11-Foot Deep New York Snowfall Breaks All-Time Record

Associated Press:

Before it began to wind down Sunday, persistent streams of squalls fueled by moisture from Lake Ontario during the last week consistently dumped lake-effect snow in this western New York region.

All that's left -- apart from the massive dig out -- is to claim the record for the most snowfall in a week. Redfield's total of 136 inches would break the state record of ten feet, seven inches that fell in nearby Montague over seven days ending Jan. 1, 2002, said Steve McLaughlin, a meteorologist for the
National Weather Service in Buffalo. A National Weather Service official will travel Monday to verify the amount.

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