WNY snowstorm

[JJ Grandits]

Anyone here in the WNY snowstorm? We are right on the edge of the band and only have about 10" on the ground. Where I work they had 5 1/2' in the parking lot as of yesterday and they had more snow last night. One place got 76". That's a lot of snow. It's pretty strange. You know how it will rain on one side of the street and not the other? Instead of rain its snow. 2" here and 2' over there.

[beowoulf90]

I'm also hearing that there is more on the way tonight through Friday..

I'm just glad I don't live in that area..

[MoonRiver]

I lived in Genesee County until I was 12. Genesee is just to the East of Erie County which is where Buffalo is. This was many years ago, but back then this was a largely rural county with many small towns.

The 2 large US cities with the most snow per year are Rochester and Buffalo. Genesee County sits between them.




I hate snow to this day. I can remember getting sent out in a blizzard to try to shovel the driveway enough that my father could get the car off the highway when he got home. I would shovel a little and then the snowplow would come by and fill it back up again. This was before snow blowers and snowmobiles! Once in a while a neighbor with a tractor would plow us out.

From what I have been able to find online, it looks like Darien got hit really bad.

[Darren]

Every once in a while Mother Nature, not intentionally of course, puts on a demonstration that should let us know we're not the be it all and know it all we think we are. We're seconds or maybe longer from oblivion depending.

[kasilofhome]

I grew up south of Buffalo, we would listen to the weather reports and more often than not we always got ten percent more snow than buffalo. So, I was really worried about my brother this time. So far he just got a dusting. I sure wish that he would have more than milk, eggs, bread and canned soup on hand. We grew up with multi freezers, and a packed pantry. When mom got ill they chose to empty out the freezers as it is not their thing. He and his wife said it took over a year with six people to go though all the stuff between the freezers and pantry.

They shop each day for the next 24 hours. I understand they wanted to keep the cars in the garage vs having a bunch of freezers and shelving. The basement now is a craft center vs a stock room.

[BlackFeather]

I live in Niagara County, we have about 2 to 3 inches of snow, I look to the south right now and can see a band of clouds yet the sun is shining here. That is lake effect for you, one area sits in a persistant snow band zone and the rest of the area gets hardly anything. The real problem will be this weekend and into next week when we get warmer weather and it is supposed to rain. A house with 5 feet of snow on the roof soaked with rain water will crush the roof of the house. The creeks clogged with snow and lots of melt and rain water will over flow their banks, flood low areas and basements. The damage is yet to come. Lots of pictures and videos in the link, thunder snow is neat too.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ry-wallop.html

[bigjon]

have a niece and nephew right in the bulls eye,i've heard from both-shes got groceries aplenty.he says he has plenty of beer!

[where I want to]

To all those dealing with that kind of snow, you have my sympathy. Everything, the simplest thing, becomes a huge chore innthat situation. Shudder.....

[JJ Grandits]

Originally Posted by bigjon

have a niece and nephew right in the bulls eye,i've heard from both-shes got groceries aplenty.he says he has plenty of beer!

Preparation is the key to survival. Our pantry and freezer are well stocked before each winter.
Thr weather here can make some great headlines, but there are no earthquakes, tornadoes, forest fires, hurricanes, fields of molten lava, or massive devistating floods. I'll take it.

[Tricky Grama]

Saw the Bill's stadium on news last eve. Wow. Durn that global warming!
Ya'll stay safe, ok-prayers & good thoughts!

[JJ Grandits]

The big problem now is roofs collapsing. Especially with rain coming to add to the weight. No roof can handle 7'-8' of wet snow.