Looking back 20 years at the 2006 October Surprise storm

A weather story from New York, reported by WGRZ Buffalo.

Weather · New York · October 12, 2026

From WGRZ Buffalo

An early season snowstorm brought two feet of lake effect snow to Greater Buffalo causing 400,000 power outages and destroying 57,000 trees in WNY 20 years ago today

Reported by WGRZ Buffalo, October 12, 2026. Read the full story at WGRZ Buffalo →

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