--- description: By Wednesday, more than six feet of snow had fallen title: This Time-Lapse Video Shows Insane Lake-Effect Snow Blanketing Buffalo image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte19c676056ad3419/69876987524fc0268fdeace5/screen-shot-2014-11-19-at-10-06-20-am.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Insane Time-Lapse Video Shows Snow Blanketing Buffalo by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 19, 2014 3:42 PM CUT  by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 19, 2014 3:42 PM CUT New York Governor Andrew Cuomo [declared a state of emergency](http://time.com/3593607/buffalo-snowstorm/ "undefined") Tuesday for several counties in the Buffalo area as a severe winter storm brought more than three feet of snow. By Wednesday, [more than six feet ](http://time.com/3594293/more-snow-expected-in-buffalos-deadly-winter-storm/ "undefined")— six feet! — of snow had fallen in certain areas. [The time-lapse video, recorded Tuesday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxuacZudBPU&w=560&h=315 "undefined"), shows the lake-effect storm creeping over the surface of Lake Erie and into the city. ### These Photos From Buffalo's Snowstorm Will Make You Want to Stay Inside Until Spring  A band of storm clouds moves across Lake Erie and into Buffalo, N.Y., on Nov. 18, 2014 Gary Wiepert—AP  Wil Fuentes posted this photo of a neighborhood completely covered in snow. Wil Fuentes (@wilfuen) via Instagram  Trixie Firecracker posted this image saying "Oliver is wondering when his backyard will be clear, he's not too happy with our 6 foot path. #snow #snowedin #winter #winterhasarrived #buffalo #716 #tellelsatoquitit #pit #pitbull #mybaby" Trixi Firecracker (@trixifirecracker) via Instagram  Angelo Carpenter posted this image to twitter, stating: "Took him 30 minutes to get to my house and he lives 3 houses down from me..." Angelo Carpenter (@Angelo\_Pulvino) via Twitter  James Wisniewski posted this image to Instagram, saying "Welcome to Buffalo." James Wisniewski (@mr\_wisniewski) via Instagram  David Jednat posted this image saying "First snow of the season. #buffalony #westernnewyork #slightflurries #gladihaveaplowguy" David Jednat (@davidjednat) via Instagram  David Rodriguez, of Buffalo, N.Y., posted this photo to Instagram, stating: "Mother digging her way to the car to retrieve some personal items. I grew up with winters like this. Pic via my brother, @izzyroyale David Rodriguez (@idrod) via Instagram  Chelsea Tarasek posted this photo to Instagram, stating: "It's a winter wonderland!!" Chelsea Tarasek (@chelseatarasek) via Instagram  Scott Naauao posted this picture of "The morning snow." Scott Naauao (@naauao) via Instagram  Corey Reichle posted this photo showing the scene "Outside my door this morning." Corey Reichle (@CoreyReichle) via Twitter  Instagram user posted this image, saying "My current situation stuck n a blizzard!!!! Highways n road shut down we just stuck. #Buffalo #NY #Blizzard #IWantToGoHome" slickbossman (@slickbossman) via Instagram  Jackie Roach posted this photo to Instagram of her mom, saying "#mom and I should be out of the driveway by march or so. #buffalo #snowstorm #lakeeffect #southbuffalo #iloveit" Jackie Roach (@jacki\_roach) via Instagram  James Yusczyk posted this photo after getting off work: "Got out of work 2 hours early thanks to the snow... Hi car..." James Yusczyk (@jamesyusczyk) via Instagram  Tanya Spar-Skipper (@tskippar) via Instagram  Fran shot this image from her home in South Buffalo, saying 'Mother Nature's way of saying "it's going to be just fine'" Fran Dyche(@frantastic\_143) via Instagram ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3594592/buffalo-snowstorm-lake-effect-time-lapse-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3594592/buffalo-snowstorm-lake-effect-time-lapse-video/"},"headline":"This Insane Time-Lapse Video Shows Snow Blanketing Buffalo","datePublished":"2014-11-19T15:42:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:18.236Z","description":"By Wednesday, more than six feet of snow had fallen","url":"https://time.com/3594592/buffalo-snowstorm-lake-effect-time-lapse-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","weather","snow","Snowstorm","Buffalo"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte19c676056ad3419/69876987524fc0268fdeace5/screen-shot-2014-11-19-at-10-06-20-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte19c676056ad3419/69876987524fc0268fdeace5/screen-shot-2014-11-19-at-10-06-20-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2014-11-19 at 10.06.20 AM","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3594592/buffalo-snowstorm-lake-effect-time-lapse-video/","name":"This Insane Time-Lapse Video Shows Snow Blanketing Buffalo"}}]}] ```