(TRENDING) A second wave of lake-effect snow began falling on parts of western and upstate New York on Wednesday night, on its way to adding as much as three more feet to the five-foot-plus blanket thats already paralyzed much of the region. Five to eight new inches of snow were forecast overnight for Erie, Genesee and Wyoming counties, including metro Buffalo, the National Weather Service said. Two added feet are expected Thursday, topping off with anther five to eight inches Thursday night. Because wet air blowing in from Lake Erie is so much warmer than the prevailing air in the region, the result will again be thunderstorms that drop snow, not rain — the oddity called thundersnow. The new snow began falling as troopers in all-terrain vehicles and rescue crews working without sleep were still trying to reach drivers trapped in the first wave of the ferocious storm.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 04:10:36 +0000
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