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The National Weather Service Buffalo, New York is a local office of the National Weather Service responsible for monitoring weather conditions in Western New York and other portions of upstate, downwind from Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. It is based on the premises of Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga.
Lake Ontario's drainage basin. Lake Ontario is the easternmost of the Great Lakes and the smallest in surface area (7,340 sq mi, 19,000 km 2), [5] although it exceeds Lake Erie in volume (393 cu mi, 1,640 km 3). It is the 13th largest lake in the world. When its islands are included, the lake's shoreline is 712 miles (1,146 km) long.
Niagara Escarpment (in red) Rattlesnake Point near Milton, Ontario The Niagara River has carved the Niagara Gorge through the Niagara Escarpment over thousands of years. The Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment, or cuesta, in Canada and the United States that starts from the south shore of Lake Ontario westward, circumscribes the top of the Great Lakes Basin running from New York through ...
The NWS office in Buffalo said Friday morning that lake effect snow was continuing, especially east of Lake Ontario. "Band off of Lake Ontario will remain strong today with 2-3 in/hr snowfall ...
Holiday travelers in western New York are facing a challenging return trip due to severe winter weather. I-86 in Salamanca is snow-covered, and a Lake-Effect Snow Warning remains in effect until 6 ...
The Black River is a 125-mile-long (201 km) [4] blackwater river that empties into the eastern end of Lake Ontario on the shore of Jefferson County, New York in the United States. The origin of the name is not clear, but it may stem from the natural tannic acid that darkens the water in places.
During this time, the original outlet of the Genesee River was flooded out, creating Irondequoit Bay. [5] On a French map of the area from 1688 titled "Le Lac Ontario" [6] Irondequoit Bay was referred to as the "swamp of the Senecas". [7] Prior to the 1840s, the bay was known as "Teoronto Bay." [8] Seven parks abut the bay: Devil's Cove Park ...
Salmon Creek (Lake Ontario) Salmon River (Lake Champlain) Salmon River (New York) Salmon River (Raquette River tributary) Salmon River (St. Lawrence River tributary) Sandusky River (Seneca River tributary) Sandy Creek (Jefferson County, New York) Sandy Creek (Monroe County, New York) Sangerfield River; Saranac River; Sauquoit Creek; Saw Kill