Weather History for November 6

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Western New York Weather History

NOVEMBER 6

1967

Lake-effect snows off Lake Erie on the 5th through the 8th brought variable amounts of snow to much of western new York. The heaviest report was 28 inches at Mayville in Chautauqua county. The thruway was closed temporarily on the 5th from silver creek to the Pennsylvania border. On the 6th, 7 inches of snow fell at Buffalo.

1990

Deep low pressure over Indiana moved northeast into Ontario. Circulation around the low brought high winds to the city of Buffalo and surrounding suburbs during the late evening hours of the 5th and morning of the 6th. A wind gust of 61 mph was clocked at the Buffalo airport and 69 mph at Dunkirk. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, along with reports of scattered power outages and even some structural damage to homes in the town of Lancaster.

1994

Southwest winds ahead of a strong cold front were funneled across Lake Erie. The strong winds brought down trees and power lines over the counties adjacent to the eastern portions of the lake including Erie, Chautauqua and Niagara. Damage was reported in Amherst, Dunkirk and Middleport.

2005

Following the passage of a cold front, strong winds developed across the Niagara Frontier. Winds gusted to 66 mph. The winds downed trees and power lines throughout the five county area. At the height of the storm, over 20,000 homes and businesses were without power. Hail, up to 3/4" in diameter, fell across parts of the Finger Lakes. Large trees were downed, crushing a car in Niagara falls, a car and a boat in Medina and a garage with two cars inside in Blasdell. In Niagara Falls, the winds downed a 40 foot light standard damaging three police vehicles. In Gerry, Chautauqua county, the high winds pushed a bus coach off Route 60. The Buffalo Niagara International Airport was closed temporarily due to the strong winds. Specific peak gusts recorded include: 66 mph at West Seneca; 64 mph at Youngstown; 63 mph at Batavia; 62 mph at Barker; 60 mph at Lockport and Hamburg; and 59 mph at Albion, Buffalo and Grand Island. Strong winds following the passage of a cold front caused the Lake Erie water level to rise several feet from Ripley to Buffalo. The high water levels and waves of ten to fifteen feet resulted in some erosion of the lake shore and limited property damage. Several roads along the lake shore were water covered or closed because of spray. The Lake Erie water level rose above its 8 foot flood stage for nearly three hours, peaking at 8.5 feet above low water datum at 7p.m.

2007

6th-7th...After the warmest six month period in history, lake effect season got off to a quick start about a week earlier than normal. A sharp cold front moved across the region during Monday evening the 5th and lake plumes developed off Lake Erie prior to dawn of the 6th. Several inches fell by mid-morning across Chautauqua and northwest Cattaraugus counties. There were some power outages reported as the trees were still full-leafed and the weight of the snow snapped limbs. An approaching upper level trough broke up the band as it lifted north of the area. Total snowfall accumulations of eight inches were reported from Mayville, South Dayton and Ellicottville.