The Lake Effect snow that was anticipated from Thursday through Friday was a meteorological bust to say the least. Snow accumulations ranged between 1.2 inches at the airport to 3.9 inches in Niagara Falls, a far cry from the 9.0+ inches that were forecast initially. The National Weather Service in Cheektowaga had to down grade its Lake Effect Snow Warning to an Advisory on Friday morning after less favorable Lake Effect conditions became apparent. The Lake Effect snow did not get cranking until around 6:00AM Friday morning; nearly eight hours later than anticipated, and it was confined to Niagara county and the Buffalo north towns for the most part. Accumulations were limited mainly to grassy surfaces and automobiles. Nevertheless, this was the first wide spread snow event of the season for the snow deprived city of Buffalo. Lake Erie is still fairly warm, the latest observations measured a lake temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit, well above average for this time of the year. I have a hunch that we are not done with Lake Effect Snow just yet.
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