The season���s fifth lake event developed during the late afternoon and evening of the 12th and lasted through morning of the 14th.
Off Lake Erie, multiple bands of lake snow developed and then merged into two thin distinct bands, one from near Dunkirk east-southeast toward Machias and the other from near Westfield to Randolph.  As result, overnight amounts were highly variable from a trace to as much as 18��� toward Machias. During much of the day on Wednesday, the southern band slowly strengthened and began to move north across the Niagara Frontier.  It dropped generally 3-6 inches across the southtowns reaching the Buffalo metro area shortly after dark on the 13th.  Snowfall rates increased to 3 inches per hour.  The airport quickly accumulated nearly 11 inches as the band slowed its northward progress.   Specific snowfall totals included: 26 inches at Perrysburg, 18 inches at Machias, 15 inches at Forestville, 13 inches at Wyoming, 12 inches at Buffalo and 8 inches at Alma and Niagara Falls.
Off Lake Ontario, minor lake effect began to develop late afternoon/evening of the 12th. The true lake effect developed over northeast Wayne, northern Cayuga, and Eastern Oswego Counties for the remainder of the night.  There were highly variable amounts of snow during this time, with amounts toward a foot over eastern Wayne and Cayuga Counties, and a half foot further east in to southern Oswego County. The band of snow remained nearly stationary Wednesday the 13th. It gained strength after dark and drifted north toward the Watertown area and eventually stalled between Watertown and the St Lawrence River for the remainder of the night, leaving near a foot of snow in some spots. Specific total snowfall reports included: 42 inches at Lorraine, 32 inches at Sterling; 24 inches at Victory, 17 inches at Hannibal, 16 inches at Wolcott, 15 inches at Cape Vincent and 13 inches at Constableville.

Lake-Effect Snow in NORTHERN CAYUGA, NEW YORK
From 12-JAN-16 20:00:00 to 13-JAN-16 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Lake-Effect Snow in CATTARAUGUS, NEW YORK
From 12-JAN-16 13:00:00 to 13-JAN-16 16:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Lake-Effect Snow in CHAUTAUQUA, NEW YORK
From 12-JAN-16 13:00:00 to 13-JAN-16 15:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Lake-Effect Snow in WAYNE, NEW YORK
From 12-JAN-16 20:00:00 to 13-JAN-16 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Lake-Effect Snow in NIAGARA, NEW YORK
From 13-JAN-16 06:00:00 to 14-JAN-16 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Lake-Effect Snow in OSWEGO, NEW YORK
From 12-JAN-16 18:00:00 to 13-JAN-16 21:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 35.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Lake-Effect Snow in JEFFERSON, NEW YORK
From 12-JAN-16 16:00:00 to 13-JAN-16 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Lake-Effect Snow in NORTHERN ERIE, NEW YORK
From 13-JAN-16 04:00:00 to 14-JAN-16 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Lake-Effect Snow in SOUTHERN ERIE, NEW YORK
From 12-JAN-16 13:00:00 to 14-JAN-16 03:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Lake-Effect Snow in WYOMING, NEW YORK
From 12-JAN-16 13:00:00 to 13-JAN-16 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Lake-Effect Snow in LEWIS, NEW YORK
From 12-JAN-16 16:00:00 to 14-JAN-16 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 18.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer