THE BUFFALO SNOWFALL!!!!!!!

jacarney8657 · Post by **jacarney8657** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:02 am

The other day(thursday october 12) I posted a few pics and said how the first snow fall was early this year and how come february the excitement of snow fades into a deep hatred for it(cabin fever syndrome,haha).(on the UBB)

Anyway when I posted that in the other thread the other day I had no idea that it was gonna turn into a major snow event and was really thinking this is nothing just a few flakes.

I took a few pics on thursday the 12th around 3pm when my son got off the bus from school and that is when the few flurries started. As the night went on it kept snowing and the flakes got bigger(lake effect) and still I didn't think it was really gonna be anything like it turned out. I mean I have spent 28 winters in the Buffalo area and snow is nothing new. At 11pm on thursday the 12th our power went out and didn't come back on till yesterday(october 13th) around 4pm.

Here are some pics of the snow over the 2 days from my doorstep. It was really weird for this to happen this early in october and it caught so many off guard. At least we have power now!!!

October 12th 3pm

October 12th 5pm-8pm

OCTOBER 13th 7am

October 13th(noon till 6pm) as the sun started to melt the snow and the quick melting left it nothing like it was that morning!!!!

jacarney8657 · Post by **jacarney8657** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:50 pm

HERE R SOME PICS MY MOM SENT ME. SHE LIVES RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM ME, BUT AS U CAN SEE THERE ARE A LOT MORE TREES AROUND HER AREA!!!!!

y2kprelude · Post by **y2kprelude** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:08 pm

Makes me sad that i have my snowboard up on Ebay right now. I just live so far away from reasonable conditions that it's not worth it anymore. I'd have to move 200 miles north to get to anywhere good. (sigh)

btw, jacarney you need to get on AIM at some point

or hit me up on email. y2kprelude@hotmail.com

Jordan311 · Post by **Jordan311** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:18 pm

I've seen much worse here in Chicago.

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KyleRayner · Post by **KyleRayner** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:50 pm

in early october though? i think thats the point

jacarney8657 · Post by **jacarney8657** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:28 pm

Jordan311 wrote:I've seen much worse here in Chicago.

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KyleRayner wrote:in early october though? i think thats the point

That WAS the whole point!!
I have lived near Buffalo for 28 winters so yes I have seen worse, much worse, but never before in October. The 12th and 13th were record breaking snowfalls for October for single days; 8 inches and 14 inches respectively.

It would have been really no big deal or just expected if it was in Winter, but the leaves being on the trees and the heavy wet lake effect made the damage much worse than usual. I mean 300,000 people were left without power and some won't get it back till next weekend.

Along with all that, this whole storm was only in a 115 mile area. That is the beauty of lake effect, it is either hit or miss. I can drive 20 miles east and the grass is green and they have not seen snow at all this season.

I just hope this is not a sign of the upcoming winter. I like the minimal, not freezing windy winters, but we have not had a bad winter in a while so the area is due. UGH!!!

Alexnova · Post by **Alexnova** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:53 pm

I better phone up Nick, the global warming is really getting out of control.

CollapsingVisionary · Post by **CollapsingVisionary** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:55 pm

you should phone up al gore, cause he'll probably actually care.

Alexnova · Post by **Alexnova** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:32 pm

Well Al Gore created the internet, so I'll just email him instead.

Jordan311 · Post by **Jordan311** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:04 am

jacarney8657 wrote:
Jordan311 wrote:I've seen much worse here in Chicago.

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KyleRayner wrote:in early october though? i think thats the point
That WAS the whole point!!

hahaha oh. Yeah then that's pretty fuckin' crazy

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