Blizzard and Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 6 to 8, 2014

Name: Blizzard and Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 6 to 8, 2014
Start: 2014-01-06T13:00
End: 2014-01-08T09:00
Location: New York

January 6 to 8, 2014 · NWS BUF · 12 events in 7 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $260,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BUF wrote it up.

As a result of anomalously cold air that made its way south from the Canadian Arctic, blizzard conditions were experienced across a large portion of the Niagara Frontier, including the Buffalo Metropolitan area, while over 5 feet of snow fell on the Tug Hill Plateau. A deepening surface low passed just to the west of Buffalo early in the morning and swept a strong cold front across Western and North Central New York. As cold air deepened over the Lower Great Lakes during the course of the day, multiple bands of lake effect snow developed over the east end of Lake Erie and across much of Western New York. While snowfall rates with the disorganized lake snows were generally less than one inch per hour through much of the afternoon, winds averaging 25 to 40 mph produced near white out conditions. The multiple bands of snow off Lake Erie then consolidated into one plume of moderate to heavy lake snow during the evening. This band concentrated its 1 to 2 inch snowfall rates on sites just south of Buffalo, on a line stretching from Hamburg and Orchard Park, to Elma, Cowlesville and Attica. The New York State Thruway from Henrietta to the Pennsylvania state line was closed for the night and the next day (7th). While the accumulating snow was certainly an issue, the larger problem was the blowing and drifting snow with hours of near zero visibility from winds that consistently gusted to 40 mph. During the course of Tuesday night and Wednesday (the 8th), the deep long wave trough over Eastern Canada and the lower Great Lakes pushed to the east, while at the surface, strong high pressure drifted across the southern states. The lake snows started to weaken off Lake Erie late Tuesday night, as increased shear and a lowering of the cap encouraged the lake effect to become multi-banded with snowfall rates generally under an inch per hour. Surface wind speeds also subsided, so the prolonged blizzard conditions finally came to an end. Storm totals of snow off Lake Erie included: 22 inches at Orchard Park; 21 inches at Depew; 20 inches at Lancaster; 19 inches at Elma; 18 inches at Buffalo Airport; 17 inches at West Seneca; 14 inches at Hamburg; 13 inches at Milgrove; 12 inches at Kenmore, Corfu, Pembroke, Bennington, and Fredonia; and 11 inches at Boston.| Off Lake Ontario, the lake snows off Lake Ontario took several more hours to evolve. Multiple bands of snow started to develop during the midday hours on the 6th and continued through the evening hours before a single band of heavy snow began to flourish. This band consolidated north of Watertown, in the Thousand Islands Region and then steadily marched south to the Tug Hill Plateau during the overnight. By daybreak on Tuesday, the 7th, the lake band was lifting back north towards Watertown. This main band oscillated back and forth between Watertown and the north slopes of the Tug throughout the day, while a weaker secondary band was positioned some 25 miles to the south. Snowfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour were noted with the primary band. Frequent wind gusts over 30 mph produced significant blowing and drifting with white out conditions at times. The intense 1 to 3 inch snowfall rates persisted through the night and into Wednesday morning. As the upper level flow became more zonal and the surface high build across the Mid Atlantic States Wednesday night and Thursday (the 9th), the lakes snows tapered off to flurries. Storm totals of snow off Lake Ontario included: 60 inches at Rodman; 54 inches at Copenhagen; 48 inches at Adams and Watertown; 28 inches at Croghan; 12 inches at Constableville; and 10 inches at Bennetts Bridge.| This event will not only be remembered for the prolonged period of blizzard conditions across parts of the Niagara Frontier and the four to five feet of snow east of Lake Ontario, but for the agonizing stretch of brutal wind chill values of 10 to 30 below zero. This certainly made this one of the more dangerous lake effect events in recent memory.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 6, 10:44 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 10:44 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1044 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SHARPLY TODAY BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A
POWERFUL COLD FRONT. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR DANGEROUSLY COLD
WIND CHILLS FOR THE ENTIRE REGION AND VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE LAKES FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MIDWEEK. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A LIGHT GENERAL SNOW
TO THE REGION THURSDAY BEFORE A WARMING TREND ARRIVES AT THE END OF
THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THE FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA AT THIS TIME
AND TEMPERATURES ARE RAPIDLY DROPPING ACROSS THE REGION. THE
STRONGEST WINDS THAT OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE HAVE SUBSIDED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTH COUNTRY WHERE
WINDS ARE STILL GUSTING CLOSE TO 50 MPH. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR
LEWIS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NOW...THOUGH WILL
LIKELY BE ABLE TO DROP IT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

AS MENTIONED ABOVE...WITH TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROPPING BELOW
FREEZING...WE ARE ALREADY STARTING TO SEE LAKE EFFECT BANDS FORMING
ON BOTH LAKES. EXPECT BANDS TO CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWS BECOMING FOCUSED ACROSS SOUTHERN
ERIE COUNTY AND INTO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU SOUTH OF WATERTOWN OFF LAKE ONTARIO.

AREAS OUTSIDE OF LAKE EFFECT BANDS WILL STAY MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL FLURRIES...HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AND
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE TEENS BY LATE AFTERNOON
ACROSS ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA. FACTORING IN THE WEST-SOUTHWEST
WINDS THAT WILL BE GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES AND WIND WIND
CHILLS WILL BE DROPPING BELOW ZERO.

LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT AS EVEN COLDER
AIR ADVECTS ACROSS THE REGION. OFF LAKE ERIE...EXPECT MOST OF THE
SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS TO FOCUS FROM SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING
COUNTIES TO JUST SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA THROUGH TONIGHT. OFF
LAKE ONTARIO...EXPECT THE BAND TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE TUG HILL
PLATEAU. AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT OFF LAKE ERIE NEARING 2 FEET AND
OFF LAKE ONTARIO APPROACHING 3 FEET. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING ALONG WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES
IN/NEAR THE MAIN SNOW BANDS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SUB-ZERO
TEMPERATURES WILL PUSH WIND CHILLS TO NEAR 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TIER WITH READINGS OF -20 TO -30 ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
A SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT ALONG WITH EXTREME WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE FINALLY WINDING
DOWN THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
TO ACCUMULATE EAST OF BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO AS A WEST TO
SOUTHWEST FLOW OF VERY COLD AIR SHIFTS OVER THE LAKES.

HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
TUESDAY AS 850MB TEMPERATURES CROSSING THE LAKES CRASH TO AROUND
-28C PRODUCING MORE THAN DOUBLE THE TYPICAL 13 DEGREE LAKE TO 850MB
DELTA-T THRESHOLD NEEDED FOR ORGANIZED LAKE EFFECT AND RAISING LAKE
INDUCED EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS OVER 10KFT. ICE COVER IS NOT EXPECTED TO
INHIBIT THE HEAT FLUX FROM THE LAKES AS BOTH LAKES REMAIN OPEN. THE
MAJORITY OF THIS ICE COVER IS LIMITED TO THE WESTERN END OF THE LAKE
AND A LARGE SECTION OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL LAKE REMAINS ICE FREE. LAKE
ONTARIO IS ONLY 10 PERCENT COVERED WITH ICE CONFINED TO THE NORTHERN
LAKE SHORE. AREAS AWAY FROM THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL HAVE
PARTIAL SUNSHINE BUT GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES
THROUGH THE DAY.

FOR LAKE ERIE...00Z MESOSCALE MODEL DATA ARE SHOWING THAT THERE MAY
BE A DOUBLE PLUME OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ONLY THE NORTH TO MID LAKE
AND ANOTHER ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE...BOTH PLUMES MERGING ALONG THE
EASTERN SHORE OF THE LAKE AT NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE
COUNTIES. THE MERGING OF THE TWO LAKE EFFECT PLUMES WILL FOCUS THE
HEAVIEST SNOW ON SOUTHERN TO CENTRAL ERIE AND WESTERN WYOMING TO
GENESEE COUNTIES WITH A SECONDARY MAXIMUM ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. STORM
TOTALS IN THESE AREAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN TWO AND THREE FEET. WINDS
ALONG THE FLANKS OF THE LAKE PLUMES WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH AND
BUFKIT PROFILES SHOW A LOW LEVEL JET AT OR BELOW 850MB OF MORE THAN
50 KNOTS...SUPPORTED ON NAM12 AND ALL BUT ONE OF THE 10 SREF
MEMBERS...WITH INDICATIONS ON MOMENTUM TRANSFER ROUTINE THAT WINDS
MAY GUST 50 MPH OR MORE ALONG THE FLANKS OF THE PLUMES. THE STRONG
WINDS AND GUSTS SHOULD LAST THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY AND IF IT'S NOT
SNOWING HEAVILY IN THE LAKE SNOW BANDS...IT WILL BE GUSTING WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS NEARS THE CRITERIA FOR BLIZZARD BUT
FALLS JUST SHORT...WILL REVISIT THIS ASPECT.

THE BAND OFF LAKE ONTARIO TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE FULL LENGTH FETCH
AND IMPACTS THE MID TUG HILL REGION SEVERELY WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS TO
BE MEASURED IN SEVERAL FEET. THE AVAILABILITY OF EXTREME WIND GUSTS
IS LESS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO AND SUSTAINED WINDS WILL ALSO BE
LESS...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL FLANK THE LAKE SNOW BAND
AS IT MEANDERS SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH...ESPECIALLY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. THE MID-LAKE FORECAST POINT ON BUFKIT EXHIBITS LAKE
INDUCED CAPE IN EXCESS OF 1000 J/KG AND EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS NEAR OR
ABOVE 15KFT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY.
THIS WOULD SUPPORT SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE
THROUGH THIS 21 HOUR PERIOD.

THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN A
DOWNWARD TREND. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH
CENTRAL STATES TO THE SOUTHEAST REGION HELPING TO BACK WINDS TO THE
SOUTH AND ADVECTING SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
THIS WARMER AIR WILL LOWER LAKE INDUCED EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS TO AROUND
5KFT WEDNESDAY ESSENTIALLY SQUASHING THE LAKE BANDS. THE LAKE ERIE
BAND WILL QUICKLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE LAKE
ONTARIO BAND TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION RECOVER TO THE POSITIVE SIDE OF ZERO
ON TUESDAY...EXCEPTING THE SOUTHERN TIER WHERE READINGS WILL REMAIN
BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO REMAIN
DANGEROUSLY LOW WITH WIND CHILL WARNINGS THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY
AND LIKELY TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS LOW TEMPERATURES
FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW ZERO ONCE MORE. WINDS BECOME MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY AND THE POOL OF COLD AIR MOVES BACK NORTHEASTWARD TO
CANADA...WITH HIGH TEMPS ON WEDNESDAY BACK TO THE MID AND UPPER
TEENS.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE WEATHER LOOKS QUITE A BIT MORE TONED DOWN FOR THE END OF NEXT WEEK
INTO NEXT WEEKEND COMPARED TO THE EXTREME WEATHER WE WILL BE
EXPERIENCING EARLIER IN THE WEEK. THERE ALSO LOOKS TO BE YET
ANOTHER WARM UP WITH TEMPS WARMING TO AROUND 40 DEGREES NEXT
WEEKEND. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW TWO SYNOPTIC SYSTEMS WHICH MAY
TRACK NEAR OUR FORECAST AREA BUT THERE REMAINS SOME TIMING
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND GFS.

THE FIRST SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE IN THE LATE THURSDAY/EARLY FRIDAY
TIMEFRAME TRACKING FROM THE SOUTH ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SHORTWAVE
SHIFTING THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW. TEMPERATURES DURING THIS
PERIOD APPEAR TO BE COLD ENOUGH FOR JUST SOME LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. THE SECOND SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BE IN THE
SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT TIMEFRAME ASSOCIATED WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT
PAIR OF TROUGHS CROSSING THE GREAT LAKES AND CENTRAL STATES. THE
FULL LATITUDE NATURE OF THE PAIR OF TROUGHS WILL ALLOW SOUTHERLY
WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THE FEATURE TO ADVECT PLENTY OF WARM AIR NORTH
ACROSS NEW YORK. SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISING THROUGH THE 30S TO NEAR
40 SHOULD ALLOW THE PREDOMINANT P-TYPE TO BE PLAIN RAIN.

&&

.AVIATION /16Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE MOVED THROUGH THE BULK OF THE FORECAST AREA
THIS MORNING...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTH COUNTRY WHERE STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING GREATER THAN 40 KNOTS WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. EVEN THOUGH THE STRONGEST GUSTS
HAVE MOVED THROUGH...STRONG COLD ADVECTION ACROSS THE REGION WILL
KEEP CONDITIONS WINDY AT ALL TERMINALS WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.

ASIDE FROM THE WINDS...THE MAIN ISSUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL BE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOWS DOWNWIND OF THE LAKES.
REGIONAL RADAR SHOWS LAKE EFFECT BANDS AREA ALREADY BEGINNING TO
FORM ON BOTH LAKE ERIE AND ONTARIO. THESE BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO
ORGANIZE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS WITH HEAVIEST
ACTIVITY LIKELY BETWEEN KBUF/KJHW ON LAKE ERIE AND SOUTH OF KART OFF
LAKE ONTARIO. VSBYS WILL BE REDUCED TO ZERO AT TIMES IN THESE BANDS.
ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY SOUTH OF KART...HOWEVER THE LAKE ERIE
BAND MAY DRIFT NORTHWARDS ACROSS THE FIELD AT KBUF
TONIGHT...PARTICULARLY AFTER 03-06Z...BRINGING PERIODS OF LIFR
CONDITIONS.

OUTLOOK...
TUESDAY...VFR WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. IFR IN LAKE EFFECT
SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES. GUSTY WINDS.
WEDNESDAY...MAINLY VFR BUT IFR TO MVFR IN LAKE SNOWS EAST OF BOTH
LAKES.
THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY WITH IFR.
FRIDAY...MAINLY VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
THAT CROSSED THE LAKES EARLIER THIS MORNING WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO
GALE FORCE ON BOTH LAKES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS
WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY INTO AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT WITH
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS.

VERY COLD AIR WILL ALSO BUILD INTO THE LOWER LAKES. THE COLD
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND WAVE ACTION WILL SET
THE STAGE FOR HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

CONDITIONS WILL FINALLY IMPROVE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT RELAXES ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY
     FOR NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     NYZ010>012-019-020-085.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NYZ007-008.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     NYZ006>008.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY
     FOR NYZ007-008.
     WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY
     FOR NYZ005-006.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR NYZ003-
     013.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
         LEZ040-041.
         GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EST TUESDAY FOR LEZ020-040-041.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
         LOZ030.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
         LOZ042>045-062>065.
         GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR LOZ042>045-
         062>065.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TMA
NEAR TERM...TMA/WOOD
SHORT TERM...WCH
LONG TERM...SMITH
AVIATION...WOOD
MARINE...TMA/WOOD

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 7:30 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

NYZ007-008-071230-
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...

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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.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

NYZ006-071230-
OSWEGO-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...

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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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.
   WIND CHILL 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

NYZ005-071230-
NORTHERN CAYUGA-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...

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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL 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

NYZ004-014-071230-
WAYNE-ONTARIO-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...

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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL 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

NYZ003-071230-
MONROE-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...

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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL 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

NYZ001-002-021-071230-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-ALLEGANY-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...

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.

   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL 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

NYZ010>012-019-020-085-071230-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...

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.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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.
   WIND CHILL 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

NYZ013-071230-
LIVINGSTON-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...

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 ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL 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

LOZ030-SLZ022-024-071230-
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO AND
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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

LEZ040-041-071230-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE.

.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.

   HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING.
   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING.
   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

LOZ042>045-062>065-071230-
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-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

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.

   HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING.
   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING.
   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

LEZ020-071230-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
730 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE.

.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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 6, 8:52 AM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
852 AM EST MON JAN 06 2014

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

0627 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG DANSVILLE               42.56N  77.70W
01/06/2014                   LIVINGSTON         NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE LIMB AND WIRES DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER BUF1400007

HITCHCOCK

Local storm report, Jan 6, 9:20 AM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
920 AM EST MON JAN 06 2014

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

0500 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BELMONT                 42.22N  78.03W
01/06/2014                   ALLEGANY           NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

&&

EVENT NUMBER BUF1400008

AR

Special weather statement, Jan 6, 9:21 AM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
921 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-061730-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
921 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...BLACK ICE AND THE START OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING...

RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES HAVE RESULTED IN PATCHY BLACK ICE ON
UNTREATED ROADS EARLY THIS MORNING. MAIN ROADS HAVE BEEN TREATED
AND SHOULD BE MAINLY ICE FREE...BUT SIDE ROADS MAY STILL HAVE SOME
ICY SPOTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH FOR SLICK SPOTS THIS MORNING.
SURFACES THAT APPEAR JUST WET MAY IN FACT BE ICY.

IN ADDITION...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS STARTING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
SOUTHTOWNS AND INTO PORTIONS OF WYOMING...NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA...
AND NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE SNOW WILL BE RELATIVELY
LIGHT INITIALLY...BUT COULD PRODUCE SOME ADDITIONAL SLICK SPOTS.

NYZ003>005-013-014-061730-
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
921 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...BLACK ICE ON UNTREATED ROADS THIS MORNING...

RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH REMAINING MOISTURE FROM
THE RAIN OVERNIGHT HAS RESULTED IN PATCHES OF BLACK ICE ON
UNTREATED ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR
SLIPPERY SPOTS THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON SIDE ROADS. SURFACES
THAT APPEAR JUST WET MAY IN FACT BE ICY.

NYZ006>008-061730-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
921 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...BLACK ICE TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...

RAIN WILL END AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW THROUGH MID TO LATE
MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL
RAPIDLY DROP BELOW FREEZING AND RESULT IN MOISTURE FREEZING ON
UNTREATED ROADS. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLACK ICE. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ICY SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. SURFACES THAT
APPEAR JUST WET MAY IN FACT BE ICY.

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Local storm report, Jan 6, 10:27 AM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1027 AM EST MON JAN 06 2014

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

0741 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG VICTORY                 43.20N  76.65W
01/06/2014                   CAYUGA             NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

EVENT NUMBER BUF1400009

HITCHCOCK

Local storm report, Jan 6, 10:28 AM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1028 AM EST MON JAN 06 2014

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

0936 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CARTHAGE                43.98N  75.60W
01/06/2014                   JEFFERSON          NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LINES DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER BUF1400010

HITCHCOCK

Local storm report, Jan 6, 10:30 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1030 AM EST MON JAN 06 2014

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

0326 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST NY BUFFALO INTL ARPT    42.93N  78.73W
01/06/2014  M60 MPH          ERIE               NY   ASOS

0400 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HAMBURG                 42.72N  78.83W
01/06/2014                   ERIE               NY   SOCIAL MEDIA

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN.

0500 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BELMONT                 42.22N  78.03W
01/06/2014                   ALLEGANY           NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0515 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG COVINGTON               42.85N  78.02W
01/06/2014                   WYOMING            NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIRES DOWN.

0627 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG DANSVILLE               42.56N  77.70W
01/06/2014                   LIVINGSTON         NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE LIMB AND WIRES DOWN

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HENRIETTA               43.07N  77.61W
01/06/2014                   MONROE             NY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWER LINES DOWN ON WEST HENRIETTA RD

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CHILI CENTER            43.10N  77.77W
01/06/2014                   MONROE             NY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWER LINES DOWN ON BUFFALO RD

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 N DANSVILLE           42.62N  77.70W
01/06/2014                   LIVINGSTON         NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            UTILITY POLE LEANING OVER ROAD

0741 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG VICTORY                 43.20N  76.65W
01/06/2014                   CAYUGA             NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN.

0936 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CARTHAGE                43.98N  75.60W
01/06/2014                   JEFFERSON          NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LINES DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER BUF1400001 BUF1400004 BUF1400008 BUF1400005 BUF1400007
BUF1400002 BUF1400003 BUF1400006 BUF1400009 BUF1400010

HITCHCOCK

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8 lake-effect snow, 4 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.

Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Erie

When: January 6, 1:00 PM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Erie forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lake-Effect Snow, Genesee

When: January 6, 1:00 PM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Genesee forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 43.001, -78.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lake-Effect Snow, Wyoming

When: January 6, 1:00 PM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Wyoming forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lake-Effect Snow, Chautauqua

When: January 6, 1:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 PM EST
Where: Chautauqua forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 42.303, -79.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lake-Effect Snow, Southern Erie

When: January 6, 1:00 PM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Southern Erie forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lake-Effect Snow, Southern Erie

When: January 6, 1:00 PM EST to January 8, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Southern Erie forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lake-Effect Snow, Jefferson

When: January 6, 1:00 PM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lake-Effect Snow, Lewis

When: January 6, 1:00 PM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Lewis forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.785, -75.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Northern Erie

When: January 6, 4:00 PM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Erie forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Genesee

When: January 6, 4:00 PM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Genesee forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 43.001, -78.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Wyoming

When: January 6, 4:00 PM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Wyoming forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Southern Erie

When: January 6, 4:00 PM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Southern Erie forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Lake-Effect Snow: Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
Blizzard: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, January 2014

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 497107, 497108, 497109, 497111, 497112, 497113, 497114, 497115, 497116, 497119, 497120, 497121.