November 2022 Great Lakes winter storm
Winter storm in November 2022 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The November 2022 Great Lakes winter storm was a lake-effect winter storm that affected parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York. The winter storm caused high accumulations of snow across the Great Lakes region, with several locations receiving 50 in (130 cm) of snowfall across New York, with Hamburg, New York receiving 81.2 in (206 cm) and Orchard Park, New York recording 80 in (200 cm) of snow. At least four fatalities occurred, with three in New York and one in Indiana, and several highways closed after heavy snowfall. A travel ban was also issued for New York by governor Kathy Hochul, and thundersnow occurred across areas impacted by the winter storm.
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Type | Lake-effect snow Winter storm |
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Formed | November 17, 2022 |
Dissipated | November 20, 2022 |
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 81.2 in (206 cm) at Hamburg, New York[1] |
Fatalities | 4[2][3] |
Damage | >$30.5 million (2022 USD)[4] |
Power outages | 8,000 |
Areas affected | Great Lakes region (especially the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area) |
Part of the 2022–23 North American winter |
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