Originally Posted by
cranky old dude
I found your "Lake Effect" from Lake Erie....
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...SFRONTCAROUSEL
We dodged a bullet here just 60 miles down the road, for now. The winds are due to shift to NW which will bring Lake Ontario's Lake Effect machine to bear on Rochester and vicinity by tomorrow!
I better get a ride in today!!
It's amazing how that lake effect can target Buffalo, and it just stops at the Peace Bridge. I'm supposed to be on my week off, but I volunteered for an extra trip to lay in some extra Christmas cash.
Thursday morning, I crossed the Peace Bridge at about 11:30 with no snow in sight. I 190 was closed at Elm Street, so I had to pick my way over the skyway and out through Lackawana. I think I just made it through before they put the driving ban in effect. Half a mile south of the Thruway on NY 75, the road was bare and dry.
Friday evening on the return trip, the Thruway was re-opened, but the snow was piled high on the shoulder, encroaching on the right lane. Over the bridge to Canada, and not a speck of snow in sight.
Can't tell ya how many times I've seen that happen over the many years I've been making that crossing.