COMET_CASE_032: COMET Case Study 032:Buffalo Lake Effect Snowstorm
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.
Data access
Additional information
| GCMD Name | A - C > COMET > Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training > 5c70d6af-b73d-418e-a793-47481302eeb5 |
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Temporal coverage
| Begin Date | 2000-11-19 00:00:00 |
| End Date | 2000-11-21 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
46.30,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
40.00
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-83.40,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
-73.50
Related projects
| Parent project | COMET: COMET Case Studies |