An early winter 'lake effect' storm dumped 2 feet or more of snow on parts of western New York state on Friday, disrupting travel with bursts of icy powder blowing in from Lake Erie and Lake Ontario expected to pile up higher through the weekend.
As of early Friday, road travel bans that had kept motorists off the streets overnight remained in effect for much of the central part of Erie County. But road restrictions were lifted, at least temporarily, in lieu of travel advisories in northern and southern parts of the county, including Buffalo, the state's second-most populous city with some 278,000 residents.
Illustrating the highly localized nature of the lake-effect phenomenon, Orchard Park's 36-inch accumulation as of 9 a.m. contrasted with the 1.6 inches that fell in Tonawanda, just 23 miles to the north, according to the weather service. Two other Erie County towns, Hamburg and Wales, measured nearly 34 inches and 26 inches, respectively, while Buffalo reported almost 14 inches Friday morning.
Jurkowski of the NWS cited multiple reports of "thunder snow" as the sky rumbled and flashed with lightning.
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