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SNOWFALL TOTALS

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
245 PM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.  
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE 
OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS.  THIS 
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


NEW YORK

...ERIE COUNTY...
   DEPEW                 24.0  1100 AM 10/13
   BUFFALO AIRPORT       22.6  1100 AM 10/13
   AMHERST               20.0  1100 AM 10/13
   ALDEN                 19.0  1100 AM 10/13
   CLARENCE              18.0  1100 AM 10/13
   SOUTH BUFFALO          9.0  1100 AM 10/13
   EAST AURORA            4.5  1100 AM 10/13

...GENESEE COUNTY...
   DARIEN CENTER         16.0  1100 AM 10/13
   ELBA                   5.0  1040 PM 10/12

...NIAGARA COUNTY...
   N.TONAWANDA           12.0  1100 AM 10/13
   SOUTH LOCKPORT         8.0  1100 AM 10/13
   NORTH LOCKPORT         5.0  1100 AM 10/13

...ORLEANS COUNTY...
   ALBION                 6.0  1200 AM 10/13  

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TO      NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE



ROAD CONDITION REPORT FOR DATE: 10/13/06  TIME: 8:10AM



COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: ERIE, NIAGARA, ORLEANS AND GENESEE



HIGHWAY(S) AFFECTED: I-90 CLOSED BETWEEN EXITS 46 (HENRIETTA) AND 59 (DUNKIRK)

I-190 BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 21 (ALL OF ERIE COUNTY). ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY

ROAD WITHIN 19 TOWNSHIPS OF ERIE COUNTY CLOSED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW, DOWNED 

TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL BANS AND RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR

ALL ROADS IN NIAGARA, GENESEE AND ORLEANS COUNTY. 







CONDITION(S): SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL IN PARTS OF ERIE, GENESEE AND ORLEANS

COUNTY. STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED FOR 19 TOWNSHIPS IN ERIE COUNTY.

APPROXIMATELY 250,000 RESIDENTS WITHIN THE AREA ARE WITHOUT POWER.



ANTICIPATED RETURN TO NORMAL CONDITION: UNKNOWN.



SUGGESTED ALTERNATE ROUTE(S): THROUGH TRAFFIC DIVERT TO THE SOUTHERN TIER

EXPRESSWAY I-86.










AUTH/MAJOR MICHAEL T MANNING

     TROOP COMMANDER TROOP "A"

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RECORD EVENT REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
500AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...SNOWIEST DAYS ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER...

THE UNPRECEDENTED LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM THAT CONTINUED ACROSS THE 
NIAGARA FRONTIER THROUGH THE WEE MORNING HOURS PRODUCED SOME 
IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL TOTALS.  

RECORDS HAVE BEEN SET ON TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS FOR SNOWFALL AT 
BUFFALO.

ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, THE BUFFALO AIRPORT RECORDED 8.3 INCHES OF 
SNOW, BREAKING THE ALL TIME RECORD FOR DAILY SNOWFALL IN OCTOBER, 
WHICH WAS 6 INCHES LAST SET ON OCTOBER 31, 1917.

THURSDAY'S RECORD DID NOT LAST LONG HOWEVER. THROUGH 5AM FOR FRIDAY, 
OCTOBER 13, BUFFALO RECORDED 10.9 INCHES OF SNOW, SETTING A NEW MARK 
FOR THE SNOWIEST DAY IN OCTOBER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN BACK IN 1870. 
 
THE CULPRIT FOR THIS RECORD SNOW IS THE EARLIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW 
STORM ON RECORD TO HIT THE CITY OF BUFFALO. 

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1027 AM EDT SUN OCT 15 2006

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

...SAFETY REMINDERS AFTER THE STORM...

THE CLEANUP CONTINUES AFTER THE HISTORIC STORM THAT STRUCK THE
REGION LATE LAST WEEK. IT IS COMFORTING TO SEE THE COMMUNITY PULL
TOGETHER TO GET LIFE BACK TO NORMAL. HERE ARE A FEW SAFETY TIPS
TO PUT INTO PRACTICE WHILE HELPING YOUR FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS.

HANGING TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES ARE VERY DANGEROUS. STAY AWAY FROM
THEM AND TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING A CHAINSAW OR OTHER
MEANS TO REMOVE THEM. KEEP CHILDREN AND PEST INDOORS WHEN TAKING
THE BRANCHES DOWN.

THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN WELL OVER 100 CASES OF CARBON MONOXIDE
SICKNESS DUE TO PERSONS INHALING FUMES FROM IMPROPERLY VENTILATED
HEATERS AND GENERATORS. MAKE CERTAIN YOU HAVE PROPER VENTILATION
WHEN USING THESE SYSTEMS. GENERATORS MUST BE OUTSIDE WHEN IN USE. 


GAS GENERATORS
1. ALWAYS FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS. THERE ARE CERTAIN
   STEPS TO TAKE TO HOOK UP TO THESE SYSTEMS.
2. USE ONLY THE CORRECT FUEL FOR YOUR SYSTEM. SOME GENERATORS ARE
   POWERED BY DIESEL FUEL.
3. REFUEL ONLY OUTDOORS AND ONLY WHEN THE UNIT IS COOL. 
4. ALWAYS USE IN A VENTILATED AREA, KEEP IT OUTSIDE AWAY FROM
   WALLS AND OVERHANGS.

FIRE SAFETY
1. ALWAYS KEEP A SCREEN AROUND AN OPEN FLAME.
2. NEVER USE GASOLINE TO START A FIREPLACE.
3. DO NOT CLOSE YOUR DAMPER WHEN ASHES ARE HOT.
4. WHEN USING ANY ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCES, ALWAYS USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO GET EVERYONE BACK ON THEIR FEET. AS
LONG AS EVERYONE REMAINS PATIENT AND LOOKS OUT FOR EACH OTHERS
SAFETY, WE SHOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL SOON. WESTERN NEW YORKS
GREATEST ASSET IS OUR PEOPLE. THIS DISASTER GIVES US ALL A CHANCE
TO HELP EACH OTHER, JUST REMEMBER TO DO IT SAFELY.

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