Summary

On 20 November 2000, Buffalo, NY was hit with a lake effect snowstorm with strength unseen in several years, and a disruptive force unequalled in nearly 25 years.Buffalo received 2 feet of snow in a relatively short time, with most falling in a 7-hour period. Frequent lightning occurred all afternoon with this snowfall, and the timing could not have been worse, as the brunt of the snowfall began around 2 p.m. local time. Many people spent the night in autos, and buses full of school children were trapped, eventually spending the night in stores or makeshift shelters.

Objectives:

This case allows the study of a classic severe lake effect snowstorm.