Lake Storm Aphid
Accumulation at the Buffalo Airport and NWS office | |
| Type | Winter storm Snowsquall |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 11, 2006 |
| Dissipated | October 13, 2006 |
| Lowest pressure | 980 mb (28.94 inHg) |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 24 inches (61 cm) |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Damage | US$530 million |
| Power outages | 400,000 |
| Areas affected | Erie County, Genesee County, Orleans County, Niagara County, Niagara Region |
Part of the 2006–07 North American winter storms | |
The October 2006 Buffalo storm was an unusual early-season lake effect snow storm that hit the Buffalo, New York, area and other surrounding areas of the United States and Canada, from the afternoon of Thursday, October 12 through the morning of Friday, October 13, 2006. It was called Lake Storm Aphid by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo, in accordance with their naming scheme for lake-effect snowstorms for that year, which related to insects, though locals never used that terminology and have simply referred to it as the October Surprise or the October Storm or Arborgeddon.