A major lake-effect snowstorm is affecting parts of New York and Pennsylvania, with up to 3 feet of snow possible in some areas. The storm is causing hazardous travel conditions, closing schools, and disrupting post-Thanksgiving travel. The heavy snow bands and gusty winds are expected to continue through Tuesday, impacting the morning commute in the Cleveland metro area. The snowstorm is characterized by narrow, intense bands of snow, with some areas receiving over 15 inches of snow. Lightning and thundersnow have also been reported in the affected regions.
#weatherpicofday Snowy scenes from lake effect snow event over Pulaski, New York today, 28 November 2023. A single heavy snow band organized for several hours off Lake Ontario with stronger embedded cells. By noon, winds shifted and broke the primary band into several. #NYwx https://t.co/dojCG0zyrG
❄️SNOW SQUALL❄️Timelapse captures the heavy-lake effect snow that coated north-central New York today, causing hazardous road conditions and reduced visibility. #NYwx https://t.co/yRjZq0nX5b
Heavy snow hit upstate New York in the Buffalo region which resulted in a lake-effect snow warning being issued by the @NWS that is in effect until Wednesday. Video shows cars and roads covered in the powder after the area received over 15 inches of it. https://t.co/wW9BlO5yBs https://t.co/Rfk4waDYHH
The Lake Ontario snow band has settled over the Syracuse metro area just in time for the evening commute. Visibility has dropped to a half-mile at the Syracuse airport. Between 3 and 6 inches of snow is expected this evening before the band shifts north overnight. #NYwx https://t.co/c9XLNQrnLO
#LakeEffect snow band over Lake Ontario shifting & dispersing #nywx https://t.co/Ysciu0NY6n
How about this! Almost 2 feet of snow in Constableville, NY on the Tug Hill Plateau of northern New York. This area gets slammed with heavy lake effect snow due to small elevation changes that result in "orographic lift" enhancing snowfall! https://t.co/LG6c0CXaTe
Snowstorm bears down on Buffalo, Western New York — up to 18 inches possible Gov. Hochul’s office warns accumulation could reach 3 inches per hour and that wind could reach 35 mph. https://t.co/CYioFY0kz3
Lake effect at its finest this afternoon. Parts of the region are bone dry with sunshine. Others are dealing with locally heavy snow. These narrow bands will result in rapidly changing conditions into the evening commute, including the Rochester area. https://t.co/XYY8dyyw1o
Heavy snow coated parts of northern and western New York on Tuesday as a lake-effect snowstorm continued to wallop the region, causing hazardous travel conditions and closing schools. The storm was holding steady, with snowfall over one inch per hour. https://t.co/ezAzZQ1qZ4 https://t.co/hfLCED9LPw
Wow, look at the north wall of the Lake Ontario snow band from @sunyoswego!! https://t.co/8Jq9YigmBU
The Lake Ontario band has moved south of the @sunyoswego campus (looking west) now and the skies are clearing nicely. #winter https://t.co/kk52rlV6rj
Over a foot of snow has fallen in areas of upstate New York as lake-effect snow blankets the region, trapping motorists on the side of the road. #NYwx https://t.co/gj2wfjX7s3
Heavy snow was coating parts of Northern and Western New York by the Tuesday-morning commute as a lake-effect snowstorm continued to hit the region, causing hazardous travel conditions and closing schools. https://t.co/JEpdte3scP
Bucket loads of snow last night in Buffalo, NY where they were getting at least 3" per hour ❄️☃️❄️ https://t.co/IxBylepmCP
Hamburg, NY LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM TODAY, Nov 27, 2023: https://t.co/vuoPlGJm8A
This remains a very heavy lake effect #snow band off Lake Erie. It has occasionally produced #thundersnow. That I know makes @JimCantore excited! #NYwx https://t.co/vRnDvmqXgg
#weatherpicofday Sun peaks over intense lake effect band feeding off Lake Erie and dumping heavy snow over Buffalo, NY on 30 January 2019. It's pretty incredible to get such well-defined bands like this. #NYwx https://t.co/LCB7jjjZnn
Snow began blanketing parts of Northern and Western New York on Monday night as a lake-effect snowstorm that could bring up to two feet bore down on the region, forecasters said. https://t.co/JB5rPwyg2G
A snowy scene in Watertown, NY. Lake Effect warnings are in place through Wednesday AM. Multiple feet of snow will be possible where the heaviest snow bands fall. Gusty winds & blowing snow will also be a concern. #Nyweather #Lakeeffectsnow https://t.co/J4qnvxZxlv
Parts of New York and Pennsylvania are bracing for the first major snowstorm of the winter season on Monday, which is expected to disrupt post-Thanksgiving travel. https://t.co/sd58ifhPPU
Snowstorm bears down on Western New York 🌨 Buffalo is forecast to receive 4 to 8 inches of snow overnight, and areas to the city’s south and west are expected to get up to 18 inches https://t.co/JX5yWCx5ut
Lightning in Hamburg, NY Lake Effect Snow Band @ 2:35 pm EST 27 November 2023 @NWSBUFFALO #ThunderSnow https://t.co/r5Cy664VRZ
Snow is expected to start on Monday in parts of Northern and Western New York. The lake-effect snowstorm could bring up to two feet of snow, and as much as 30 inches in some areas, making travel “very difficult to impossible,” forecasters said. https://t.co/PKLAxrX9eM
Parts of New York and Pennsylvania are bracing for the first major snowstorm of the winter season on Monday, which is expected to disrupt post-Thanksgiving travel. https://t.co/ZsyWStH3R8
Here it is folks, 225 mile long, 50 mile wide body of water called Lake Erie providing heat and moisture into the overriding cold air resulting in lake-effect #snow. Sunset Bay, Lake Erie south of Buffalo looking into the south WALL of the band. H/t to @hdontap @NWSBUFFALO https://t.co/xynlS1CsaF
Don't Be Fooled!! This is a radar mosaic of the lake-effect snow band over Lake Erie. The #Buffalo and #Cleveland radars are detecting the band but the beam overshoots the band over the mid-distance from both radars. #weather https://t.co/qOOSPNgg3A
3 FEET of snow possible in New York Our first big Lake Effect Snow event starts today and will make post-holiday travel on I-90 really challenging as folks get back to work & school. https://t.co/cAj0SH7Fn1
Parts of New York and Pennsylvania are bracing for the first major snowstorm of the winter season on Monday, which is expected to disrupt post-Thanksgiving travel. https://t.co/j8vQ3NM1AD
Most of NE Ohio under lake effect snow alerts through Tuesday PM for the threat of heavy snow bands & gusty winds. Today, more snow for the primary snow belt, watching closely the potential for a nasty band overnight that would impact the Cleveland metro AM commute. #ohwx https://t.co/MAxVDFvjNt