Some stats posted in the forum from NOAA for OSWEGO COUNTY…

SCRIBA 45.0 600 AM 2/6 27″ LAST 12 HOURS

PARISH 46.0 214 AM 2/6 HEAVY SNOW VSBY 200 FT

OSWEGO 31.0 600 AM 2/6 CITY OF OSWEGO

PALERMO 29.0 515 AM 2/6 BAND MOVED SOUTH

WEST MONROE 25.0 600 AM 2/6 11″ LAST 12 HOURS

Buffalo has added another 5 plus inches to their totals since the last update and snow is in the forecast for most of the Golden Snowball cities for today. Cold is an understatement to describe the conditions outside. Most of the schools in the Syracuse area are closed most likely due to the wind chill temps in the -10 to -20 degree range. Just a light snow right now in the Syracuse area but looking at the radars that could change to heavier snow if the lake effect snow keeps coming down south from the Oswego area.

The weather channel has been reporting from Oswego which is on it’s way to picking up probably at least a couple of feet of snow. If your home it’s worth watching because the reporter from the Weather Channel has been mentioning a lot of stats and so on. The Tug Hill and Watertown area got pounded and it will be interesting to see the snow totals from that area. I talked to my cousins wife Connie who lives in the Watertown area and she said they got a ton of snow yesterday morning and that was only round one and another round of snow was going to hit them again. I figured her 3 little ones would be having a blast in the snow but she said it was over their heads and I think she was afraid to let them out because she might lose them. That’s a lot of snow. Tug Hill Tina from the forum said that they were getting quite a bit of snow and unfortunately she is having some battery problems other wise we would probably get a few good pictures from her.

It looks like Rochester is on the same path as Syracuse is for the lake effect snow. Looking west towards Buffalo it looks like lake Erie is starting to fire up just south of Dunkirk so today should be a snow filled one. Stay safe, dress warm and have a great day all!

Buffalo Slips into First – Happy super bowl Sunday all and to Buffalo, Happy Super Snow Bowl Sunday! Buffalo has slid past Syracuse and inched it’s way back into the lead showing 3.4 inches of new snow so far compared to just a trace for Syracuse. I woke up in the wee hours this morning and took a peak at the radar. Wow was the word that came to mind looking at 2 huge snow bands that were stalled up north of Syracuse and one South of Buffalo. My guess is there are going to be some big numbers posted for the towns that the lake effect snow was settled over. Watertown or just north of them should be one of them. I’ve seen reports where some of the usual snow band cities could be receiving a few feet and maybe over 5 feet of snow by or thru Monday. Check your local forecasts and you can check out http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=ny&prodtype=warnings for any current warnings and advisories.

My team, the Eagle’s didn’t make it to the Super Bowl so I am rooting for me once again this year to win. Last year I asked everyone to think of 2 numbers. To really concentrate on 2 numbers that I posted here. Believe it or not it worked. So this year I will once again ask for everyone who doesn’t have their own office pool numbers of course to think of 2 numbers again. We have a friendly little family super bowl board. Ya know, we just play for match sticks. Anyways, this years numbers to think about and concentrate on especially at the end of each quarter, half time and the end of the game are 9 – 7. So lets see if maybe with a lot of people thinking of those 2 number we can decide the outcome of the quarters. Maybe we are on to something. Hey if this works we can all concentrate on world peace and see if we can make that work too 😉

Have a great football day all, keep an eye on the road conditions and stay safe! Remember, Snow Means Slow!

All of the cities including our state capital picked up a little bit of snow yesterday. Yup, Albany even picked up 2.2 inches of the white fluffy stuff. Binghamton better get moving because it would be pretty embarrassing to be at the bottom under Albany at the end of the season. Bingo did manage to pick up 2.3 inches yesterday though and won the round for a change. Rochester surprisingly was the loser yesterday picking up just 1 inch. Buffalo grabbed 1.4 and Syracuse added another 2.1 inches of new snow.

Looking at the radars all of the snow is hanging up north so most likely not a lot of anything going on for any of the Golden Snowball cities most of the day. Of course we know how the weather can change rather quickly in NY so keep an eye on it.

From the AP: Phil the groundhog, one of the most popular forecasters of all time, didn’t see his shadow today. For those of you who aren’t aware of Phil. He is a groundhog that that predicts whether spring will come early or whether winter will last another 6 weeks. This year Phil didn’t see his shadow which means put away the winter jackets and break out the baseball gloves. Unless you are in the Tug Hill area where the snow probably won’t melt until sometime in July.

This is the first time in something like 7 – 8 years since Phil hasn’t seen his shadow. Most of the time he does. With what’s in the forecast for the next several days it’s hard to even think about Spring coming early this year. We will have to keep an eye on the weather the next couple of months and see how Phil’s forecast pans out this year.

Jill posted a link here that shows a great view of lake effect coming into the Buffalo area which is awesome. It’s at buffalorising.com and the link is http://www.buffalorising.com/city/archives/2007/01/snow_storm_a_gords_eye_vi.php#more Thanks for the link Jill! Awesome pictures.

Syracuse might be in the lead right now but I’m seeing a lot of forecasts that seem to think Buffalo is going to make out the next several days. Right now there is a lot of stuff going on weather wise with warm air coming up from the south and then westernly winds and so on. Obviously you can tell I’m not a weatherman when I use the word “Stuff”. That said there is a good chance if Buffalo has it’s snow shield down they might be able to sled past Syracuse when the cold front come through and from what I have been reading it could be the coldest weather of the season so far. Good Luck Buffalo in this next round!