Buffalo is known for three things. Loosing 4 Super Bowls, chicken wings, and snow. Today, we reaffirmed the latter stereotype in record breaking fashion.
Snow totals by Wed. afternoon upgraded to 6 feet including Lancaster, West Seneca, S Buffalo. Could be biggest 24 to 36 hour event on record
— Jennifer Stanonis (@JenStanonis) November 18, 2014
The Lake Effect line coming off lake erie, just narrowly missing the city. Credits: Mark Branden
Over 881 organizations closed their doors and cancelled their programs, yet UB and Canisius carried on the tradition of disregarding weather. They said F. U to the Lake Erie Monster, and remained open, despite the three to four feet of snow dumped on most southern townships.
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/west-seneca/west-seneca-one-of-the-worst-ive-seen-20141118
As a people, we know what to do though. In the wise words of our late, great Mayor Jimmy Griffin:
As a Georgia native who has spent the last 26 years living in Rochester, I feel your pain. As glad as I am that Rochester didn’t get hit (THIS time), I had that so many were affected by such ugly weather. Stay warm and stay safe.