Lake Effect Snow Totals In Western New York
*This story has been updated to reflect new snow totals in Western New York*
The first snowstorm to hit the Western New York region came with a vengeance and dumped several feet of snow on different parts of the region. From the PA border to Watertown, New York, and all sorts of places, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario ensured we had the right conditions for tons of lake-effect snow to fall.
The Buffalo region wasn't the only area impacted by the storm, as winter is finally starting to arrive in parts of the American northeast. Large amounts of snow hit the ground up and down the Great Lakes region, causing travel issues for the entire weekend.
Travel around the area had been very difficult during the height of the storm, causing Pennsylvania and New York to close parts of I-90 to traffic heading east and west. Highway closures and a state of emergency being enacted in Western New York meant many people had to deal with an interesting weekend.
Weather officials from the National Weather Service, who initially expected two to four feet of snow to fall in the persistent snow band areas of Buffalo and Western New York, have just updated the snowfall totals from all over the 716.
Snowfall Totals
- Cattaraugus, New York - 51.4 inches
- Little Valley, New York - 32.8 inches
- Cassadaga, New York - 56.5 inches
- Dewittville, New York - 49 inches
- Fredonia, New York - 37.1 inches
- Dunkirk, New York - 32.1 inches
- Alfred, New York - 3.3 inches
- Springville, New York - 34.6 inches
- Orchard Park, New York - 27.6 inches
- Tonawanda, New York - Trace
- Kenmore, New York - Trace
- Fort Drum, New York - 63.0 inches
- Watertown, New York - 37.5 inches
- Rochester, New York - 0.3 inches
- Lockport, New York - Trace
The Snow Machine Isn't Done With Us Yet
The National Weather Service has said more snow is on the way for Buffalo and Western New York. Over the next few days, several more inches of snow will fall on the area due to lake-effect snow and a general snowfall.