Snowy scenes in regional lake effect bands

While it was cold throughout the Finger Lakes on Wednesday, it was also sunny and mostly precipitation free. That wasn’t the case for the northeastern corner of our region. Communities in northern Cayuga County and northeastern Wayne County were caught right in a steady stream of lake effect snow off Lake Ontario that dumped over a foot of snow in places like Martville and Red Creek. Also hit hard by the lake effect was areas to the east in Onondaga County and, of course, Buffalo to the west. Below are some snowy scenes posted to Twitter for those of you who looking for a taste of winter.Check out the lake effect snow and high winds at the Lighthouse at Sodus Point on Lake Ontario on Wednesday morning…

Lake effect snow blast at Sodus Point on Lake Ontario this morning. @spann @JimCantore @weatherchannel @StormHour pic.twitter.com/j776w7yKs2

— John Kucko (@john_kucko) January 13, 2016

And this was the scene in Buffalo around 6 pm last night…

6pm – A look at the conditions outside @NWSBUFFALO while seeing about 3"/hr snowfall rates. #LakeEffectSnow #Buffalo pic.twitter.com/CDM8CxSijy

— NWS BUFFALO (@NWSBUFFALO) January 13, 2016

To the east… this was the scene in BaldwinsvilleMore from the Twitterverse…

Here's a look at snow totals from across our area. Jackpot was Northern Cayuga county. #ROC #lakeeffect pic.twitter.com/TijwgqhtSx

— Josh Nichols (@whec_jnichols) January 14, 2016

Great MODIS image showing #lakeeffect cloud bands. Notice shadow on north side of band near Buffalo pic.twitter.com/b4DjRTPwss

— Tom Niziol (@TomNiziol) January 11, 2016