1. If you haven't heard, or are living in a place of denial that this could even happen, there's an insane lake-effect snow event happening in and around Buffalo, New York.
2. Because it's lake-effect snow, it's targeting super-specific areas, meaning you can literally see the snow/no snow divide in the clouds.
Landing in #buffalo at 11pm #snowmageddon14 #LakeEffect #beyondthewall
James A Fry@JamesAFryFollow
Landing in #buffalo at 11pm #snowmageddon14 #LakeEffect #beyondthewall
11:33 PM - 18 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
3. The clouds are actually frightening.
4. With lake-effect snow, the weather can be drastically different in areas mere miles apart. One place may get multiple feet of snow while a few miles away they won't have any.
5. And then boom. Just like that, it can snow 3 to 5 inches PER HOUR.
6. One of the craziest searches to do on Twitter is "buffalo door" because you'll find pictures like this...
7. ...this...
8. ... and this.
Nope, that's not a white wall behind my son #BuffaloSnow
Shannon Fisher@ShanV11Follow
Nope, that's not a white wall behind my son #BuffaloSnow
5:28 PM - 18 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
9. People are literally trapped inside.
@WNYweather In Blasdell.
Christian Steiner@csteiner1230Follow
@WNYweather In Blasdell.
8:31 AM - 18 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
10. According to this person's Instagram caption, they've been stuck at work for over 24 hours.
11. THIS IS A GARAGE!
Good Lord! MT @NWSIndianapolis: RT @TrainerAmyIndy: Friend in #Buffalo opened her garage door & it looked like this:
Jim Cantore@JimCantoreFollow
Good Lord! MT @NWSIndianapolis: RT @TrainerAmyIndy:
Friend in #Buffalo opened her garage door & it looked like this:
12:41 AM - 19 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
12. Some people are digging tunnels from their front doors...
5-6 FEET of #Snow surrounding your home, how do you get out? Dig a tunnel like this man. Via @WGRZ #Lackawanna, #NY.
Marc Franz Jr@WxmanFranzFollow
5-6 FEET of #Snow surrounding your home, how do you get out? Dig a tunnel like this man. Via @WGRZ
#Lackawanna, #NY.
11:58 AM - 19 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
13. ...and then finding their cars buried like this.
14. Which doesn't even matter because this is what some highways look like:
Photo: Lake effect storm near Buffalo closes part of @NYSThruway8790 with significant snowfall
Andrew Cuomo@NYGovCuomoFollow
Photo: Lake effect storm near Buffalo closes part of @NYSThruway8790 with significant snowfall
4:30 PM - 18 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
15. And this:
My brother is still stuck on the highway in Buffalo. Thankfully people who needed help have been rescued.
Katie Halberg@katiehalbergFollow
My brother is still stuck on the highway in Buffalo. Thankfully people who needed help have been rescued.
7:15 AM - 19 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
16. This is the view from a SECOND-STORY WINDOW:
17. Even the Doritos truck is stuck!
I just saw several men stealing chips from inside this abandoned Doritos truck. #BuffaloSnow #nywx
Jeremy Cohn@JeremyGlobalTVFollow
I just saw several men stealing chips from inside this abandoned Doritos truck. #BuffaloSnow #nywx
11:41 PM - 18 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
18. In some places, the snow is so bad that it's busting through WINDOWS and DOORS.
Not sure what happened here, but a listener tweeted us this of a house in Cheektowaga:
WBEN NewsRadio 930AM@NewsRadio930Follow
Not sure what happened here, but a listener tweeted us this of a house in Cheektowaga:
6:51 AM - 19 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
19. I repeat, the snow is busting...
More snow invasions in West Seneca, NY. Via Joyce M. Meyer. #lakeeffect
The Weather Channel@weatherchannelFollow
More snow invasions in West Seneca, NY. Via Joyce M. Meyer. #lakeeffect
11:53 AM - 19 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
20. ...through...
Amazing, so much snow the pressure caused the window to give way! Hamburg, NY. Courtesy Vanessa Armbruster/WKBW-TV
Mαtt@mdhiggsFollow
Amazing, so much snow the pressure caused the window to give way! Hamburg, NY. Courtesy Vanessa Armbruster/WKBW-TV
6:20 PM - 18 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
21. ...WINDOWS.
Incredible amounts of lake-effect snow cracks this window near Buffalo NY. Photos from @WKBW: http://t.co/ddAtI7u6uy
7NEWS Denver Channel@DenverChannelFollow
Incredible amounts of lake-effect snow cracks this window near Buffalo NY. Photos from @WKBW: http://t.co/ddAtI7u6uy
10:53 AM - 19 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
22. So yeah, feel fortunate you don't live in Buffalo.
23. Because your neighborhood could look like this...
RT @dynamodreams: #wgrzsnow neighbors house in cheektowaga #WGRZsnow
The Weather Channel@weatherchannelFollow
RT @dynamodreams: #wgrzsnow neighbors house in cheektowaga #WGRZsnow
10:20 AM - 19 Nov 14ReplyRetweetFavorite



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