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Top 10 Photos of New York’s 88-Inches of Lake-Effect Snow

As you most likely saw on the news, Buffalo and surrounding areas got rocked by as much as 7 feet of snow last week. Snow was coming down so fast and so heavy, over 140 motorists became stuck in their cars on I-90, stranded for over 30 hours on 132 miles of closed highway. Tragically, there have been 13 fatalities associated with the storm. Lake effect snow is a result of three combined factors: cold air; a large, warm lake; and heavy winds. Research has shown that November lake-effect events produce the highest amount of precipitation, due to the warm atmosphere holding more [..]

ameliatraynor | November 25, 2014
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65″ of Lake-Effect Snow in New York Yesterday! | Photo Tour & Eyewitness Account:

All this snow fell in one day. Buffalo, NY yesterday

(editor’s note: this is an eye witness account from my brother who’s a badass truck driver and Afghanistan war veteran out of Ohio. He was in the big storm in New York that dropped up to 63″ of snow yesterday and this is his account.) Well, last night at about 1730-1800 I noticed a change of color on the road. The road changed from black to whitish, and I couldn’t tell wether it had dried or it was snow, and snow was falling but not quick. At that time I cut my jake break (air brakes on a semi truck) off, because you don’t want to be using that in slippery conditions. […]

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Guest Author | November 19, 2014
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5-6 Ft Deep Lake-Effect Snow in Great Lake Region Today | Photos

The Great Lakes Region is getting uber nuked on today via a large Lake-Effect snow event. 3 feet of snow has fallen in spots with 5 to 6 foot deep snow drifts. Some areas are forecasts to receive up to 60 inches of snow by Friday morning. Snowfall rates of 3-inches per hour have been observed… “The coldest air of the season so far will continue to trigger bands of very heavy snow downwind of the Great Lakes into the middle of the week and beyond. The snow will be blinding in some areas, falling at the rate of 3-5 inches per hour, and can be accompanied by gusty winds, thunder and lightning. Travel will be impossible for a time […]

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