Originally Posted By: Nayov
I'm finding it hard to believe that Buffalo got 6 feet of snow. Yes, I know the area is notorious for lake effects snow, but this sounds unmanageable and stretches credulity.
Well, Buffalo proper DIDN'T get much snow at all, they're actually playing an NHL hockey game there between the Sabres and Sharks. If you can see it, you'll notice the empty stands...
Unimaginable, see the thread I posted in (Cold Here)...
Three miles difference can mean you have over 50 inches of snow or under 5 inches of snow, the Buffalo Airport in Cheektowaga is running completely normally, whereas the I90 Thruway is shutdown between Rochester and the Pennsylvania state line...
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[censored], the snow average for our largest city is 72" (Portland, Maine) and that's for the entire winter.
So Buffaloites, how do you survive this type of thing?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/18/us/cold-temps/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
It's Buffalonians actually. It's a huge storm and will go down in the books, but it's not unprecedented. We had similar Lake Effect snowbands that refused to move in 2000-2001.
One stays indoors and rides it out, then waits for the plows to clear it out of the streets a bit and things gradually open up. The real problem for many maybe early next week when temps go back up to near 60F and melting could result in flooding...