Low pressure over the Great Lakes combined with low pressure lifting north along the Atlantic coast to bring significant snowfall to the entire region.  Snow began across the region during the late evening into the early overnight hours of the 13th-14th. The snow continued through the day Tuesday (14th) before tapering off during the afternoon of the 15th. Most schools and some businesses closed on Tuesday.  Snowfall records were set at Buffalo and Rochester. Many flights in and out of Buffalo and Rochester were cancelled. The state enacted a travel ban on tractor trailers on the major interstates.  The National Guard was called on to assist in snow removal in some locations. Reported storm total snowfall included: 33 inches at Lockport (Niagara County) and Palmyra (Wayne County);  32 inches at Walworth (Wayne County); 31 inches at Northwest Rochester (Monroe County); 30 inches at Sanborn (Niagara County), Fulton (Oswego County) and Macedon (Wayne County);  27 inches at Fairport (Monroe County); 26.5 inches at Rochester Airport (Monroe County); 26 inches at Amherst (Erie County), Pittsford (Monroe County) and Minetto (Oswego County); 25 inches at Perrysburg and Little Valley (Cattaraugus County), North Chili (Monroe County), Holley (Orleans County), and Palermo and Oswego (Oswego County); 24 inches at Savannah (Cayuga County), Osceola (Lewis County) and Clarendon (Orleans County); 23 inches at Churchville and Webster (Monroe County), Niagara Falls and North Tonawanda (Niagara County), and Medina (Orleans County); 22 inches at Conquest (Cayuga County), Forestville (Chautauqua County), Colden (Erie County), Watertown (Jefferson County) and Penfield (Monroe County); 21 inches at Akron and Kenmore (Erie County), Geneva (Ontario County) and Albion (Orleans County); 20 inches at Irondequoit and Brighton (Monroe County); 19.5 inches at Buffalo Airport (Erie County); 19 inches at Dewittville (Chautauqua County), Henrietta (Monroe County) and Warsaw (Wyoming County); 18 inches at Kenmore and Elma (Erie County), Croghan and Harrisville (Lewis County), Lacona and Redfield (Oswego County) and Wyoming (Wyoming County); 17 inches at Cattaraugus (Cattaraugus County), Mayville and Sinclairville (Chautauqua County) and Pulaski (Oswego County);  16 inches at Cassadaga (Chautauqua County), Marilla, Williamsville, and Grand Island (Erie County), Beaver Falls (Lewis County) and Varysburg (Wyoming County);  15 inches at Buffalo and Boston (Erie County) and Lima (Livingston County); 14 inches at Lackawanna (Erie County), Corfu and Stafford (Genesee County), Webster (Monroe County) and Honeoye (Ontario County); 13 inches at Stockton (Chautauqua County), Glenfield and Constableville (Lewis County), Dansville (Livingston County) and Attica (Wyoming County); 12 inches at East Aurora (Erie County) and Bennetts Bridge (Oswego County); 11 inches at Allegany and Randolph (Cattaraugus County), Lowville (Lewis County), Avon (Livingston County) and  Wilson (Niagara County); and 10 inches at Wellsville (Allegany County).

Winter Storm in NIAGARA, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in ORLEANS, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in ORLEANS, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in WAYNE, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Winter Storm in GENESEE, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Winter Storm in WYOMING, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in LIVINGSTON, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in ONTARIO, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in CHAUTAUQUA, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Winter Storm in CATTARAUGUS, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in ALLEGANY, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN ERIE, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in OSWEGO, NEW YORK
From 14-MAR-17 01:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Winter Storm in JEFFERSON, NEW YORK
From 14-MAR-17 01:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Winter Storm in LEWIS, NEW YORK
From 14-MAR-17 01:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in NORTHERN CAYUGA, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in NORTHERN ERIE, NEW YORK
From 13-MAR-17 21:00:00 to 15-MAR-17 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee