Looking back at Buffalo's memorable November storms
Major snows in the days before Thanksgiving are relatively rare, but always memorable.
Few can forget the famous "Snovember" storm of Nov. 17, 2014, a wall of white that paralyzed areas south and east of Buffalo while leaving the city unscathed.
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Every Western New Yorker has a story from the back-to-back lake-effect snowstorms of November 2014 that killed 13, knocked out power to thousa…
Take a look back on the November storm of 2000 that dropped 24.9 inches of snow on an unsuspecting region in just nine hours. The snow fell at…
When we talk about November storms, most think of the "Wall of Snow" in 2014 or the pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm of 2000. But 50 years ago today, a "freak storm" snarled Buffalo and its Northtowns.
From the Southtowns to Niagara County, Buffalo News staff has been out and about to gauge the impact of the winter storm.
At 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2000, snow began to fall in downtown Buffalo. Though skies were dark, snow was intermittent before intensifying after noon. By the next morning, 24.9 inches had fallen.
Here is a look at our coverage − chock-full of photos, stories and videos − from the deadly storm that began on Nov. 17, 2014, and raged on for days in parts of Western New York.
The temperature is rapidly dropping. Lake Erie is still warm. And the winds are setting up in just the right direction. Those are the ingredients for a monster lake-effect snowstorm.
There are time-honored traditions children use to coax a snow day out of a snowstorm. It they work this week, kids might also try to change a remote learning day on Friday into a play-in-the-snow-day.
As plow crews gear up for an expected big blast of lake-effect snow, Buffalo lawmakers are clear about what they will not tolerate this winter from public works officials: excuses.Â
Public works crews are well prepared for the deluge, officials from the county and city said Wednesday in separate news conferences, but they urged residents to use caution.
County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown joined Hochul Thursday morning in Cheektowaga for a news briefing to underscore how serious and potentially life-threatening the expected weather will be.
Amtrak's Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Depew stations are closed through Friday because of the expected snowstorm.
