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The current lake effect snowstorm hitting Buffalo has already reached ‘Snowmageddon’ proportions. This Buffalo snowstorm was projected to drop up 4 feet of snow in some areas. Models (accurately) predicted so much snow the NFL preemptively moved the Buffalo Bills game from Buffalo to Detroit.
When it comes to extreme weather events there is one maxim that always rings true: if Jim Cantore shows up it means trouble is on the way. So when Jim Cantore tweeted this video at 5 AM it was a confirmation the heavens were about to open up and unleash a hellacious amount of snow on Buffalo:
Heading south to Hamburg in “the band” accompanied by Mr. Plow and more lightning! #buffalosnow pic.twitter.com/3mRhhoQI56
— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) November 18, 2022
Most recently, Jim Cantore was in Hamburg, NY which is due south of Buffalo. But it’s still getting crushed by this Buffalo snowstorm:
32” and counting in Hamburg, NY pic.twitter.com/WEcO8teIWs
— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) November 18, 2022
Imagine seeing cloud formations like this and driving INTO them and not speeding away in the other direction:
From the Niagara River north of Downtown Buffalo looking south at the snowband.
This is what we just drove into. Thanks for passing along @mikeseidel pic.twitter.com/n9LNbPHdNj
— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) November 18, 2022
The Buffalo Snowstorm has unleashed the elusive THUNDERSNOW!!!
The #thundersnow keeps waking me up as it is so loud and often here in #Buffalo, NY. See the flash and hear the thunder about 10 seconds later. Snow pellets and maybe sleet hitting the window too. @JimCantore #NYwx @TWCChrisBruin pic.twitter.com/2Yw7r1wiaQ
— Charles Peek (@CharlesPeekWX) November 18, 2022
It’s not often that we get to see THUNDERSNOW caught on camera:
Thunder Snow reveals a wall of Lake Snow about to slam Buffalo, NY pic.twitter.com/E5vk9aXWKL
— Andy Parker (@andyparkertv) November 18, 2022
Just relentless thunder snow!!#thundersnow #thunder #snowstorm #buffalosnow #Buffalosnowstorm @TomNiziol @ReedTimmerAccu @JimCantore @WeatherNation @wunderground @accuweather pic.twitter.com/a09CRFF5wj
— BuffaloWeather (@weather_buffalo) November 18, 2022
The National Weather Service for Buffalo confirmed the Buffalo Snowstorm has been serving up THUNDERSNOW. They could’ve just looked at Twitter like the rest of us for proof:
There's an intense band of lake effect snow just south of downtown Buffalo across the Southtowns. We've gotten multiple reports of thunder snow within this band in the past hour. pic.twitter.com/fO6dxMfVei
— NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) November 18, 2022
A whole minute of THUNDERSNOW:
1 Minute of nothing but THUNDERSNOW! All from the Buffalo area tonight! Insane night for constant thundersnow! @JimCantore @StephanieAbrams @Ginger_Zee @thekatiebyrne @gdimeweather @TWCChrisBruin @ryanhallyall
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— Brandon Copic (@BrandonCopicWx) November 18, 2022
Meanwhile, residents are struggling to keep the snow at bay before it consumes their cars, doors, and houses:
There’s a car here somewhere. #Buffalosnow pic.twitter.com/Vpb558P1W3
— Mark Mulville (@MQMulville) November 18, 2022
These dogs will soon be consumed by the Buffalo Snowstorm’s unprecedented lake effect snow levels:
Lol, going to be a few rough days for these guys.#Buffalo #buffalosnow #BuffaloNY pic.twitter.com/dep5wpZlqM
— Brian (@BeerN_Loathing) November 18, 2022
Tracking the snowfall by stacking cans of Labatt Blue seems like a perfect way to pass the time:
I need my Buffalo friends to measure how much snow they’re getting with cans of Labatt Blue, it’s the only way pic.twitter.com/huE8EVWNZR
— Jenna Harner (@JennaHarner11) November 18, 2022
This looks like a hurricane melded with a blizzard:
https://twitter.com/NewsJunkieBreak/status/1593585958397566982
Somewhere in there I believe is a car:
So much snow!!! About 2 feet so far south of Buffalo. pic.twitter.com/BnV5LUAsaW
— Anthony Farnell (@AnthonyFarnell) November 18, 2022
Stay off the roads, at least until this Buffalo Snowstorm is over:
Over 3’ of snow here in Hamburg!#snovember #Buffalo #buffalosnow #lakeeffect #buffalolakeeffect pic.twitter.com/yUWk9Wjc3G
— BuffaloWeather (@weather_buffalo) November 18, 2022
We have a College Football casualty:
While we’re sad we don’t get a buried-in-snow game, this is probably the best bet for everyone involved. Stay warm and sane, Buffalo. https://t.co/F6EWrh8iAh
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) November 18, 2022
There is a live camera of the snowstorm that shows a few different cities at the moment:
I will continue to update this article as more surreal snowstorm footage filters out of the Buffalo area.