As the NWS in Buffalo predicted, several lakeside communities saw more than a half-foot of snow in a 24-hour span. See where.

Buffalo tends to see fewer, but more intense bands of lake effect snow, resulting in larger amounts of heavy snow that can deposit up to 4 inches an hour. Rochester, on the other hand, sees smaller ...

A bit of snow can make the difference between a cold, grey winter and something magical, but it also makes traveling all the more difficult for the millions of New Yorkers heading out for the holidays ...