LAKE
EFFECT STORM "HIMALAYAN"
DECEMBER
20, 2005
Lake Flake
scale: * 1 Flake
Maximum Snowfall: Lk.
Erie: 10" (Chafee). Lk. Ontario: 14" (N. Osceola).
Duration: 10 Hours +/-
Prime Feature: Moderate
brief post-frontal event.
Lake Flake Scale: * 1 Flake
The Lake
machine barely had time to rest for a few hours before yet another fast moving
front dropped across the region during the overnight of 19-20th was followed by
another quick shot of arctic air, setting up some lake effect once again Tuesday
morning into the afternoon. This event was of very short duration though as a
ridge and warming aloft shut down the activity by the evening of 20th, just
before the "official" start of winter.
This
makes six named storms in one month, the most in a single month in the 11 year
history of our network, and once again, pretty much the same areas were
affected, as flow was in a 270-280 range, the Tug Hill and Oswego county off
Ontario with up to a foot, and the ridges from southern Erie to NW Cattaraugus
and Chautauqua counties with 8-10". This brought monthly totals to over
100" over the southeast Tug and over 70" over the ridges southeast of
Lake Erie, while few problems elsewhere.This
was another brief event with little impact. It affected little population so
earns just * 1 Star *.
Off Lake
Erie
|
Chafee |
10 inches |
| Perrysburg |
10 inches |
| S.
Wales |
6
inches |
Off Lake
Ontario
|
N. Osceola |
14 inches |
| Pulaski |
6 inches |
| Mexico |
6
inches |