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The blizzard's intense wind gusts blowing over the warm waters of Lake Erie [6] triggered record lake-effect snow to Buffalo, New York, which at first fell as rain but later converted to snow and accumulated to 56.5 in (144 cm) over 5 days in Snyder adjacent to Buffalo, ending on December 27.
A 60-mile stretch of the New York State thruway, closed Saturday, was open Sunday but banned commercial vehicles. Here's a look at some of the astounding snow totals in northern New York state.
Snow drifts made travel difficult in parts of New York (February 7, 1977) A house almost completely buried in snow in Tonawanda, New York (January 30, 1977). The blizzard of 1977 hit Western New York, Central NY, Northern NY, and Southern Ontario from January 28 to February 1 of that year.
Despite the European model consistently forecasting 6 in (15 cm) of snow from the storm, the National Weather Service of New York City initially predicted just 1 in (2.5 cm). Not until the afternoon of the storm did they raise the forecast into the 2–5 in (5.1–12.7 cm) zone, which prompted a winter weather advisory to be issued. [ 4 ]
The village of Barnes Corner, New York, 80 miles north of Syracuse on Lake Ontario, had reported 65.5 inches of snow as of Monday morning, while Fort Drum to the north had 63 inches.
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 ...
Providence County, Rhode Island, was the hardest hit by the blizzard; the towns of Lincoln, Smithfield, Woonsocket, and North Smithfield all reported totals of at least 40 inches (100 cm) snow. [3] In New York City, it was one of the rare times that a snowstorm closed the schools; the New York City Board of Education closed schools for snow ...
While downtown Buffalo, New York, received little to no snow, areas just a few miles south of the city needed to use a yardstick to measure the accumulation. Orchard Park, home of Buffalo's NFL ...