed in the worst events, this was directly attributed to the phenomenal uplift over the 62 degree lake.

The heaviest snowband set up across the North Towns Thursday evening, then drifted south to the Southtowns around midnight, then lifted slightly to the city and eastern suburbs in the wee hours before lifting north across the Northtowns again around daybreak and eventually to Niagara county Friday (13^th) morning where it weakened and faded to rain as the dynamic cooling process faded and allowed the boundary layer to moderate.

It was apparent that the associated uplift and dynamic cooling was so strong that it overcame any attempt of boundary layer warming from the lake. There even may have been cooling near its edge because of this dynamic cooling as evident by lowering dew points at Cleveland, Erie and Dunkirk early in the event, perhaps a sign of air advecting into the lakeband from the land.

Even though plenty of damage resulted already in the first few inches, total snowfall in this event was simply unbelievable. 5 to 8 inches fell in the first phase of the event between 3 pm and midnight, but the snow water equivalent (swe) ratio was around 6:1 or so, hence the terrific damage to trees and powerlines. The second phase featured slightly drier snow, maybe 12:1 but it piled up another foot in heaviest area, in just 4 hours or so. The 22.6 inches recorded at the Buffalo airport not only blew away any October record (6" in 1909, only 4 falls of 2" or more in 100 years in October), but was the 6^th greatest snowfall ever at any time in Buffalo!

The crippling snows extended well across Genesee and Orleans counties, and pushed into extreme southern Niagara county, but there was a sharp cutoff to any damage, which ran along a line from Whitehaven Road on Grand Island to Wheatfield to Medina on the north, Leroy and Bergen on the east, and East Aurora and southern Hamburg on the south.

Finally, all snow melted within about 48 to 60 hours with little flooding. Here are some representative reports.

All reports off of Lake Erie...

The event had the most impact of any in our record. Not only the amount of snow which was among our highest, but it was way out of season and of course had the far greatest damage and power problems and affected over a million, people in a dramatic fashion for many days. It therefore earns...

Five ***** Stars (plus!) NWS Buffalo Report

Flakes fly in downtown Guelph Wednesday afternoon.
Many regions around the GTA are experiencing
heavy, early snowfalls. News photo

The Fort Erie and Welland areas of southwestern Ontario are digging out from as much as 30 centimetres of snow following a powerful pre-winter storm.

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RECORD SNOWSTORM HITS BUFFALO, NEW YORK and ONTARIO

UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW HAS HIT THE BUFFALO, NEW YORK REGION

MOST EVER FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER!|

2 Feet of Snow Falls on Western N.Y.

By CAROLYN THOMPSON
Associated Press Writer
Published October 13, 2006, 5:34 AM CDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A rare early October snowstorm left parts of western New York blanketed with 2 feet of snow Friday morning, prompting widespread blackouts, closing schools and halting traffic.

The snow downed scores of tree limbs and toppled power lines, leaving more than 155,000 customers without electricity.

By early Friday, 14 inches of snow had been recorded at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, with reports of 2 feet elsewhere, said Tom Paone, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The snowfall was expected to continue throughout the morning, he said.

On Thursday, 8.3 inches of heavy snow set the record for the "snowiest" October day in Buffalo in the 137-year history of the weather service, said meteorologist Tom Niziol. The previous record of 6 inches was set Oct. 31, 1917.

BUFFALO SPECIAL STATEMENTS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
703 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-120830-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
703 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

...DRAMATIC WEATHER CHANGES ON OUR DOORSTEP...

AFTER A WEEK OF MILD DRY AUTUMN WEATHER...WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW 
YORKERS WILL SEE AN ABRUPT CHANGE TO LATE NOVEMBER CONDITIONS FOR 
THE REST OF THE WEEK. 

MASSIVE LOW PRESSURE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN 
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BUT IT WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH FRIDAY. A SURGE 
OF WARM MOIST AIR AHEAD OF THIS DEVELOPING STORM WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 
TODAY'S RAIN...WHICH HAS REACHED NEARLY AN INCH CLOSE TO LAKE ERIE 
BUT MUCH LESS ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY.

A SHARP COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL USHER IN THE CHANGE 
AS IT CROSSES WESTERN AREAS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND REACHES 
CENTRAL NEW YORK AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY. A FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY 
COLD AIR WILL THEN FLOOD INTO OUR REGION DURING THURSDAY AND PRETTY 
MUCH LINGER THROUGH MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AS THE DEEP LOW 
ONLY SLOWLY RELAXES ITS GRIP.

WITH SUCH A COLD AIRMASS MOVING ACROSS THE 60 DEGREE LAKE 
WATERS...LAKE EFFECT IS A MAJOR CONCERN. HOWEVER...THE WIND FLOW 
LOOKS TO BE SOUTHWEST TO EVEN SOUTH MUCH OF THE TIME...LIMITING MOST 
POTENTIAL ACTIVITY TO AREAS FROM BUFFALO NORTH OFF LAKE ERIE AND 
ONLY THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY OFF LAKE ONTARIO. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 
MARGINAL IN REGARDS TO ANY SNOW...AND THESE LOCATIONS ARE AT LOWER 
ELEVATIONS...SO THE BULK OF ANY LAKE EFFECT PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE 
IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH PERHAPS SOME SLEET OR GRAUPEL MIXED IN AT 
TIMES.

AS FOR THE TIMING AND MOVEMENT OF ANY LAKE EFFECT...LAKE EFFECT
RAIN OFF ERIE SHOULD DEVELOP IN THE BUFFALO AREA BY THURSDAY
MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON...AND PERHAPS EXTEND AS FAR AS ROCHESTER
BRIEFLY...BUT WINDS SHOULD THEN BACK MORE SOUTHERLY LATER THURSDAY
WHICH WOULD PUSH ANY ACTIVITY NORTH TO NIAGARA COUNTY THURSDAY
EVENING AND THEN EVEN INTO THE NIAGARA PENINSULA THURSDAY NIGHT
AND MOST OF FRIDAY. A BIT OF RAIN MAY DEVELOP NORTH OF WATERTOWN
OFF ONTARIO LATE THURSDAY BUT THIS TOO SHOULD MOVE NORTH INTO
CANADA AS WINDS BACK TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION.

THE BULK OF FRIDAY WILL BE DRY...BUT A SECONDARY FRONT WILL BRING
THE THREAT OF RAIN OR EVEN WET SNOW SHOWERS TO ALL AREAS BY FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS THE FLOW TURNS MORE WESTERLY. TEMPERATURES
WILL AGAIN BE MARGINAL IN REGARDS TO RAIN OR SNOW...SO HIGHER
ELEVATIONS SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER MAY SEE A BETTER CHANCE
OF SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD BUT ANY ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE MINOR.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE BY SUNDAY SO THAT ONLY A FEW RAIN
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED.

ALTHOUGH MOST AREAS WILL SEE LITTLE IF ANY LAKE EFFECT...THEY WILL 
NOT ESCAPE THE CHILL. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TO 15 TO 20 DEGREES 
COLDER THAN NORMAL FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH DAYTIME 
READINGS IN THE 40S AND OVERNIGHT READINGS FALLING TO THE FREEZING 
MARK ACROSS MOST INTERIOR LOCATIONS..ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. A FREEZE 
WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY IN FUTURE FORECASTS. 

YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS CHANGING SITUATION 
CLOSELY AND ISSUE SPECIAL PRODUCTS AS NECESSARY.


$$
SFM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
531 AM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-121745-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
531 AM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...MUCH COLDER AIR TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

MASSIVE LOW PRESSURE NEAR JAMES BAY THIS MORNING WILL ROTATE WEST
TO LAKE SUPERIOR FRIDAY. 

THE LOW WILL CIRCULATE A FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR THROUGH
MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

WITH SUCH A COLD AIRMASS MOVING ACROSS THE 60 DEGREE LAKE 
WATERS...LAKE EFFECT IS A MAJOR CONCERN. THE LAKE EFFECT SHOULD
START OUT AS RAIN OFF LAKE ERIE TODAY MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF
BUFFALO WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT RAIN EAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON.

LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THE BAND OFF LAKE ERIE
IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTH OVER THE BUFFALO AREA
AS WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST. SOME OF THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
TO GET AS FAR EAST AS THE ROCHESTER AREA. IT WILL BECOME COLD
ENOUGH FOR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LATER THIS EVENING AND IT COULD
GET COLD ENOUGH FOR IT TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT
ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE LAKE.

IT WILL BE TOUGH TO FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR TONIGHT AS THE
GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE WARM AND A LOT OF THE SNOW SHOULD MELT ON
CONTACT. SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT MAINLY OVER
GRASSY AREAS. THE PRECIPITATION COULD BE RATHER HEAVY AT TIMES IN
THE LAKE BAND OFF LAKE ERIE TONIGHT. SOME THUNDER AND GRAUPEL IS
POSSIBLE.

THE ACTIVITY OFF LAKE ONTARIO IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS INTENSE AND
CONFINED MAINLY TO PARTS OF JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES AND IT
SHOULD SHIFT NORTH OF WATERTOWN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE TEMPERATURES
THERE WILL START OUT WARM ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE RAIN AND THEN SOME
SNOW SHOULD MIX IN OVERNIGHT WHEN THE ACTIVITY MOVES NORTH OF
WATERTOWN. 

ON FRIDAY MORNING THE ACTIVITY OFF LAKE ERIE IS EXPECTED TO BE
BETWEEN BUFFALO AND NIAGARA FALLS AND AS THE WINDS BECOME MORE
SOUTHERLY THE LAKE EFFECT IS EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY TO OUR WEST BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE NIAGARA PENINSULA. OFF LAKE ONTARIO IT
SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY AREA IN THE MORNING
AND THEN MOVE TO THE WEST OVER THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.

ALTHOUGH MOST AREAS WILL SEE LITTLE IF ANY LAKE EFFECT...THEY
WILL NOT ESCAPE THE CHILL. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TO 15 TO 20
DEGREES COLDER THAN NORMAL FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY...WITH DAYTIME READINGS IN THE 40S AND OVERNIGHT READINGS
FALLING TO THE FREEZING MARK ACROSS MOST INTERIOR
LOCATIONS..ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. A FREEZE WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY IN
FUTURE FORECASTS FOR PORTIONS OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION.

YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS CHANGING SITUATION 
CLOSELY AND ISSUE SPECIAL PRODUCTS AS NECESSARY.



$$

JJP

WWUS41 KBUF 121836
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
236 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...HISTORIC SNOWFALL MAY BE IN STORE OVERNIGHT...

.A WESTERLY FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR CIRCULATING AROUND A VERY 
INTENSE STORM UP OVER LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO 
WESTERN NEW YORK TONIGHT. THIS COLD AIR CROSSING THE 60 DEGREE 
WATERS OF LAKE ERIE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BANDS OF INTENSE LAKE 
EFFECT PRECIPITATION.

THIS PRECIPITATION MAY INITIALLY BE MIXED RAIN HAIL AND WET SNOW INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT AS THE CORE OF THE COLDEST AIR MOVES INTO
THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING...MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE TO WET SNOW. THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH A GRADUAL BACKING OF
THE WINDS TO A MORE SOUTHWEST DIRECTION...WHICH WOULD PUSH THE
BANDS NORTH TO BUFFALO'S NORTHERN SUBURBS SUCH AS TONAWANDA AND
AMHERST AND NORTHWARD INTO NIAGARA COUNTY. SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY
MAY EDGE INTO WESTERN ORLEANS AND NORTHWEST GENESEE COUNTIES AS
WELL. MOST OF THIS AREA COULD EASILY SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER AREAS AWAY
FROM THE WARMING INFLUENCE OF THE LAKE...SUCH AS LOCKPORT OR
CLARENCE.

HEAVY SNOW IN THE BUFFALO METRO AREA THIS EARLY IS 
UNPRECEDENTED...AND UNIQUE CONDITIONS MUST EXIST. THERE STILL IS 
PLENTY OF DOUBT AS TO ANY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION AS THE GROUND AND 
LAKE ARE VERY WARM...BUT THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED IN THE 
OVERNIGHT HOURS WHICH WOULD TEND TO MINIMIZE MELTING. IN 
ADDITION...MOST TREES ARE STILL IN FULL LEAVE SO EVEN A FEW INCHES 
OF WET SNOW MAY CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE QUICKLY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE LAKE EFFECT 
ACTIVITY MOVES EVEN FURTHER NORTH AND BECOMES MAINLY RAIN ONCE AGAIN.


NYZ001-002-010-011-130245-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0008.061013T0000Z-061013T1000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
236 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT FRIDAY. 

BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE 
REGION MOST OF THE NIGHT. THE ACTIVITY WILL FOCUS OVER THE BUFFALO 
METRO AREA AND EAST TO BATAVIA EARLY THIS EVENING...AND TEND TO LIFT 
NORTH OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUBURBS AND UP INTO NIAGARA AND 
WESTERN ORLEANS COUNTIES BY MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE 
PRECIPITATION WILL BE MIXED...WITH RAIN...HAIL AND WET SNOW CLOSE TO
THE LAKE BUT IT WILL TURN TO HEAVY WET SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
OVER INLAND LOCATIONS. THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THE
MOST INTENSE BANDS. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE
BECAUSE OF THE UNSEASONAL NATURE OF THE STORM AND THE WARM
GROUND...BUT MUCH OF THE REGION SHOULD RECEIVE 1 TO 3
INCHES...WITH 6 INCHES POSSIBLE WELL INLAND. THIS CAN CAUSE
SERIOUS TREE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES AS MOST TREES
REMAIN IN FULL LEAF.

REMEMBER...IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

SFM

WUS41 KBUF 122248
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
648 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...HEAVY WET SNOW TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND BRING DOWN
POWER LINES TONIGHT...

.A WESTERLY FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR CIRCULATING AROUND A
VERY INTENSE STORM UP OVER LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR
INTO WESTERN NEW YORK TONIGHT. THIS COLD AIR CROSSING THE 60
DEGREE WATERS OF LAKE ERIE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BANDS OF
INTENSE LAKE EFFECT PRECIPITATION.

HEAVY WET SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SLEET THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT. MOST OF THIS AREA COULD EASILY SEE 3 INCHES OF HEAVY WET
SNOW WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THIS SNOWFALL WILL BE TO BRING DOWN
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. AREA ROADS WILL BE SLUSHY...BUT THE
RELATIVE WARMTH OF THE GROUND WILL HELP TO KEEP ACCUMULATIONS DOWN
ON ROADWAYS.

HEAVY SNOW IN THE BUFFALO METRO AREA THIS EARLY IS
UNPRECEDENTED...AND UNIQUE CONDITIONS MUST EXIST. THERE STILL IS
SOME DOUBT AS TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION AS THE GROUND AND LAKE
ARE VERY WARM.

CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE QUICKLY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE LAKE
EFFECT ACTIVITY MOVES EVEN FURTHER NORTH AND BECOMES MAINLY RAIN
ONCE AGAIN.

NYZ001-002-010-011-130700-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.061013T0000Z-061013T1000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
648 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
FRIDAY. 

A BAND OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS
EVENING AND MOST OF THE NIGHT. THE ACTIVITY WILL FOCUS OVER THE
BUFFALO METRO AREA AND EAST TO BATAVIA...THEN LIFT NORTH LATER
TONIGHT. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CAUSE WIDEPSREAD TREE DAMAGE AND
BRING DOWN POWER LINES. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO
DETERMINE BECAUSE OF THE VERY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...BUT MUCH OF
THE REGION SHOULD RECEIVE UP TO 3 INCHES...WITH 6 INCHES POSSIBLE
IN THE HEAVIEST PART OF THE SNOWBAND.

REMEMBER...IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY.
IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID
CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL
BRING DOWN NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS WHICH COULD ALSO IMPACT TRAVEL ON
ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
825 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

NYZ001-002-010-011-130830-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
825 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...HISTORIC SNOWFALL FOR THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...

A MAJOR EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM CONTINUED TO PUMMEL
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK THURSDAY EVENING INCLUDING THE CITIES
OF BUFFALO, TONAWANDA AND AMHERST IN ERIE COUNTY AND NORTH
TONAWANDA IN NIAGARA COUNTY.

AT 8PM, UTILITY COMPANIES WERE REPORTING OVER 50,000 CUSTOMERS
WITHOUT POWER. THE REASON FOR THE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES HAS
BEEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY HEAVY WATER LADEN SNOW ACCUMULATING
ON TREES THAT STILL HAVE MOST OF THEIR LEAVES. TREES LIMBS BREAK
UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES AS THEY
FALL. 

THE WORST HIT REGION THROUGH 8PM HAS BEEN THE NORTHERN THIRD OF
ERIE COUNTY INCLUDING AMHERST AND TONAWANDA. SPOTTERS HAVE
REPORTED ONLY ABOUT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATING ON THE WARM
GROUND, BUT SHOWERS OF SNOW PELLETS AS LARGE AS PEAS QUICKLY PILES
UP ON TREE LIMBS AND BRINGS THEM DOWN. IF YOU LIVE IN NORTHERN
ERIE COUNTY IN PARTICULAR, PLEASE DO NOT GO OUTSIDE UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. YOU COULD CONTACT DOWNED POWER LINES AND
RISK ELECTROCUTION.

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND LINE
UP MAINLY ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHERN PORTION OF ERIE COUNTY AS
WELL AS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NIAGARA COUNTY. THE BAND WILL ALSO
AFFECT ORLEANS AND GENESEE COUNTY. 

THE BUFFALO AIRPORT HAD OFFICIALLY RECEIVED 3 INCHES OF SNOW
THROUGH 8PM. THIS MAKES OCTOBER 12, 2006 THE THIRD SNOWIEST DAY IN
OCTOBER IN 137 YEARS OF WEATHER RECORDS. SIX INCHES OF SNOW
OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 13, 1909 AND AGAIN ON OCTOBER 31, 1917.

$$

NIZIOL

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WUS41 KBUF 130301
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1101 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE
AND POWER OUTAGES TONIGHT...

.A WESTERLY FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR CIRCULATING AROUND A
VERY INTENSE STORM UP OVER LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR
INTO WESTERN NEW YORK TONIGHT. THIS COLD AIR CROSSING THE
60 DEGREE WATERS OF LAKE ERIE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BANDS OF
INTENSE LAKE EFFECT PRECIPITATION.

HEAVY WET SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES
OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS ERIE AND
GENESEE COUNTIES WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK. IN ADDITION TO CAUSING VERY HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS...THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL BRING DOWN MORE
TREES AND POWER LINES.

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FRIDAY MORNING AS THE LAKE EFFECT
ACTIVITY MOVES EVEN FURTHER NORTH AND BECOMES MAINLY RAIN ONCE
AGAIN.

NYZ085-131000-
/O.EXA.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-061013T1000Z/
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1101 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

A BAND OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL REMAIN INTACT ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. GENERAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE VERY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING
IN POWER OUTAGES. 

REMEMBER...IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY.
IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID
CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL
BRING DOWN NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS WHICH COULD ALSO IMPACT TRAVEL ON
ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-131000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-061013T1000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
1101 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
FRIDAY. 

A BAND OF HEAVY WET SNOW OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES
WILL DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CAUSE
WIDEPSREAD TREE DAMAGE AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES...CAUSING
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. 

REMEMBER...IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY.
IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID
CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL
BRING DOWN NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS WHICH WILL ALSO IMPACT TRAVEL ON
ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

WUS81 KBUF 130538
SPSBUF

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
138 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

NYZ001-002-010-011-131345-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
138 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006


...HISTORIC RECORD SETTING SNOWFALL FOR THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...

A MAJOR EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM CONTINUED TO PUMMEL
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK INCLUDING THE CITY OF BUFFALO LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT.

THE BUFFALO AIRPORT RECEIVED 8.6 INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE DAY,
MAKING IT THE SNOWIEST OCTOBER DAY SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1870.

UTILITY COMPANIES WERE REPORTING OVER 1000,000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT
POWER. THE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES WERE A RESULT OF A COMBINATION
OF VERY HEAVY WATER LADEN SNOW ACCUMULATING ON TREES THAT STILL
HAVE MOST OF THEIR LEAVES. TREES LIMBS BREAK UNDER THE WEIGHT OF
THE SNOW AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES AS WELL.

SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGED FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES IN A NARROW CORRIDOR
THAT EXTENDED FROM NIAGARA FALLS SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CITY OF
BUFFALO TO THE NEARBY SOUTHTOWNS. BRISK WELL ALIGNED WINDS
EXTENDED THE BAND AS FAR INLAND AS THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF
ROCHESTER AT TIMES. AT THE SAME TIME, NO SNOW AT ALL FELL ACROSS
THE TRADITIONAL SNOWBELT AREA WELL SOUTH OF BUFFALO.

THE SNOWBAND WILL STAY LOCKED IN ACROSS THE AREA WITHIN A FEW
MILES OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THEN
GRADUALLY DRIFT NORTHWARD OUT OF THE AREA AND WEAKEN AS THE
MORNING PROGRESSES. 

DRIVING BANS EXIST IN MANY COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, IN AREAS
WHERE POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED, DO NOT WALK AROUND OUTSIDE
UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. YOU COULD CONTACT DOWNED POWER LINES
AND RISK ELECTROCUTION.

$$

NIZIOL

WWUS81 KBUF 130729
SPSBUF

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
329 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

NYZ001-002-010-011-085-131530-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
329 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...HISTORIC RECORD SETTING SNOWFALL FOR THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...

A MAJOR EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM CONTINUED TO HAMMER
THE REGION AROUND BUFFALO NEW YORK THROUGH THE WEE HOURS OF
FRIDAY MORNING.

BY 3AM, THE BUFFALO AIRPORT HAD RECEIVED 14 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
NEARLY 4 INCHES OCCURRING IN THE PAST HOUR. ELSEWHERE, IN THE
VILLAGE OF DEPEW, THE SNOW HAD QUICKLY PILED UP TO 24 INCHES SINCE
IT BEGAN LESS THAN 12 HOURS AGO. THIS IS AMAZING CONSIDERING THE
WATERS OF LAKE ERIE WERE A WARM 62 DEGREES AS THE SNOWBAND FORMED
LATE THURSDAY.

UTILITY COMPANIES WERE REPORTING WELL OVER 1000,000 CUSTOMERS
WITHOUT POWER. THE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES WERE A RESULT OF A
COMBINATION OF VERY HEAVY WATER LADEN SNOW ACCUMULATING ON TREES
THAT STILL HAVE MOST OF THEIR LEAVES. TREES LIMBS BREAK UNDER THE
WEIGHT OF THE SNOW AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES AS WELL. TREE DAMAGE
ACROSS THE AREA HAS BEEN VERY SIGNIFICANT. 

THE ENTIRE AREA THE STORM HAS AFFECTED IS ONLY ABOUT 25 MILES
WIDE, EXTENDING FROM ORCHARD PARK IN CENTRAL ERIE
COUNTY...NORTHWARD THROUGH THE CITY OF BUFFALO TO NIAGARA FALLS.
STORM TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE RANGE OF 18 TO 30
INCHES PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF ERIE COUNTY. BRISK
WELL ALIGNED WINDS WILL EXTEND THE BAND AS FAR INLAND AS THE
WESTERN SUBURBS OF ROCHESTER AT TIMES. AT THE SAME TIME, NO SNOW
AT ALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRADITIONAL SNOWBELT AREA WELL
SOUTH OF BUFFALO.

THE SNOWBAND WILL STAY LOCKED IN ACROSS THE AREA WITHIN A FEW
MILES OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THEN
GRADUALLY DRIFT NORTHWARD OUT OF THE AREA AND WEAKEN AS THE
MORNING PROGRESSES. 

DRIVING BANS EXIST IN MANY COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, IN AREAS
WHERE POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED, DO NOT WALK AROUND OUTSIDE
UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. YOU COULD CONTACT DOWNED POWER LINES
AND RISK ELECTROCUTION.


$$

NIZIOL

WWUS41 KBUF 130844
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...HISTORIC LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK TO
WIND DOWN THIS MORNING...

.AN INTENSE SNOWBAND OFF LAKE ERIE GENERATED HISTORIC SNOWFALL
TOTALS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. GENERAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
WERE COMMON ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF ERIE COUNTY...INCLUDING
METROPOLITAN BUFFALO. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON LEAF COVERED TREES
RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. 

THE MAIN SNOWBAND WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT SLOWLY TO THE NORTH THIS
MORNING AND WEAKEN AS THE SURFACE WINDS SHIFT MORE TO THE SOUTH
SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE STILL
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER THIS MORNING BEFORE THE
TAPERS OFF BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. 


NYZ001-002-010-011-131400-
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-061013T1400Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THIS MORNING. 

A BAND OF HEAVY WET SNOW OVER NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES
WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT TO THE NORTH THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...BRINGING GENERAL
STORM TOTALS TO 1 TO 2 FEET FROM METRO BUFFALO TO WESTERN GENESEE
COUNTY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. 

THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES WILL
MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ACROSS METRO BUFFALO THIS MORNING. 

REMEMBER...IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY.
IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...BE
PREPARED FOR VERY DIFFICULT AND SLOW DRIVING CONDITIONS. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ085-131200-
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-061013T1200Z/
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
444 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. GENERAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY NORTH OF EDEN
AND BOSTON. THE VERY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL BRING DOWN SOME
TREES AND POWER LINES. THEREFORE...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA
CAREFUL THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING NORTH TOWARD
BUFFALO WHERE MUCH HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN. 

REMEMBER...IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY.
IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID
CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$

WWUS81 KBUF 131050
SPSBUF

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
650 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

NYZ001-002-010-011-085-131400-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
650 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...SNOWBAND BEGINNING TO MOVE NORTHWARD...

A MAJOR EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM CONTINUES TO HAMMER
THE REGION AROUND BUFFALO NEW YORK THROUGH WHAT IS NORMALLY THE
EARLY MORNING RUSH HOUR.

AT 630AM A 15 MILE WIDE BAND OF SNOW OFF LAKE ERIE EXTENDED ACROSS
NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES....SOUTHERN NIAGARA COUNTY AND
ALL OF ORLEANS COUNTY. THE BAND WAS SHOWING A SLOW BUT STEADY
DRIFT TO THE NORTH OVER THE PAST HOUR OR SO. 

THE LAKE EFFECT BAND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS AN AREA FROM
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO THROUGH NIAGARA FALLS
AND EAST TO MEDINA IN ORLEANS COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES
OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN THIS AREA BEFORE THE BAND GRADUALLY WEAKENS
AND DRIFTS NORTH OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER LATER THIS MORNING. THE
BAND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER AT TIMES. IN
ADDITION, ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHT WITHIN THE CENTER OF THE
SNOW BAND, WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH ARE LIKELY ON THE EDGES
OF THE BAND AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

DRIVING BANS EXIST IN MANY COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, IN AREAS
WHERE POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED, DO NOT WALK AROUND OUTSIDE
UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. YOU COULD CONTACT DOWNED POWER LINES
AND RISK ELECTROCUTION.

$$

NIZIOL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1100 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

NYZ001-002-010-011-130830-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
1100 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...HISTORIC SNOWFALL FOR THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...

A MAJOR EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM DELIVERED A KNOCKOUT 
PUNCH TO PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER LATE THURSDAY NIGHT 
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STORM SET RECORDS FOR SNOWFALL SO 
EARLY IN THE SEASON AND ALSO PRODUCED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ACROSS THE 
AREA. 

ALTHOUGH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWBAND WAS NEVER MORE THAN ABOUT 15 MILES 
IN WIDTH, IT SET UP ACROSS THE MOST HEAVILY POPULATED STRETCH OF 
WESTERN NEW YORK, INCLUDING THE CITY OF BUFFALO, AS WELL AS NEARBY 
SUBURBS LIKE TONAWANDA AND AMHERST IN ERIE COUNTY AND NORTH 
TONAWANDA IN NIAGARA COUNTY.

THERE WERE SEVERAL INGREDIENTS THAT CAME TOGETHER TO PRODUCE SERIOUS 
IMPACTS ACROSS THE REGION. CHILLY SOUTHWEST WINDS FOLLOWING THE 
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALIGNED THEMSELVES ALONG 
THE GREATEST LENGTH OF LAKE ERIE. AS THE COLD WINDS CROSSED THE 62 
DEGREE LAKE, LARGE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE WERE TRANSPORTED INTO THE 
ATMOSPHERE. THE TEMPERATURE A FEW THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE GROUND 
COOLED JUST ENOUGH TO TURN RAIN SHOWERS OVER TO ALL SNOW BY LATE IN 
THE DAY. WINDS REMAINED OUT OF THE SAME DIRECTION FOR ABOUT A 14 
HOUR PERIOD KEEPING THE SNOWBAND NEARLY STATIONARY OF THE SAME 
LOCATION. FINALLY, BECAUSE THE TREES IN THE REGION STILL HAD MOST OF 
THEIR LEAVES, THE HEAVY WET SNOW WEIGHED THE BRANCHES DOWN AND 
EVENTUALLY CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.  TREE LIMBS CAME DOWN ON POWER 
LINES AND RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. LATEST ESTIMATES 
SUGGEST UPWARDS OF 300,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER WERE 
WITHOUT POWER. 

THE GREATEST SNOWFALL OCCURRED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF ERIE COUNTY 
AND THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF NIAGARA COUNTY WHERE 22 TO 24 INCHES FELL.  
AT THE BUFFALO AIRPORT THE STORM TOTAL WAS 22.6 INCHES, MAKING THIS 
THE 6TH GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL ON RECORD. A NEW RECORD WAS SET 
TODAY, OCTOBER 13TH FOR THE GREATEST ONE DAY SNOWFALL IN OCTOBER, 
WITH 14 INCHES.  

OTHER SNOWFALL TOTALS INCLUDE:
...ERIE COUNTY...        INCHES
   DEPEW                 24.0
   BUFFALO AIRPORT       22.6   
   ALDEN                 19.0  
   CLARENCE              18.0
   SOUTH BUFFALO          9.0 
   EAST AURORA            4.5  

...GENESEE COUNTY...
   DARIEN CENTER         16.0 
   ELBA                   5.0  

...NIAGARA COUNTY...
   AMHERST               20.0
   N.TONAWANDA           12.0 
   SOUTH LOCKPORT         8.0
   NORTH LOCKPORT         5.0 

...ORLEANS COUNTY...
   ALBION                 6.0
  
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWBAND WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTH OUT OF THE 
REGION THIS AFTERNOON.  HOWEVER, IN ITS WAKE, STRONGER SOUTHWEST 
WINDS WILL GUST OVER 25 MPH AT TIMES.  ANY TREE LIMBS THAT WERE 
CRACKED OR WEAKENED BY THE HEAVY SNOW COULD STILL COME DOWN DUE TO 
THE WINDS. THE PUBLIC IS URGED TO BE VERY CAREFUL THROUGH THIS 
AFTERNOON WHEN WALKING NEAR TREES AND POWER LINES. 

FINALLY, THE WATER IN THE HEAVIEST SNOWPACK IS ESTIMATED TO BE IN 
THE RANGE OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES.  AS THE WATER IS RELEASED DUE TO 
MELTING, THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL INCREASE.  FOR THAT REASON, 
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ERIE, GENESEE, NIAGARA AND 
ORLEANS COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.

$$

NIZIOL

METAR FROM BUFFALO LAST NIGHT!!!! THUNDERSNOW :)

13 04:52 S 12 0.50 Thunderstorm Snow Fog OVC003CB 32 27 29.69
13 03:50 SW 3 0.50 Snow Fog VV003 32 25 NA NA
13 02:53 Calm 0.25 Heavy Thunderstorm Snow Fog OVC002CB 32 30
13 01:54 SW 10 0.25 Heavy Snow Fog VV002 32 30 NA NA
13 00:54 SW 8 0.25 Heavy Snow Fog VV002 32 30 29.73 1007.4 0.03
12 23:54 SW 6 9.00 Overcast FEW014 OVC029 32 29 29.73 1007.5
12 22:54 SW 8 1.00 Light Thunderstorm Snow Fog/Mist BKN003CB OVC010 32 29 29.74 1007.6 0.10 0.32

12 20:54 W 12 G 22 0.50 Thunderstorm Snow Fog/Mist OVC003 34 30 29.71 NA
12 19:54 W 8 0.75 Light Snow Fog/Mist BKN003 OVC012 33 31 29.69 NA
12 17:54 W 8 3.00 Light Thunderstorm Snow Fog/Mist SCT006 BKN013 OVC018 33 31 29.68 1005.5 0.05
12 16:54 W 14 G 28 0.25 Heavy Thunderstorm Snow Fog OVC005CB 33 31 29.64 1004.1 0.08 0.32
12 15:54 W 13 1.00 Light Snow Fog/Mist OVC005 33 31 29.61 1003.2 0.16
12 14:54 W 10 0.50 Snow Fog OVC005 34 32 29.59 1002.4 0.08

REPORTS FROM SPOTTERS OF UP TO 36 INCHES OF SNOW

Drudge photo of Buffalo...

STORM PREDICTION CENTER ISSUED A MESOSCALE DISCUSSION

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2108 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0328 AM CDT FRI OCT 13 2006 AREAS AFFECTED...WRN NY CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW VALID 130828Z - 131430Z HEAVY SNOW WITH HOURLY RATES OF 2-3 INCHES IS FORECAST DECREASE IN INTENSIFY BETWEEN 11-13Z. WELL ORGANIZED SNOW BAND...FUELED BY INTENSE SENSIBLE HEAT AND MOISTURE FLUXES FROM LAKE ERIE /I.E. WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S/ HAS PERSISTED FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS PRODUCING SNOW RATES OF UP TO 4 INCHES/HOUR IN THE BUF AREA. CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS UPSTREAM SHORT WAVE TROUGH TRANSLATING SEWD THROUGH WI INTO LAKE MI AND LOWER MI...WITH LATEST SHORT TERM MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTING THAT THIS FEATURE WILL CONTINUE MORE EWD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS AND RESULTANT ISALLOBARIC RESPONSE ARE BACKING SURFACE WINDS TO MORE OF A SSWLY DIRECTION AS OF 08Z OVER SERN LOWER MI...A TREND WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE EWD WITH TIME THIS MORNING ACROSS LAKE ERIE. AS THIS OCCURS THE EFFECTIVE LAKE FETCH OF LOW-LEVEL TRAJECTORIES WILL DECREASE...AND WHEN COUPLED WITH INCREASING WIND SPEEDS THROUGH THE BOUNDARY-LAYER SHOULD RESULT IN SNOW BANDS BECOMING MORE DISORGANIZED WHILE SHIFTING NWD TOWARD THE NIAGARA FALLS AREA. ..MEAD.. 10/13/2006 ATTN...WFO...BUF...

BUFFALO NEW YORK AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION

AFTER THE MOST DEVASTATING SNOW STORM EVER IN OCTOBER FOR THE
BUFFALO AREA WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO PICK UP THE PIECES. WIDESPREAD
TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED...18 OF 21 WEATHER
SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE WITHOUT POWER...MANY WHO HAVE REPORTED
SEVERE TREE DAMAGE.

THE CURRENT SITUATION IS IN THE IMPROVING STAGE BUT THERE ARE STILL
SOME CONCERNS. WIND SPEEDS FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WILL BE
QUITE BRISK. THE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY HELPING THOUGH BY BLOWING
THE SNOW OFF WEIGHTED LIMBS THAT HAVEN'T BROKEN YET. THIS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S IS HELPING ALLEVIATE NEW
BREAKAGE.

THE COLD PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BUT FORTUNATELY IT LOOKS LIKE
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST AREAS CONSIDERING
THE BRISK MIXING WINDS AND A SLIGHTLY WARMER AIRMASS. A STRONG
SHORT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO SWING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER MOST AREAS
BEGINNING LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. IT WILL
ALSO TRIGGER LAKE EFFECT AGAIN FROM BUFFALO NORTHWARD BUT THIS
TIME IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN. THIS
MAY CAUSE SOME FLOOD CONCERNS SO THE FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE IN
EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ERIE...NIAGARA...GENESEE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES.

A SURFACE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE WILL CROSS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NEW YORK DURING THE DAY SATURDAY ALONG WITH 850 MB
TEMPERATURES IN THE MINUS 2C TO MINUS 4C RANGE. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE
LIKELY WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES CLIMBING WELL INTO THE MID AND
UPPER 40S.

.HYDROLOGY...

RAPID MELTING UNDERWAY OF THIS MASSIVE SNOWPACK...FROM ABOVE AND
BELOW DUE TO WARM GROUND. RAIN LATER TONIGHT WILL AGGRAVATE THIS
SITUATION WITH AMOUNTS OF 0.25 INCH TO 0.50 INCH EXPECTED. THE PACK
CONTAINS A GOOD TWO TO THREE INCHES OF WATER AND SHOULD RELEASE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO. THIS SHOULD BRING BUF AREA CREEKS UP
TO NEAR BANKFUL AND WILL BE MONITORED...WITH GREATEST THREAT ON
ELLICOTT CRK SUNDAY AND LOWER TONAWANDA CREEK MON-TUES. SNOWMELT
FLOODING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY BASEMENTS
WHICH WILL HAVE INOPERABLE SUMP PUMPS DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER TO
WELL OVER HALF THE POPULATION OF THE AREA. SO WILL CONTINUE FLOOD
WATCH THROUGH 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

&&

.CLIMATE...

THIS FREAKISH OUT OF SEASON EVENT LITERALLY SMASHED ALL EARLY SEASON
SNOWFALL RECORDS AT BUFFALO. THE 22.6 INCHES AT THE AIRPORT...ALL
FALLING IN ABOUT 14 HOURS...WAS REMARKABLE AND COMPARES WITH THE
PREVIOUS 6 INCH RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER SET WAY BACK IN 1909
AND 1917. BUFFALO HAS NEVER HAD SUCH A SNOWFALL BEFORE NOVEMBER 20
IN ANY YEAR.

Wunderground photo...Buffalo, New York

Buffalo News...Photo

Buffalo News...Photo

Buffalo News...Photo

Beth Ottaviami, of Corfu, N.Y., brushes off her car during
the regions first snowstorm of the year in
Williamsville, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. (David Duprey / AP)

SXUS71 KBUF 130856 RERBUF RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 500AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006 ...SNOWIEST DAYS ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER... THE UNPRECEDENTED LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM THAT CONTINUED ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER THROUGH THE WEE MORNING HOURS PRODUCED SOME IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL TOTALS. RECORDS HAVE BEEN SET ON TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS FOR SNOWFALL AT BUFFALO. ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, THE BUFFALO AIRPORT RECORDED 8.3 INCHES OF SNOW, BREAKING THE ALL TIME RECORD FOR DAILY SNOWFALL IN OCTOBER, WHICH WAS 6 INCHES LAST SET ON OCTOBER 31, 1917. THURSDAY'S RECORD DID NOT LAST LONG HOWEVER. THROUGH 5AM FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, BUFFALO RECORDED 10.9 INCHES OF SNOW, SETTING A NEW MARK FOR THE SNOWIEST DAY IN OCTOBER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN BACK IN 1870. THE CULPRIT FOR THIS RECORD SNOW IS THE EARLIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM ON RECORD TO HIT THE CITY OF BUFFALO. $$ NIZIOL

Buffalo, New York Storm Damage

Buffalo, New York Storm Damage

Wires down across the city

Tree damage from the weight of
the snow

October 12, 2006...71 days before the Winter solstace...

DETROIT, MI: Record snowfall of 0.2" is the earliest measurable snow on record, breaking the old record of 0.4" on Oct 13, 1909.

CHICAGO, IL: Record snowfall of 0.3" is the earliest measurable snow on record, breaking the old record set Oct 18, 1972 and Oct 18, 1989.

FLINT, MI: Record snowfall of 1.6" is the earliest measurable snow on record, breaking the old record of 3.5" on Oct 19, 1989.

HOUGHTON LAKE, MI: Record snow of 0.4" breaks record of 0.1" set in 1979.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI: Record snow of 1.4" breaks daily record of 0.2" set in 1909 and is most snow so early in the season.

LANSING, MI: Record snow of 0.7" breaks daily record of 0.5" in 1909

SOUTH BEND, IN: Record snow of 0.3" breaks daily record of T in 1988.

MILWAUKEE, WI: Record snow of 0.1" ties daily record from 1909.

MUSKEGAN, MI: Snowfall of a trace ties record

MADISON, WI: Snowfall of a trace ties record

FORT WAYNE, IN: Snowfall of a trace ties record

METAR KBUF 121554Z 28008KT 10SM FEW010 SCT015 BKN025 04/02 A2954 RMK AO2 RAE07B26E52 SLP003 P0004 T00440017

METAR KBUF 121654Z 28012KT 10SM -RA BKN010 BKN023 OVC027 03/01 A2955 RMK AO2 RAB07GSB11E22 CIG 007V013 SLP009 VIS LWR N-E-S P0002 T00330011

METAR KBUF 121754Z 28013G19KT 6SM RASNGS BR OVC009 02/01 A2957 RMK AO2 GSB1658SNB48 SLP015 P0005 60018 T00220011 10078 20022 53014

METAR KBUF 121854Z 26009KT 1/2SM R23/3000VP6000FT SN FG OVC005 01/00 A2959 RMK AO2 RAE07GSE10 SLP024 P0008 T00110000

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MASSIVE LAKE EFFECT SNOW - SLAMS BUFFALO

NEW YORK SNOWFALL TOTALS!!!! ...ERIE COUNTY... DEPEW 24.0 1100 AM 10/13 BUFFALO AIRPORT 22.6 1100 AM 10/13 AMHERST 20.0 1100 AM 10/13 ALDEN 19.0 1100 AM 10/13 CLARENCE 18.0 1100 AM 10/13 SOUTH BUFFALO 9.0 1100 AM 10/13 EAST AURORA 4.5 1100 AM 10/13 ...GENESEE COUNTY... DARIEN CENTER 16.0 1100 AM 10/13 ELBA 5.0 1040 PM 10/12 ...NIAGARA COUNTY... N.TONAWANDA 12.0 1100 AM 10/13 SOUTH LOCKPORT 8.0 1100 AM 10/13 NORTH LOCKPORT 5.0 1100 AM 10/13 ...ORLEANS COUNTY... ALBION 6.0 1200 AM 10/13

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Western New York clobbered by record snowfall; 230,000 lose power

Oct 13, 2006 - BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) _ Up to two feet of snow from an extraordinary fall storm closed roads, cut power to some 230,000 customers and left this city paralyzed as officials banned driving in the region Friday.

The snow, delivered in a fury of thunder and lightning, blanketed Buffalo and surrounding areas Thursday night and early Friday. A 105-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway from Exit 46 at Rochester to Exit 59 at Dunkirk, southwest of Buffalo, was closed Friday morning because of heavy lake-effect snow.

``Everything is at a standstill," said David Ries, owner of the Woodlawn Diner in Buffalo. ``There are a lot of people not even supposed to be leaving their homes because of the driving ban."

Trees and hedges that had yet to lose their leaves crumpled into heartbreaking heaps. Unharvested apples and pumpkins were buried and schoolchildren who began the week with the Columbus Day holiday ended it with a snow day.

The season's first snowfall in western New York left more than 230,000 customers without electricity.

As of 8:30 a.m. Friday, 18 to 24 inches of snow had fallen in the general Buffalo area, said Tom Paone, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The snowfall had moved north over Niagara Falls and ``at least for the immediate Buffalo area, the worst is over."

``We just missed getting hit by a (falling) branch," said Maxwell Ellis after driving into Buffalo from the northern suburb of Kenmore Thursday evening for a gubernatorial debate between Democrat Eliot Spritzer and Republican John Faso.

Ellis had pulled out his boots, a hat and winter coat but others were unprepared, using sleeved hands to clear snow from their cars and tiptoeing in shoes.

On Thursday, 8.3 inches of heavy snowfall set the record for the ``snowiest" October day in Buffalo in the 137 year history of the weather service. The record lasted for all of one day after another foot of snow fell early Friday. The previous record of 6 inches was set Oct. 31, 1917.

Many area municipalities have declared states of emergency or travel bans as of 12:30 a.m.

STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ALDEN
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE VILLAGE OF AKRON
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN DEPEW
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE TOWN OF TONAWANDA
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN NORTH TONAWANDA
LIMITED STATE OF EMERGENCY TOWN OF CLARENCE UNTIL 9 AM
KENSINGTON EXPRESSWAY CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS IN TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA
TRAVEL ADVISORY IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO
TRAVEL BAN IN AMHERST UNTIL 8AM
TRAVEL BAN IN THE CITY OF LACKAWANNA
NO UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IN THE CITY OF TONAWANDA
ORLEANS COUNTY TRAVEL ADVISORY
TOWN OF NEWSTEAD DRIVING BAN
NO UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IN ORCHARD PARK

ORLEANS COUNTY TRAVEL ADVISORY
NO UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IN BLAISDELL

SATELLITE PHOTO SHOWING THE GROUND COVERED BY SNOW ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK - Easternwx image

MORE AP/Reuters PHOTOS OF THE SNOWSTORM IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK

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LAKE EFFECT SNOWBAND FROM LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING! THUNDERSTORM
REPORTED FOR HOURS ON END. WATERSPOUTS WERE ALSO NOTED OUT OVER
THE LAKE

FRIDAY THE 13th SUPERSTORM! BUFFALO!