The National Weather Service describes the winter storm brewing in Buffalo and western New York before Christmas as a “once-in-a-generation” event.
The declaration comes as much of the Great Lakes region is under winter storm watches and warnings during one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
“This once-in-a-generation storm will deliver strong winds east of Lake Ontario Thursday night through Friday morning, then over broader coverage of our region Friday through Saturday,” the bureau said Wednesday. of Buffalo from the NWS.
“Winds could gust to over 65 mph, which would cause at least scattered power outages, if not widespread outages,” he added.
WINTER STORM COOL WIND ADVISIONS EXTEND FROM MINNESOTA TO TEXAS AS 26 STATES BRACE FOR COLD COLD
Cars travel through drifting snow on McKinley Parkway in Hamburg in Erie County, New York on November 20, 2022.
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An advisory warns residents in that area of a “rapid change from rain to snow with temperatures dropping sharply into the teens and single digits” that “will result in a flash freeze on Friday.”
ARCTIC EXPLOSION WILL BRING DANGEROUS COLD FOR MOST OF US
Expected snowfall totals for this week.
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“Cold wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below freezing this weekend could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes,” the NWS also said.
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Snowfall totals expected in Western New York this week.
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Buffalo has been battered by lake effect snow in recent weeks.
A storm during the week before Thanksgiving dropped more than 80 inches of snow in suburban Orchard Park and Hamburg.
