JANUARY 7
1980
High winds reportedly blew a man off the Skyway bridge to his death
and cut power to thousands of families in Niagara and Erie counties.
The winds also produced high water levels and high waves at the east
end of Lake Erie and caused flooding along the shoreline. Route 5 was
closed for quite some time near Athol Springs. Average wind velocity
for the day was 27.6 mph.
2004
6TH-7TH...This major lake effect storm began early on
Tuesday the 6th following a sharp cold front. Off
Lake Erie
, a strong westerly flow ignited heavy lake snow bands over southern
Erie
and
Wyoming
counties. They migrated south and then north, reaching the Buffalo
southtowns for awhile Tuesday evening before settling south into ski
country later Tuesday night and most of Wednesday before weakening.
Accumulations topped two feet over a large portion of northern
Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties with over 30" along the
ridges. Specific snowfall reports included: Cassadaga 37";
Stockton 34"; Ellicottville 28"; Colden 22"; South
Wales 20"; Jamestown 16"; Dunkirk 12"; and Orchard Park
8". Off
Lake
Ontario
the activity began on a westerly flow across the northern Tug Hill
into southern
Jefferson
county and settled south across
Oswego
county early on the 7th. One to two feet fell in this area. The band
settled a bit further south and extended along the
Lake
Ontario
shore from
Orleans
through
Wayne
counties. The band weakened some later Wednesday night into Thursday
as it drifted south to about the Thruway. Snowfall totals reported
with this activity included: 34" in North Osceola; 32" in
Redfield; 20" in Pulaski, Hilton and Highmarket; 18" in
Greece
; 17" in Webster and Penfield; and 15" in
Oswego
.
