NWUS51 KBUF 231747 LSRBUF PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SNOWFALL TOTALS ** FINAL ** NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NY 1245 PM EST THU NOV 23 2000 (UPDATED) ..LAKE MACHINE TURNING OFF... THE MOST INTENSE AND WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT EVENT IN NOVEMBER IN YEARS WAS JUST ABOUT HISTORY THIS MORNING...BUT NOT AFTER LEAVING SOME VERY IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK. THE EVENT BEGAN ON A SOUTHWEST FLOW DURING MONDAY WHICH FOCUSED THE SNOW ON THE BUFFALO METRO AREA...AND CREATING THE WORST URBAN PARALYSIS HERE SINCE 1977. THE BANDS THEN REORIENTED ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND OSWEGO COUNTY FOR MOST OF TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE WINDS WERE MORE WESTERLY. FINALLY...MORE MODEST SNOWFALL OCCURRED LAST NIGHT AND EARLY TODAY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AS WINDS WERE MORE NORTHERLY. THE CULPRIT WAS A COMBINATION OF SOME OF THE COLDEST EVER SEEN FOR SO EARLY IN THE SAEASON PASSING OVER LAKES WHICH WERE EVEN WARMER THAN USUAL DUE TO A VERY MILD AUTUMN. ONLY A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...SO THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL REPRESENTATIVE LISTING OF SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THIS 3 DAY EVENT BY COUNTY... ..ERIE COUNTY... BUFFALO NWS....26.3 INCHES (SEASON TOTAL 43.7) BUFFALO CITY...12 TO 22 INCHES AMHERST........ 9 TO 24 INCHES TONAWANDA...... 6 TO 12 INCHES LANCASTER......10 TO 20 INCHES ALDEN..........14 INCHES SPRINGVILLE....12 INCHES COLDEN/BOSTON..10 INCHES WALES.......... 9 INCHES ORCHARD PARK... 6 TO 8 INCHES FORT ERIE ONTARIO.. 14 INCHES ..NIAGARA COUNTY... NORTH TONAWANDA.7 INCHES LOCKPORT........4 INCHES NIAGARA FALLS...3 INCHES YOUNGSTOWN......1 INCH GENESEE COUNTY... DARIEN.........12 INCHES BATAVIA........ 6 INCHES ORLEANS COUNTY.. MEDINA......... 5 INCHES LYNDONVILLE.... 3 INCHES ..WYOMING COUNTY... WARSAW.........15 INCHES PORTAGEVILLE...11 INCHES STRYKERSVILLE..10 INCHES BENNINGTON..... 9 INCHES ..CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY... STOCKTON...... 31 INCHES SHERMAN....... 27 INCHES SINCLAIRVILLE..24 INCHES JAMESTOWN......20 INCHES FREWSBURG......15 INCHES DUNKIRK........ 7 INCHES SILVER CREEK... 5 INCHES ..CATTARUAUGUS COUNTY... NEW ALBION.....30 INCHES FRANKLINVILLE..26 INCHES ELLICOTTVILLE..25 INCHES LITTLE VALLEY..22 INCHES SALAMANCA......15 INCHES PERRYSBURG.....14 INCHES OLEAN.......... 6 INCHES PORT ALLEGHENY PA.. 8 INCHES COUDERSPORT PA..... 6 INCHES ..ALLEGANY COUNTY... RUSHFORD.......15 INCHES FRIENDSHIP.....15 INCHES BOLIVAR........12 INCHES WELLSVILLE.....11 INCHES ALFRED......... 9 INCHES WHITESVILLE.... 6 INCHES ..MONROE COUNTY... ROCHESTER NWS.. 6.0 INCHES (SEASON TOTAL 6.6) WEBSTER........ 6 INCHES PENFIELD....... 5 INCHES ..LIVINGSTON COUNTY... NUNDA..........12 INCHES MT MORRIS...... 4 INCHES AVON........... 4 INCHES ..ONTARIO COUNTY... GENEVA......... 3 INCHES VICTOR......... 3 INCHES CANANDAIGUA.... 2 INCHES ..WAYNE COUNTY... SODUS..........10 INCHES ONTARIO........ 6 INCHES PALMYRA........ 5 INCHES ..CAYUGA COIUNTY... FAIRHAVEN...... 8 INCHES ..OSWEGO COUNTY... PARISH......... 28 INCHES WEST MONROE.... 26 INCHES OSWEGO......... 12 TO 24 INCHES FULTON......... 10 INCHES ..LEWIS COUNTY... N. OSCEOLA......24 INCHES HIGHMARKET..... 20 INCHES CASTORLAND..... 10 INCHES ..JEFFERSON COUNTY... ADAMS.......... 14 INCHES WATERTOWN AIRPT. 8 INCHES THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS MAJOR EVENT. MCLAUGHLIN