that's a lot of snow!

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2838919/Big-lake-snow-forecast-parts-New-York-state.html

[Divernan]

1. Tons of pictures at this link - worth clicking on.

[Liberal_in_LA]

20. another picture

[Sherman A1]

2. Yes,

and what happens when it all melts????

[PotatoChip]

5. It likely won't until spring.

However, this is pretty early in the season, so there could be enough of a warm-up to melt away some, maybe even all of it. That would be a good thing, though.

When winter-long accumulations melt in spring, there will be some river and stream flooding. How bad the flooding becomes depends on a number of factors, such how much of an accumulation there is, when and where the ice goes out on the rivers, how fast the snow melts from spring rains, ect.

People in that region are used to lots of snow, but even for them this was quite a storm. I hope for their sake that it is not the beginning of things to come!

[baldguy]

14. It's supposed to get up to 45-60 deg by Monday.

A lot of it will be gone by Thanksgiving.

[PotatoChip]

15. That's good.

Sucks to be you guys right now, though.

And don't you dare send that stuff in my direction!

[jeff47]

21. It flows back into the great lakes it came from.

The positive side of Buffalo getting slammed by snow is the runoff from melting doesn't have far to go. Thus you don't get a massive buildup of runoff downstream.

[Journeyman]

3. And they expect 3 more feet in the next day or so . . .

[DeSwiss]

4. The key to surviving any disaster.....

...is knowing how to improvise and make the best of a situation:



- K&R!

[PotatoChip]

6. Lol!

[Sherman A1]

7. Efficient and

very frugal in my opinion!

[UglyGreed]

10. Well when

life gives you lemons hehee.....

[underpants]

19. Still a classic pic

[greymattermom]

8. won't roofs start to collapse?

Can the houses in that area hold all of that weight? How do you get that much snow off your roof? And what if you're not able to do that? Are you saying there will be 10 feet of snow?

[Demeter]

11. roof shoveling is not unknown

[DeadLetterOffice]

16. like so...

[Travis_0004]

12. Buffalo averages 94 inches of snow

Building codes require stonger roofs than you would have in the south due to snow. It is possible to clear the roof, and there are tools for that purpose.

[jeff47]

22. They build tougher and steeper roofs in areas like Buffalo

The steeper roof causes a lot of the snow to slide off. The tougher roof can handle the snow load.

The real problem is ice dams - in older houses, the insulation is poor. That causes some of the snow in contact with the roof to melt due to the heat in the house. That water flows down to the eaves, where the the roof is over empty space, so that part of the roof is extremely cold. The water freezes, creating a dam that prevents the water from the continuing-to-melt snow from dripping off the roof.

The water pooling behind the dam can leak into the house and cause damage if the roof wasn't built properly. Additionally, old roofs don't have nearly as effective protection against that pool of water as new roofs - better building materials are available today, and the older materials wear out.

[UglyGreed]

9. OMG

incredible just simply incredible, thank you for the link.

[florida08]

13. it sure is

[baldguy]

17. .

[WillyT]

18. K & R !!!