Week 11 Weather Alerts - Buffalo game moved to Detroit (1 Viewer)

[SoBeDad]

Any Buffalo locals have a read on Bills getting out of dodge?

The airport's open, Bills Mafia has snow mobiles, and the wind shift has opened the window for SE Buffalo for at least several hours - they'll get there...eventually.

Reed Timmer, extreme meteorologist, has some video from the airport an hour ago. Not too bad with snowplows clearing a foot of snow, but many airport employees unable to reach BUF airport.

Reed measuring 50 inches of snowfall in Hamburg:

https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu/status/1593750774911307872?s=20&t=GKVKqLedoSd347gurUMwKw

 

[Steve Tasker]

NWS Buffalo, has 3 inches tonight and a 1/2 inch tomorrow..

Buffalo cams from Elmwood Ave aren't bad at all

Buffalo, New York – Elmwood Avenue North – Mr. Pizza - BuffaloWebcam

Buffalo, New York Elmwood Ave. North from Mr. Pizza

buffalowebcam.com

I think the weather people got played on this one.

I mean, I'm in north Buffalo about 1 mile from that webcam, and I had 14 inches of snow on the ground this morning, measured with a tape measure. Buffalo is good at dealing with snow, but it's still a lot of snow.

That said, north Buffalo doesn't really have much bearing on Orchard Park. Orchard Park has received between 66 - 77 inches of snow, depending on who you read.

 

[menobrown]

Bills players in the snow

 

[elitzer]

did buffalo team ever make it to detroit yet?

 

[FairWarning]

did buffalo team ever make it to detroit yet?

I was wondering about this also. Will they have to move this to a Sunday night game?

 

[kyoun1e]

Shefty reporting they are on track to leave for Detroit.

 

[Rubi]

Postpone the game until Thursday,Thanksgiving. We get 4 games and The Bills play a doubleheader.

 

[Dez]

Knowing how much snow was coming and that the game was moved maybe they should have planned to leave Thursday night ? I don't know. Waiting till you get 77 inches of snow wasn't the wisest plan but maybe they couldn't leave sooner.

 

[Dez]

Moved to Detroit, ahhh that's a bummer

Not a bummer signed the Josh Allen, Diggs, Davis and Bass owners

 

[jobarules]

NWS Buffalo, has 3 inches tonight and a 1/2 inch tomorrow..

Buffalo cams from Elmwood Ave aren't bad at all

Buffalo, New York – Elmwood Avenue North – Mr. Pizza - BuffaloWebcam

Buffalo, New York Elmwood Ave. North from Mr. Pizza

buffalowebcam.com

I think the weather people got played on this one.

66 inches of snow wtf you talking about

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Has Rudolph & the sleigh arrived in Detroit yet?

 

[C-Bound]

Plane was supposed to depart at 4pm I believe.

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

Has Rudolph & the sleigh arrived in Detroit yet?

 

[TheWinz]

This is like The Twilight Zone. Is the entire Bills team up in the air somewhere?

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Has Rudolph & the sleigh arrived in Detroit yet?

Already landed per PFT

 

[Bracie Smathers]

We're talking, the entire HISTORY of recorded snowfalls.
...The newest HRRR model run has 70 inches of snow falling in less than 24 hours just south of Buffalo, NY. This is shaping up to be potentially one of the most extreme snowstorms in US history.

Not 70 inches.
Try 77 inches.
LINK

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Video of Bills picking up players who were walking to the facility to catch the plane.
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Buffalo Bills
@BuffaloBills
Snowshoes. Snowmobiles. Snowplows. We found a way to get to Detroit. Watch the full journey:

LINK

 

[Faust]

NFL Weather Report and Forecast Week 11: Blustery Conditions for the Early Slate of Games

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

Looking like about 65% bills fans. 25 Browns. 10% other.

 

[karl.Racki]

NWS Buffalo, has 3 inches tonight and a 1/2 inch tomorrow..

Buffalo cams from Elmwood Ave aren't bad at all

Buffalo, New York – Elmwood Avenue North – Mr. Pizza - BuffaloWebcam

Buffalo, New York Elmwood Ave. North from Mr. Pizza

buffalowebcam.com

I think the weather people got played on this one.

66 inches of snow wtf you talking about

Today looks like the sun is out and 90% of the roads are cleared, but hey it snowed on Thursday and Friday.

Sorry this was a total BS move by the league to take this game out of Buffalo, but hey we saw in 2020 how people do what they are told fast without must reposes.

Carry on

 

[ghostguy123]

NWS Buffalo, has 3 inches tonight and a 1/2 inch tomorrow..

Buffalo cams from Elmwood Ave aren't bad at all

Buffalo, New York – Elmwood Avenue North – Mr. Pizza - BuffaloWebcam

Buffalo, New York Elmwood Ave. North from Mr. Pizza

buffalowebcam.com

I think the weather people got played on this one.

66 inches of snow wtf you talking about

Today looks like the sun is out and 90% of the roads are cleared, but hey it snowed on Thursday and Friday.

Sorry this was a total BS move by the league to take this game out of Buffalo, but hey we saw in 2020 how people do what they are told fast without must reposes.

Carry on

Soooo, where did they put all the snow? On the moon?

 

[FairWarning]

NWS Buffalo, has 3 inches tonight and a 1/2 inch tomorrow..

Buffalo cams from Elmwood Ave aren't bad at all

Buffalo, New York – Elmwood Avenue North – Mr. Pizza - BuffaloWebcam

Buffalo, New York Elmwood Ave. North from Mr. Pizza

buffalowebcam.com

I think the weather people got played on this one.

66 inches of snow wtf you talking about

Today looks like the sun is out and 90% of the roads are cleared, but hey it snowed on Thursday and Friday.

Sorry this was a total BS move by the league to take this game out of Buffalo, but hey we saw in 2020 how people do what they are told fast without must reposes.

Carry on

Curious why Toronto wasn’t an option to host this game.

 

[Faust]

NWS Buffalo, has 3 inches tonight and a 1/2 inch tomorrow..

Buffalo cams from Elmwood Ave aren't bad at all

Buffalo, New York – Elmwood Avenue North – Mr. Pizza - BuffaloWebcam

Buffalo, New York Elmwood Ave. North from Mr. Pizza

buffalowebcam.com

I think the weather people got played on this one.

66 inches of snow wtf you talking about

Today looks like the sun is out and 90% of the roads are cleared, but hey it snowed on Thursday and Friday.

Sorry this was a total BS move by the league to take this game out of Buffalo, but hey we saw in 2020 how people do what they are told fast without must reposes.

Carry on

Curious why Toronto wasn’t an option to host this game.

The 109th Grey Cup will be played today to decide the Canadian Football League championship for the 2022 season - the Toronto Argos are playing in the game and the NFL probably did not want to siphon off any additional Canadian focus for the Grey Cup.

While BMO Field in Toronto was likely available - it only has capacity for 27,456 fans for CFL games combined with the fact that it is an outdoor stadium, so it would have been a poor choice for relocation of the Bills game this weekend.

 

[ghostguy123]

What's the parking lot look like?

 

[Faust]

Drone video

 

[Bracie Smathers]

ToddJClausen@ToddJClausen

Can any of my Buffalo friends tell me what happened here?
LINK to photo

 

[The Duff Man]

Curious why Toronto wasn’t an option to host this game.

Additional complexity with crossing the border. We don’t think about it but there is a whole industry associated with immigration paperwork required to play games in other countries. Would be required for all the network staff also.

I have a family member who does this work for high profile rock bands and their entire tour staff, it is kinda fascinating.

 

[Bracie Smathers]

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3.8 magnitude earthquake rattles the Buffalo, New York, area