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October 13, 2006
So much for summer
I awoke yesterday morning to snow falling outside my window, although it wasn't quite cold enough for the snow to stick to the ground. But my family in Buffalo wasn't so fortunate. They got walloped with 14 (!!) inches of snow:
Less than three weeks removed from summer's waning days, a thundering lake-effect snowstorm blitzed Buffalo Niagara on Thursday, knocking out power to more than 100,000 homes, felling large trees and creating havoc for travelers.
The early-autumn blast of winter, fueled by Lake Erie's 60-degree water, scored a direct hit on the Buffalo metro area and its northern and eastern suburbs. Trees still carrying their autumn leaves became too heavy with snow and their branches crashed to the ground, damaging homes, cars and power lines.
There is nothing quite like a little Lake Effect snow in October, eh?
Posted by oz115 at October 13, 2006 07:16 AM