Snow Squall Warning 16, NWS Buffalo, NY

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Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
602 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

NYC029-073-222311-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SQ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260122T2330Z/
Erie NY-Orleans NY-
602 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ERIE AND SOUTHEASTERN
ORLEANS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The snow squall that prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore, 
the snow squall warning has been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 4299 7846 4301 7846 4313 7823 4314 7787
      4328 7754 4332 7738 4333 7717 4331 7701
      4294 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 270DEG 30KT 4331 7732 4300 7790 4295 7842 

$$

NYC037-051-055-117-222330-
/O.CON.KBUF.SQ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260122T2330Z/
Wayne NY-Livingston NY-Genesee NY-Monroe NY-
602 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE...NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON...NORTHERN GENESEE AND
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...

At 601 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Ontario to near Caledonia to near
Darien Lakes State Park, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to 
         blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up 
         to 35 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous 
         within minutes.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 390 between exits 11 and 12.
 Interstate 90 between exits 46 and 48A.

Locations impacted include...
Rochester, Greece, Irondequoit, Chili, Batavia, East Rochester,
Webster, Fairport, Brighton, and Gates-North Gates.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.

Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 4299 7846 4301 7846 4313 7823 4314 7787
      4328 7754 4332 7738 4333 7717 4331 7701
      4294 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 270DEG 30KT 4331 7732 4300 7790 4295 7842 

SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED

$$

EAJ

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
224 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Extreme Cold Watch has been upgraded to a Extreme Cold Warning
from 7PM Friday to 1PM Saturday

Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for all Western and North
Central New York from late Friday afternoon and evening through
Saturday morning.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Localized heavy lake effect snow east of Lake Ontario and Lake
Erie through Friday, along with gusty winds and significant blowing
and drifting snow.

2) Dangerously cold airmass will arrive Friday and last into
Sunday morning.

3) Confidence continues to increase in a period of widespread
and potentially heavy snow late Saturday night through Monday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...Localized heavy lake effect snow east of Lake
Ontario and Lake Erie through Friday, along with gusty winds and
significant blowing and drifting snow.

A broad mid-level trough will remain across the entire Great Lakes
through this entire period. At the sfc...low pressure found over
western Quebec will send an Arctic front through Friday which will
bring a down right 'FRIDGID' air mass to 'ALL' of Western and North-
Central New York into the weekend. Along with the frigid airmass we
will see significant lake effect snows east of both lakes,
especially off Lake Ontario where we will likely 2 to 3 feet across
the Tug Hill Plateau through Friday.

Off Lake Erie...

Ice coverage is very thin with a decent amount of chunk ice/sheets
found on the western end of the lake across the lake per latest
visible Sat. That said...there is still plenty of 'open' waters to
support a response. Given that...a lake band should re-orgainze or
become better organized late this evening/tonight into Friday
morning, with boundary layer flow generally WSW but there will be
subtle variations over time forcing several north/south
oscillations. Expect the band to have the greatest residence time
across southern Erie and Wyoming counties, including some of the
Buffalo Southtowns. Accumulations may reach or exceed 1 foot in the
most persistent bands across Southern Erie and Wyoming counties,
with lesser accumulations across far northern/western Chautauqua
County and the northwest corner of Cattaraugus County. Accumulating
snow may also brush the southern portion of the northern Erie County
zone (including the more densely populated southern and eastern
suburbs of Buffalo) and southern Genesee County.

Off Lake Ontario...

A lake effect band has already developed east of the lake across the
Tug Hill, and stretching inland across Lewis county. We are even
seeing some 'lighting' embedded within the most intense portion of
the band. This band will be heavy much of the time through Friday,
with snowfall rates of 2-4" per hour. Again...subtle variations in
wind direction will force the band to oscillate north/south multiple
times, with the northernmost extent reaching near Watertown and the
southern end of the oscillations extending into far northern Oswego
County. Snowfall amounts of 2-3 feet will be possible across the
central and northern Tug Hill Plateau, with a somewhat larger
footprint of 8-16" surrounding that.

As we head into Friday, an Arctic front will approach the Lower
Lakes which will begin the southward movement of the bands. Once
this occurs, we will see lake snows become focused southeast of
both lakes. Accumulations off Lake Erie at this point will diminish
and with the incoming drier air begin to diminish all together Friday
night. A little different of a story might occur off Lake Ontario,
where upstream aid might allow for some decent accumulations
southeast of the lake. The best chance for accumulating snows will
potentially be found east of the Rochester metro area across Wayne,
N. Cayuga into S. Oswego where we additional headlines might be
needed. Outside of the lake snows we will likely see widespread to
numerous snow showers, with some minor accumulations.

Additionally...wind gusts will reach up to 45 mph at times through
Friday. This will produce blowing and drifting snow, especially in
lake effect areas.

An Arctic front will cross the Lower Lakes Friday bringing with
it a 'Frigid' airmass and dangerously cold wind chills across
the Lower Lakes. As was noted...highs on Friday will occur very
early then fall through the day into the single digits. More on
that below....

KEY MESSAGE 2...Dangerously cold airmass will arrive Friday and
last into Sunday morning.

An anomalously strong (+3SD) Arctic high of around 1052mb across the
Northern Plains on Friday will gradually expand eastward across the
Great Lakes through Saturday night while weakening with time. The
airmass just ahead of this feature will be extremely cold with 850mb
temps as low as -40C. While it should slightly moderate as the high
weakens, confidence remains high in a period of dangerously cold
weather setting in across the region with its arrival on Friday. The
coldest period will be Friday night, when some clearing of skies and
calming winds across the North Country (namely Lewis/Jefferson) will
cause sfc temperatures to plummet down to near -20F, with wind
chills down to near -30F. Further southward where more cloud cover
is expected and with flow off the (relatively) warmer lakes, wind
chills will not be as extreme but still very frigid in the -10F to -
20F range. As such, Extreme Cold Warnings have been issued for
Jefferson & Lewis with this update, with the rest of the CWA under a
Cold Weather Advisory.

Temperatures will remain very cold into Saturday and Saturday night,
with yet another reinforcing swath of frigid air Monday night,
though headline-worthy wind chills appear unlikely.

KEY MESSAGE 3...Confidence continues to increase in a period of
widespread and potentially heavy snow late Saturday night
through Monday.

A phasing shortwave/coupled upper level jet pattern east of the
Rockies will result in a complex and major winter storm that will
impact an impressive swath of the Lower 48. As of this writing,
Winter Storm Watches or Warnings extend all the way from eastern
Arizona to New England. Ensemble systems are in relatively good
agreement on the general evolution of this storm, though subtle
differences in the exact track and transfer of energy to the East
Coast introduce some forecast uncertainty.

For our area, the frigid airmass around the Arctic high over
Southern Quebec will ensure the precip type remains all snow. Strong
upper level divergence overlaid with frontogenetic forcing on the
system's northern periphery will likely enhance snowfall and SLRs
however, which could very well lead to a widespread heavy snow
across the region. This said, the nature of potential deformation
banding and lake enhancement remains uncertain. Despite a
northeasterly sfc flow, there appears to be quite a bit of
directional shear from the high over the lakes which could end up
directing the bulk of the lake enhancement from Lake Ontario into
Canada. Will maintain the Watch for now until some of these details
come into better focus.

Behind this system, the broad scale longwave pattern across North
America will struggle to change much, with continued frigid air
flowing back across the Great Lakes. This will likely cause
additional lake effect on the backside of this system throughout the
week, though in addition to uncertainty in the general flow
direction, the rapidly increasing ice coverage on Lake Erie could
very well lead to a muted response downwind of the lake.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Periodic oscillations and disruption of the lake effect snow bands
will bring IFR to LIFR conditions to terminals northeast of the
lakes to include KBUF,KIAG, KROC and KART. All other terminals
will see low end VFR to MVFR with some snow showers at times
bringing lower cigs/vsbys through tonight.

Additionally...winds will continue to gust up to 40 knots at times
through Friday. This will result in blowing and drifting snow on
airfields where fresh snow is on the ground.

Heavy lake effect snow to continue east of Lake Ontario Friday
morning ahead of the Arctic front, with local LIFR/VLIFR, especially
south of KART. With the arrival/passage of the front, lake effect
snows will shove south bringing localized LIFR southeast of Lake
Erie and Lake Ontario and then weakens. Winds will continue to
remain gusty with blowing and drifting of snow.

Outlook...

Friday night...Localized lake effect snow and IFR southeast of Lake
Ontario, including KROC.

Saturday...Local IFR in lake effect snow showers southeast of the
lakes in the morning, mainly VFR in the afternoon.

Sunday through Monday...Widespread LIFR with moderate to heavy snow.

Tuesday...Localized lake effect snow east of both lakes.

&&

.MARINE...
WSW gales will continue on Lake Ontario through Friday, with
sustained winds of 30 knots on Lake Erie. Winds will become
northwest Friday night following an arctic cold front, then rapidly
diminish late Friday night through Saturday as high pressure builds
into the lower Great Lakes. Low pressure will bring the next round
of Small Craft conditions on area lakes Sunday through Tuesday.

&&

.CLIMATE...
Buffalo
                      Record low minimum temperature          Record low high temperature

January 23                         -11 (1976)                         5(1976)
January 24                         -11 (1976)                         1(1963)
January 25                         -14 (1884)                         5(1884)

Rochester
                      Record low minimum temperature          Record low high temperature

January 23                         -14 (1976)                         5(1976)
January 24                         -10 (1963)                         2(1963)
January 25                         -6  (1945)                         7(1884)

Watertown
                      Record low minimum temperature          Record low high temperature

January 23                         -31 (1976)                        -1(1976)
January 24                         -30 (2014)                         0(2004)
January 25                         -18 (2007)                         3(1992)

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...Cold Weather Advisory from 7 PM Friday to 10 AM EST Saturday
     for NYZ001>006-010-011-013-014.
     Winter Storm Watch from late Saturday night through Monday
     evening for NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085.
     Winter Storm Warning until 7 PM EST Friday for NYZ006>008.
     Extreme Cold Warning from 7 PM Friday to 1 PM EST Saturday for
     NYZ007-008.
     Winter Weather Advisory until 1 PM EST Friday for NYZ010-011-
     019-020.
     Lake Effect Snow Warning until 1 PM EST Friday for NYZ012-085.
     Cold Weather Advisory from 1 PM Friday to 10 AM EST Saturday
     for NYZ012-019>021-085.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM EST Friday for LEZ020.
         Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EST Saturday for LEZ040-
         041.
         Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM EST Friday for LOZ030.
         Gale Warning until 7 PM EST Friday for LOZ042>045-062>065.

&&

DISCUSSION...AR/PP
AVIATION...AR
MARINE...AR
CLIMATE...HSK

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
201 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

NYZ001-002-021-230715-
Niagara-Orleans-Allegany-
201 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Watch.

Very cold temperatures will drop wind chills to well below zero
Friday night through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

NYZ003>005-013-014-230715-
Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Livingston-Ontario-
201 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Watch.

Very cold temperatures will drop wind chills to well below zero
Friday night through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

NYZ006-230715-
Oswego-
201 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.
   Winter Storm Watch.

Very cold temperatures will drop wind chills to well below zero
Friday night through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

NYZ010-011-019-020-230715-
Northern Erie-Genesee-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-
201 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.
   Winter Storm Watch.

Very cold temperatures will drop wind chills to well below zero
Friday night through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

NYZ012-085-230715-
Wyoming-Southern Erie-
201 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Lake Effect Snow Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Lake Effect Snow Warning.
   Winter Storm Watch.

Very cold temperatures will drop wind chills to well below zero
Friday night through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

NYZ007-008-230715-
Jefferson-Lewis-
201 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON NORTH COUNTRY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.
   Extreme Cold Watch.
   Winter Storm Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

LEZ040-041-230715-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo-
201 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

LOZ042>045-062>065-230715-
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay-
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay-
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence
River-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay-
Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay-
Lake Ontario open waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River-
201 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Ontario.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

LEZ020-LOZ030-230715-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-Lower Niagara River-
201 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Erie and Lake
Ontario.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

SLZ022-024-230715-
Saint Lawrence River from Cape Vincent to Ogdensburg-
Saint Lawrence River from Ogdensburg to Saint Regis-
201 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the New York waters of the
Saint Lawrence River.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

Hitchcock

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
331 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     Snow             3 NE Glenwood           42.65N 78.61W
01/22/2026  M9.1 Inch        Erie               NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-ER-77 Colden 2.4 ENE.

0900 AM     Snow             1 SE Elma Center        42.82N 78.62W
01/22/2026  M6.8 Inch        Erie               NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-ER-75 Elma Center 0.7
            SE.

1250 PM     Snow             1 WNW Alden             42.90N 78.51W
01/22/2026  M6.7 Inch        Erie               NY   Trained Spotter

            Snowfall total since yesterday.

0700 AM     Snow             1 WSW Little Valley     42.25N 78.81W
01/22/2026  M6.4 Inch        Cattaraugus        NY   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station LTVN6 Little Valley.

0600 AM     Snow             5 NW Varysburg          42.80N 78.39W
01/22/2026  M5.0 Inch        Wyoming            NY   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station ATAN6 Attica 7SW.

0700 AM     Snow             3 ENE West Seneca       42.85N 78.70W
01/22/2026  M4.5 Inch        Erie               NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-ER-219 West Seneca 2.8
            ENE.

0900 AM     Snow             1 SE Amherst            42.99N 78.75W
01/22/2026  M4.2 Inch        Erie               NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-ER-104 Williamsville 2.2
            NNW.

0900 AM     Snow             1 WNW Brockport         43.22N 77.95W
01/22/2026  M4.1 Inch        Monroe             NY   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station BRKN6 Brockport.

0700 AM     Snow             1 E East Aurora         42.76N 78.60W
01/22/2026  M4.0 Inch        Erie               NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-ER-66 East Aurora 1.0
            ESE.

0700 AM     Snow             3 W Wyoming             42.82N 78.15W
01/22/2026  M4.0 Inch        Wyoming            NY   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station WYON6 Wyoming 3W.

0800 AM     Snow             2 E West Seneca         42.84N 78.70W
01/22/2026  M4.0 Inch        Erie               NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-ER-264 West Seneca 2.5
            E.

0800 AM     Snow             1 W East Amherst        43.02N 78.72W
01/22/2026  M3.8 Inch        Erie               NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-ER-54 East Amherst 1.2
            WNW.

0900 AM     Snow             2 E Tonawanda           42.98N 78.84W
01/22/2026  M3.5 Inch        Erie               NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-ER-242 Tonawanda 1.6 E.

0900 AM     Snow             2 WNW Henrietta         43.07N 77.64W
01/22/2026  M3.5 Inch        Monroe             NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-MR-109 Rochester 6.8 S.

1056 AM     Snow             2 ESE Elma Center       42.81N 78.60W
01/22/2026  M3.3 Inch        Erie               NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-ER-138 East Aurora 3.4
            NNE.

0800 AM     Snow             Corfu                   42.96N 78.40W
01/22/2026  M3.0 Inch        Genesee            NY   Trained Spotter

            Snowfall overnight.

0900 AM     Snow             2 N Richland            43.59N 76.05W
01/22/2026  E3.0 Inch        Oswego             NY   Trained Spotter

0800 AM     Snow             Minetto                 43.40N 76.48W
01/22/2026  M2.0 Inch        Oswego             NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-OS-15 Minetto 0.1 SE.

0700 AM     Snow             2 E Pavillion           42.87N 77.99W
01/22/2026  M1.2 Inch        Genesee            NY   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station PVLN6 Pavilion 2.

0827 AM     Snow             3 W Webster             43.21N 77.48W
01/22/2026  M1.2 Inch        Monroe             NY   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station NY-MR-50 Webster 3.0 W.

&&

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
419 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0401 PM     Snow Squall      4 WSW Sanborn           43.11N 78.95W
01/22/2026                   Niagara            NY   ASOS

            A rapid drop to quarter mile visibility with
            wind gusts to 40 mph.

&&

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
434 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0433 PM     Snow             Orchard Park            42.76N 78.74W
01/22/2026  E5.0 Inch        Erie               NY   Trained Spotter

            Snowfall since this morning.

&&

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
514 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0513 PM     Snow             1 N Batavia             43.01N 78.18W
01/22/2026  M4.6 Inch        Genesee            NY   Trained Spotter

&&