Major lake effect snow event
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Started by metmike - Nov. 17, 2022, 1:57 a.m.

Major Lake-Effect Snowstorm To Dump Multiple Feet Of Snow In Buffalo, Great Lakes Snowbelts

https://www.wunderground.com/article/storms/winter/news/2022-11-15-lake-effect-snowstorm-buffalo-new-york

A sharp southward plunge of the jet stream will remain in place from eastern Canada through the Midwest and Northeast. This will keep a pipeline of cold air wide open from Canada across the Great Lakes.

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That cold air will flow over the much warmer water of the Great Lakes. This contrast of cold air over warmer lake water will generate bands of lake-effect snow along the downwind shores of the lakes, known as the Great Lakes snowbelts, from western and Upper Michigan to northern Indiana, northeast Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania and in western and upstate New York. 

This is a common pattern that usually sets up in late fall and early winter. 

(MORE: Five Extreme Winter Weather Patterns To Watch For)

But there are reasons why this will be a more prolific snow event in some places.

First, the Great Lakes are very warm for mid-November, due in large part to one of the warmest starts to November on record. Lake Ontario is the warmest it's been for mid-November in at least 27 years, according to an analysis from NOAA shown below. Lake Erie is at its second warmest for mid-November since the mid-1990s. 

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The warmer the water, the more unstable the air is when coupled with the cold air flowing over it. Air can then rise faster into the clouds and generate snowfall more efficiently.

Instability in this case could be so extreme it may manufacture heavy snowbands accompanied with thunder and lightning, at times, producing several inches per hour snowfall rates. 

Secondly, winds are expected to line up along the longest axis of both lakes Erie and Ontario. 

When this happens, lake-effect snow takes the form of one solid, 100-plus-mile long band of heavy snow as opposed to multiple bands of lighter snow. 

Finally, this event will last for several days. That means if the single, long band of heavy snow stalls over a given area, several feet of snow is likely to pile up. 

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By Jim_M - Nov. 17, 2022, 7:45 a.m.
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I got an alert on my phone this morning that the Kent State branch in Ashtabula was shut down due to severe weather conditions.  It is right in the middle of the snow belt

By 12345 - Nov. 18, 2022, 12:54 a.m.
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YOU CAN WATCH, ALL NIGHT ~ IF YA WANNA  LOL  A STORM CHASER

LIVE ALL NIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW EMERGENCY storm chase Buffalo, NY! Historic event

HE'S SAYIN' MAYBE 70+ INCHES.    AT 12:39 AM (EST).  HE WAS 20 MILES FROM BUFFALO

By 7475 - Nov. 18, 2022, 9:34 a.m.
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Hey Jean

 Aren't you more NW Ohio than anything else?

 And what is your weather status?

   John

  PS - And Jim M ,  you're up there too aren't you?

By 12345 - Nov. 18, 2022, 10:14 a.m.
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GRRRREAT MEMORY, JOHN!!!   

AS I SPEAK, WE'RE AT 28 DEGRESS WITH A REAL FEEL OF 17.... 13 MPH WSW WINDS AND GREEN GRASS ALL AROUND. NO SNOW, EXCEPT FOR A FEW PATCHES   

By metmike - Nov. 18, 2022, 10:52 a.m.
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Tracking the snow:

Latest National radar images


https://www.wunderground.com/maps/radar/current


Static mapCA - BakersfieldNY - BinghamtonND - BismarckNH - BerlinTX - BrownsvilleKY - Bowling GreenMI - CadillacNC - CharlotteGA - ColumbusOH - DaytonCO - DenverIA - Des MoinesFL - Key WestVA - RoanokeCT - HartfordMO - Jefferson CityOK - LawtonNE - North PlatteAR - Little RockMT - LewistownLA - New OrleansID - McCallFL - Saint PetersburgSD - PierreAZ - PrescottUT - ProvoOR - RedmondWY - RivertonNV - RenoNM - RoswellTX - San AntonioVA - StauntonKS - SalinaIL - SpringfieldMN - Saint CloudWA - TacomaMS - Vicksburg

 

                                   


            This link below provides some great data. After going to the link, hit "Mesoanalysis" then,  the center of any box for the area that you want, then go to observation on the far left, then surface observations to get constantly updated surface observations or hit another of the dozens of choices.

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/


   
 Northwest Southwest Central Plains Northern Plains Southern Plains Midwest East Central Northeast Southeast 
Found a great new link/site that shows us how much precip fell(from 1 hr to 72 hours) for different periods to share with you.
https://www.iweathernet.com/total-rainfall-map-24-hours-to-72-hours
Data Update Cycle: The 1-hr mosaic is updated every 5 min (approx). All other mosaics are now updated hourly, including the 48h and 72h maps.
The site does not allow me to copy the actual images/data here, as we do with all the other links above..........so just go to the link!
By metmike - Nov. 18, 2022, 11 a.m.
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By metmike - Nov. 18, 2022, 11:02 a.m.
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https://www.weather.gov/buf/

Click a location below for detailed forecast.

    

    

    

Last Map Update: Fri, Nov. 18, 2022 at 10:58:33 am EST


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By metmike - Nov. 21, 2022, 10:03 a.m.
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Snow pummels western New York as metro Buffalo digs out from up to 6 feet of accumulation    

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/20/weather/buffalo-new-york-great-lakes-snowstorm-sunday/index.html

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As we know, anything and everything that is extreme weather, no matter that it's happened before, no matter that its extreme cold or snow..........WAS CAUSED BY GLOBAL WARMING (even when there hasn't been global warming in 6 years and even when its the opposite of global warming-COLD)

Massive snowfall fueled by climate change hits Buffalo and Great Lakes region

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/11/19/meuz-n19.html

"As global warming continues, extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, droughts and lake-effect snowstorms(and record cold) will become more frequent, intense and deadly with no serious response from the capitalist ruling elite."