Blizzard in Buffalo, 1937

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Let us give thanks to British Pathé for having put their old newsreels in the public domain.

Hat tip, Jalopnik: #BuffaloSnow Is Nothing New

Fast-forward* a quarter-century to 1962:

Rewind to 1939. This one is not from British Pathé:

* "Fast-forward"? "Rewind"? What are those things?

[tk2kewl]

1. looks like miami beach compared to this week

[frazzled]

2. 1977 was as bad if not worse

The Blizzard of 1977 was a deadly blizzard that hit the Western N.Y. state area upstate New York and Southern Ontario from January 28 to February 1, 1977. Daily peak wind gusts ranging from 46 to 69 mph (74 to 111 km/h) were recorded by the National Weather Service Buffalo Office, with snowfall as high as 100 in (254 cm) recorded in areas,[1] and the high winds blew this into drifts of 30 to 40 ft (9 to 12 m).[2]:184 There were 23 total storm-related deaths in western New York, with 5 more in northern New York

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_of_1977

Most residents of Buffalo, New York, have never experienced a snowstorm this intense. The city usually experiences 7 feet of snow in a typical year but it’s already covered by nearly 6 feet with another 3 expected Thursday.

For some of the city’s older folks, it might bring back memories of a powerful blizzard that deposited a whopping 199.4 inches of snow in 1977. Back then wind speeds reached 45 miles per hour and Lake Erie froze over. Buffalo isn’t the snowiest city in America but it certainly does have its moments.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2014/11/20/buffalo-blizzard-is-epic-in-its-intensity-but-how-does-it-compare-to-americas-biggest-snowstorms-infographic/

[L0oniX]

3. Buffalo in blizzard...

[valerief]

4. None of these came close to Buffalo's recent almost-8-feet storm.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/11/19/wednesday-weather/19261905/