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Feb 3, 2016

WNY Weather History

Sinclairville, 15" in New Albion, 12" in Arcade and 11" in Springville. January 7 2004: More than two feet of snow accumulated: Cassadaga 37", Stockton 34", Ellicottville 28", Colden 22", South Wales 20", Jamestown 16", Dunkirk 12", and Orchard Park 8". January 8 2007: Lake effect snow off of Lake Erie: 18 inches at Perrsyburg, 16 inches at Ellicottville, 15 inches at South Dayton, 13 inches at Arcade, 10 inches at Warsaw, and 8 inches at Jamestown and Dunkirk. January 9 1976: High snow drifts from 6 to 15 feet caused highway travel to be paralyzed and many roads closed including the New York State Thruway between Lackawanna and Dunkirk. Also many schools closed in the snowbelt sections during this snowstorm. 2008: Winds increased with gusts measured to 75 mph causing downed trees and power lines. 1998: Heavy rain of up to four inches over a well saturated ground caused 575 homes to be evacuated in the Town of Niagara, and one hundred homes had to be evacuated in Batavia. January 10 1979: Blizzard like conditions for most of the south towns bringing traffic to a standstill. 1997: The fourth greatest 24-hour snow total for the Buffalo suburbs:, 21.4 inches of snow was recorded at the Buffalo Airport and all flights into and out of the Buffalo Airport were canceled that night. ------------------------------------ Buffalo, NY -- The week of December 28th in Western New York weather history reminds us of damaging winds and snow, and record highs for the new year. December 28 1968: A half an inch of ice caused widespread damage and major power failures throughout Western New York. December 29 1984:Flood warnings for Cayuga, Ellicott, Cazenovia, Buffalo and Tonawanda creeks as area streams crested around a foot to a foot and a half above flood stages from heavy rain. The high temperature of 61 degrees broke the old record of 55 degrees set in 1884. December 30 1990:Heavy rain up to 2.75 inches and snowmelt produced drainage and road flooding across the Niagara Frontier, many basements were flooded and roads closed, area creeks and streams near bankful. December 31 2000: New Year's Eve low pressure caused lake effect: 11" at Niagara Falls, 10" Colden, 9" Greece, 7" Albion. 1998: Lake effect snowfall created near blizzard conditions: 23" in Orchard Park, 22" in Hamburg, 21" in East Aurora, and 20" in Blasdell. January 1 1999: New Year's Day snow event produced snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour and snow totals nearly 2 feet:South Dayton 14", Arcade 12", Cassadaga 10" and Springville 9". 1985: Record high temperature of 63 degrees at Buffalo, old record of 56 degrees. January 2 1995: Lake snow: Holland 41", Colden 37, Silver Creek 29, Wales 26, Strykersville and Eden 24, Arcade 18, Warsaw 17, Buffalo and Tonawanda 14, Alden and Orchard Park 9, and West Seneca and Lockport 8. January 3 1996: Snowfall: 18 inches at Webster and Batavia, 16 inches at Springville, 14 inches at Portageville and Sherman, 13 inches at Youngstown, Wellsville and Avon, 12 inches at Lockport and Franklinville, and 10 inches at Olean. --------------------------------------------------- Buffalo, NY -- The week of December 21st in Western New York weather history reminds us of several Christmas Day severe weather events. December 21 1993:Several school districts canceled classes as low pressure moved in producing snowfall: 9" Sherman, 8" Arcade, and 6" at Franklinville and Bristol. December 22 1997: Ice storm in the western southern tier caused many vehicle accidents as ice accumulated up to 1/2". December 23 1960:Heavy snow quickly hit Buffalo and the 10.2 inches of snow at the Airport closed it temporarily. 2007:A str... (WGRZ.com)