Winter Storm, Southern Erie
- When
- November 10, 12:00 AM EST to 5:56 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Erie forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in New York, November 10, 2018
Very cold air moved over the Great Lakes from the upper Midwest. Temperatures at 850 mb temps fell off to around -12C with deep equilibrium levels to near 15,000 feet as an upper trough passed through.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Very cold air moved over the Great Lakes from the upper Midwest. Temperatures at 850 mb temps fell off to around -12C with deep equilibrium levels to near 15,000 feet as an upper trough passed through. High resolution models were consistent with developing a strong lake effect band off Lake Erie in the morning that advanced northward from Chautauqua toward Erie County. Reports of 11 inches in Warsaw, 11.5 inches in Forestville, 13.8 inches in Perrysburg, and 18 inches in Springville were received.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Cattaraugus
- When
- November 10, 12:00 AM EST to 5:56 PM EST
- Where
- Cattaraugus forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 42.249, -78.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Chautauqua
- When
- November 10, 12:00 AM EST to 5:56 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 42.303, -79.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wyoming
- When
- November 10, 12:00 AM EST to 5:56 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, November 10, 2018
- Frost and Freeze in Alabama, November 10 to 11, 2018
- Frost and Freeze in Maryland, November 10 to 11, 2018
- Dense Smoke in California, November 10 to 11, 2018
- Frost and Freeze in Tennessee, November 10, 2018
- Strong Wind in Vermont, November 10, 2018
- Frost and Freeze in Tennessee, November 10 to 11, 2018
- Frost and Freeze in California, November 10, 2018
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, November 10, 2018
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, November 10 to 11, 2018
- Wildfire in Texas, November 10 to 11, 2018
- Frost and Freeze in District of Columbia, November 10 to 11, 2018
More
Every storm in New York in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, November 2018
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 794678, 794679, 794680, 794681.