Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms for Friday

Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce areas of flooding Friday and Friday night from central Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected from central Texas to middle Tennessee and central Kentucky Friday afternoon into early Friday night. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats. Read More >

Western New York Weather History

NOVEMBER 5

1982

A lake-effect squall dumped 12.3 inches of very heavy snow in the metropolitan Buffalo area. Traffic was tied up for hours late in the afternoon and considerable tree damage was reported due to the weight of the snow. The 12.3 inches broke a record for the date and also broke a record for the biggest snowfall so early in the season.

1990

Deep low pressure over Indiana moved northeast into Ontario. Circulation around the low brought strong winds to the western New York area. Twenty thousand homes in the Buffalo area were left without power as winds gusted to 64 mph. The winds collapsed a church under construction in Monroe county. There were numerous reports of downed trees, telephone and power lines.