Weather History for January 12

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Western New York Weather History

JANUARY 12

1997

10TH-12TH…Lake effect snowbands off Lake Erie set up Friday morning over the Niagara peninsula and Niagara county before shifting south to the Buffalo metro area during the afternoon. Although the band at times drifted north and south, the Buffalo metro area bore the brunt of the storm receiving near record snowfall. Some Buffalo suburbs received 24-30" of snow. During Saturday morning, over a foot of snow fell in just four hours over Amherst and Tonawanda. Numerous accidents were blamed on the storm, several of which were fatal. Specific snow totals included: Hamburg and Orchard Park 24-30"; Tonawanda 20"; Boston, Grand Island and Varysburg 18"; Buffalo and Niagara Falls 12-18"; Silver Creek, Batavia and Perrsyburg 10".

10th-14th…Off Lake Ontario, an intense band of lake effect snow brought unprecedented amount of snow to the eastern Lake Ontario region. Snowfall rates of three to six inches per hour were received. Snow totals for the four day event ranged from five to seven feet! Isolated areas exceeded 84". Specific snow totals for the storm included: Montague 95"; North Osceola 75"; Redfield 67"; Highmarket 50", and Mannsville 28".

2004

11TH-12TH...A storm system moved from the central Great Lakes across New York State and blanketed the Niagara Frontier with seven to twelve inches of snow. Specific snowfall totals included: 12" at Sanborn; 10" at North Tonawanda ; 9" at Kenmore , Buffalo , Amherst , and Clarence; 8" at Grand Island , Tonawanda , Alden and Batavia ; and 7" at Darien and Bennington.

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