Western New York Weather History
DECEMBER 21
1989 A blast of arctic air across Lake Ontario produced snowsqualls which dumped snows ranging from six to twelve inches in Oswego county. In Lewis county, over two feet of snow fell in fourteen hours at Barnes Corners. Localized snowsqualls off Lake Erie produced snowfalls up to a foot portions of the traditional snowbelts south of Buffalo. Reports included in Erie county: Colden 9.5"; in Chautauqua county: Sinclairville 8", Sherman 10"; and Fredonia 12"; and in Cattaraugus county: Little Valley 7". 1993 Low pressure developed east of Maryland and move northeast along the coast spreading snow across Western New York. Snowfall amounts ranged from six inches to a foot across the area. Snow squalls then developed to the lee of Lake Ontario in a cold northwest flow. Scattered power outages were reported in the counties east of Lake Ontario. Several school districts canceled classes. Numerous automobile accidents were blamed on the storm, some involving fatalities. Specific snowfall reports included: 36" Turin; 14" Lacona; 13" Lowville; 10" Palermo; 9" Sherman; 8" Arcade; and 6" at Franklinville and Bristol. 2001 A cold northwest flow resulted in narrow bands of lake effect snow downwind of Lake Erie, across the western southern tier of New York. Specific snowfall amounts included: 8" at Frewsburg and Rushford; and 10" at Friendship. 2002 Lake effect snows developed just after midnight on the 21st, peaked during the late morning hours and quickly shut down by mid afternoon. Snow fell at the rate of one to two inches per hour during its peak. Bennington reported 10"; East Aurora reported 9" and Colden 8".
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