And so it begins (lake effect snow..... arg)

[woodsman23]

Drove through some of this on my way in and it was really bad and it's just getting started..


Lake Effect Snow Warning
NYZ012-019-020-085-020500-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-101203T1100Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
348 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010

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

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

* LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING...EXTREME NORTHERN
CHAUTAUQUA AND EXTREME NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES.

* TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 18 TO 36 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT
BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL
CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. THE
HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND
PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 

[JustWood]

Yew guys over da hill never get blasted!
Eye woodn't put money on 18-36 in yur area.
Lakeshore plateau mayB!

 

[guy01]

Were outside of the lake effect snow but had enough rain yesterday that I couldn't get to work this morning lots of flooding. I work in olean and they don't often get included in lake snow either,but this time of year they could
Guy

 

[woodsman23]

Were outside of the lake effect snow but had enough rain yesterday that I couldn't get to work this morning lots of flooding. I work in olean and they don't often get included in lake snow either,but this time of year they could
Guy

I live just north of olean in Franklinville, we have very little snow there but just south of buffalo some spots ahve 3'

 

[guy01]

I'm just south into PA if your not getting hit it should be an easy drive in tomorrow(if I don't need a boat)
Guy

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Feel free to keep it on that side of the state.

Matt

 

[JustWood]

I'm just south into PA if your not getting hit it should be an easy drive in tomorrow(if I don't need a boat)
Guy

Jasper?

 

[guy01]

no Shinglehouse, a very small town

 

[JustWood]

no Shinglehouse, a very small town

Know it well. My sister lives in Jasper.
Have friends in Ulysses.

 

[guy01]

Small world isn't it

 

[SolarAndWood]

at least Lake Erie freezes.

 

[RoseRedHoofbeats]

Ha, I was totally expecting this to be a post from someone in Utah! There's about 18" sitting on my lawn right now. And that's AFTER the sunny day we had today. We hates it, we does!

~Rose

 

[woodsman23]

Well in the aftermath we have a total of just over 36" of the fun white stuff.... come and get some, it's free.