This heavy band of lake effect snow was ripping off of Lake Erie and belting Buffalo earlier this evening. It has since moved south, remaining mostly just north of Chautauqua County and hitting Erie County into Wyoming County.
How much is falling? A midnight update from the National Weather Service said:
* AT 1153 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES WIDE WITH THE NORTHERN EDGE EXTENDING FROM SOUTH BUFFALO TO ATTICA AND THE SOUTHERN EDGE EXTENDING FROM ANGOLA TO WARSAW.
And!
* LIGHTNING AND A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE.
Thundersnow is always spectacular. Be safe in the snow and do your best to remain out of banding like this when traveling. Stay home and enjoy the birds and winter scenery instead!
Scott Kruitbosch
Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
