Christmas storm could be “Paralyzing” for Buffalo

[Andy1]

Bad news today…. I also wish I didn’t see the stories of looting in Buffalo. 

[LabattBlue]

1 hour ago, Andy1 said:

Bad news today…. I also wish I didn’t see the stories of looting in Buffalo. 

Even weather can’t stop the vandals.  

[Big Turk]

And Buffalo has done it!!

 

An additional 6.2" at the airport thru 10am puts us at 49.7" for the storm total and 98.9" for the season, breaking the all time record of 95.9" in 2000 for most snowfall thru December in a season.

[PetermansRedemption]

On 12/21/2022 at 8:34 AM, PetermansRedemption said:

I’ll believe it when I see it. Didn’t plan to go anywhere this weekend anyways. The weather forecasters frequently over-promise and under-deliver. 

I’m just going to go ahead and eat a multitude of crow for this one. It certainly delivered everything they were projecting it to. 

[Buffalo716]

[ExiledInIllinois]

15 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

God works in mysterious and benevolent ways.

 

God giveth, God taketh, floodeth..flooding... AND hopefully NOT refreezeth.

 

Yet....It's only still 12/27. 😔😟🙁 

 

[thebug]

Holy crap! Stay safe out there!

[LabattBlue]

16 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

36 straight hours of Cat 1 hurricane winds?  I don’t know “Oreo Speedwagon”, but clearly he has a bit of Pinocchio in him.  😂

Edited December 27, 2022 by LabattBlue

[Buffalo716]

2 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

36 straight hours of Cat 1 hurricane winds?  I don’t know “Oreo Speedwagon”, but clearly he has a bit of Pinocchio in him.  😂

Yea there were some 75 mph gusts but it was more like 45-50mph winds which is still crazy

[Warcodered]

 

 

[Bad Things]

I hope you're all doing well up there.

 

I'd love to hear any updates on what you're all dealing with.

[muppy]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-snow-store-buffalo-blizzard-131242157.html

 

Military Police called in to enforce driving ban in Buffalo.

 

I have a friend in Buffalo who wrote this yesterday 

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People are saying there's dead bodies on Hertel they haven't been able to recover yet, City/County are saying there's dead people in cars and on the street they haven't been able to get yet.

There is looting on Grant/Ferry, Tonawanda St., Amherst St.....Aaron's rental furniture, they're hitting the dollar stores, Dollar Generals and Family Dollars, trying the drug stores, most everything still shut down.

and this today 

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It's settling down to some extent now. Main roads are getting cleared and the police are getting around better. Supermarkets opened. From what I understand, still a lot of stuck cars they're checking. Still waiting to hear if I work tomorrow, At a point now where I need to. I'll be able to get there.

Still have a driving ban in the city. Will be in the 40's by Thursday. Death toll passed the Blizzard of '77.
 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/buffalo-s-no-stranger-to-snow-why-was-the-storm-so-deadly/ar-AA15IItM?cvid=93258f8bf6cb4a458dcb605da5394176

Edited December 27, 2022 by muppy

[QCity]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pics from social media

 

 

[muppy]

Wow. 

 

While some of you are living this blizzard experience in person , we out of staters just look at these photos and TRY to put ourselves in your circumstances,

 

All I could think was folks like Squirrel Winter and any snow removal equipment will be making a Mint in OT taking care of this mess.  And well deserved money every penny.  There is  no way the infirm or elderly are goin to be able to remove all that snow themselves. 

 

How fast it will be all melting off......

 

Edited December 28, 2022 by muppy

[Not at the table Karlos]

16 hours ago, muppy said:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-snow-store-buffalo-blizzard-131242157.html

 

Military Police called in to enforce driving ban in Buffalo.

 

I have a friend in Buffalo who wrote this yesterday 

and this today 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/buffalo-s-no-stranger-to-snow-why-was-the-storm-so-deadly/ar-AA15IItM?cvid=93258f8bf6cb4a458dcb605da5394176

There's been a lot of stories about hertel. Most haven't been true. Not 100% sure about the bodies but I've been walking up and down a lot of hertel(I live on the street) since the start of the storm and didn't see anything like that. 

 

There were a lot of claims and posts that the Sunoco gas station and the dollar general across the street on hertel were looted. People we're saying they both were boarded up and they saw people running out with stuff. Well both stores were intact and employees confirmed nothing even close happened. 

 

The front loaders and plows have been cleaning up hertel since 5 am. They're doing a great job making sure not to block driveways. There was a 20' pile on both sides of driveway last night now they're gone. 

Edited December 28, 2022 by Not at the table Karlos

[muppy]

8 minutes ago, Not at the table Karlos said:

There's been a lot of stories about hertel. Most haven't been true. Not 100% sure about the bodies but I've been walking up and down a lot of hertel(I live on the street) since the start of the storm and didn't see anything like that. 

 

There were a lot of claims and posts that the Sunoco gas station and the dollar general across the street on hertel were looted. People we're saying they both were boarded up and they saw people running out with stuff. Well both stores were intact and employees confirmed nothing even close happened 

I'm not really that surprised that there would be a lot of stories and situations that weren't all based in reality.  My friend likely got his info talking to people at 7-11 which is walking distance for beer and cigs. I just will keep praying for the entire situation to be better ASAP 

[Not at the table Karlos]

6 minutes ago, muppy said:

I'm not really that surprised that there would be a lot of stories and situations that weren't all based in reality.  My friend likely got his info talking to people at 7-11 which is walking distance for beer and cigs. I just will keep praying for the entire situation to be better ASAP 

We got dug out by a front loader and a bobcat yesterday. Most of my block is dug out. They're cleaning up the street right now. I think we should be in a pretty good spot by the end of the day in regards to the roads. 

 

Edit: tried posting pics of the massive pile of snow that was in peoples driveways but too big of a file and not the brightest with electronics

Edited December 28, 2022 by Not at the table Karlos

[Wacka]

My brother plows for Erie County. He spent from noon on Christmas Eve to  Monday evening at 

Midnight at work, just getting cat naps when he could. Finally was off yesterday and slept 12 straight hours.

He said the first streets they plowed were the mains and then the streets with nursing homes. The plow operators are working the hardest they can. He had to go through the same situation in 2014. Hopefully the next time it happens., he'll be retired. 

Edited December 28, 2022 by Wacka

[Draconator]

2 hours ago, Wacka said:

My brother plows for Erie County. He spent from noon on Christmas Eve to  Monday evening at 

Midnight at work, just getting cat naps when he could. Finally was off yesterday and slept 12 straight hours.

He said the first streets they plowed were the mains and then the streets with nursing homes. The plow operators are working the hardest they can. He had to go through the same situation in 2014. Hopefully the next time it happens., he'll be retired. 

My son-in-law plows for the State. Due to staff shortages, the state only had 5 guys working to plow the Thruway from Christmas Eve to the 26th from Clarence to just past Angola.. 4 out of the 5 plows got stuck in the snow. My son-in-law was the only one who didn't get stuck. Instead of clearing the snow, it was he and his supervisor in the plow truck, with a 4x4 F250 right behind them following the plow's path. Their only mission during the height of the blizzard was to get to as many stranded motorists as possible. Many times they were plowing on the wrong way just to get to people stranded. They rescued just over 50 people. Then once more people were able to come in, they focused on clearing the snow to make the Thruway drivable. 

[aristocrat]

The national guard is apparently going to be going door to door. There’s gotta be a slightly better option than that right? The logistics of checking tens of thousands of doors is wild