Ten Years Ago This Week, Snowvember Hit Buffalo, New York

If you were to go outside and take a walk, it might be pretty hard to believe that it's the middle of November. Typically, at this time of year, Buffalo and Western New York are well on their way towards winter. In fact, according to the National Weather Service, Buffalo would have seen its first few snowflakes of the season with relatively cold temperatures. However, that has not been the case so far this year.

The weather is so odd for this time of year that it's hard to believe that it was just a decade ago that a wall of snow blew into Buffalo from Lake Erie, bringing with it what we affectionately call Snowvember.

In 2014, from November 17th through November 21st, the Buffalo region received a record amount of snow over those four days. Winter Storm Knife dropped more than 5 feet of snow on the region, and at least 14 deaths were attributed to this storm.

It was in the mid-evening hours on Monday, November 14, 2014, when the trouble began for the region when what appeared to be a wall of snow appeared over Lake Erie. That lake-effect snow storm brought snow that fell at a rate near 6 inches per hour. By the early hours of the next morning, more than 3 feet of snow had fallen on the region, and several more feet were on the way.

When the snow stopped falling on the 18th, nearly 5 feet had fallen. The region had a short reprieve before the snow started again, with more than 2 feet more to fall.

When it was all said and done, the region saw more snow in those few days than had fallen in a long time.

Being someone who was stuck in their house for nearly a week, I remember this storm well, and I am glad this storm didn't decide to come back for old time's sake.