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A massive winter storm system moving through the U.S. on Dec. 23 brought high winds and heavy snow to the Buffalo region.
The highest reported winds in Buffalo were 79 mph (127 km/h). [16] The blizzard also deposited high lake-effect snowfall amounts on the shores of Lake Ontario, with Henderson Harbor, near Watertown, recording 40.8 in (104 cm) with the Watertown area experiencing blizzard conditions for parts of December 23, 24 and 25.
The blizzard's intense wind gusts blowing over the warm waters of Lake Erie [20] triggered record lake-effect snow to Buffalo, New York, which at first fell as 1.98 mm (0.078 in) of rain but later converted to snow and accumulated to 56.5 in (144 cm) over 5 days in Snyder adjacent to Buffalo, ending on December 27.
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On Dec. 25, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said the winter storm caused "significant" loss of life and the death toll is expected to increase.
A major blizzard struck the Great Plains in early April 2023. In preparation for the storm, blizzard warnings were issued for over 800 mi (1,300 km), from Wyoming to Minnesota. [120] The snowstorm in Casper, Wyoming resulted in them setting both a one-day and two day record for snowfall, at 26.7 in (68 cm) and 37.4 in (95 cm).
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz stated that 14 of the fatalities in Erie County, where Buffalo is located, were due to exposure to the extreme cold Deadly lake-effect blizzard buries Buffalo ...
The 2021–22 North American winter was not as significant and record-breaking as the previous winter season.Despite this, several notable and significant events still occurred, including two separate record-breaking tornado outbreaks in mid-December, a significant winter storm in the South in mid-January, a powerful blizzard that impacted the Northeast coast at the end of January and a wide ...