Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Elevated fire weather conditions are also expected in the Great Basin. Flash flooding will be possible in Arizona and west Texas, especially in burn scars. 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.