JUST IN: 7 people have died after a freezing blizzard with high winds struck the Buffalo, New York, area.
By around 10 a.m., about 43 inches of snow — or more than 3 1/2 feet — had fallen at Buffalo’s airport over the past 48 hours, according toThere was a period of hours when they could not send out emergency service crews or Department of Public Works crews, Poloncarz said. It’s believed to be the first time that Buffalo's Fire Department was unable to respond to calls, he said.Paul Lamb clears his driveway in Hamburg, N.Y., on Dec. 24, 2022.
There could be 8 to 16 additional inches of snow in the region, which includes Buffalo, Batavia, Orchard Park and Springville, according to. The most snow was expected for the"southtowns" and southwest Erie County. Officials pleaded with people to stay home if they can, although county workers and other public servants were asked to help relieve their colleagues.
"I cannot overstate how dangerous the conditions still are," Hochul said, adding,"Just hang in there one more day."hammered by a major winter stormAt least 35 people have died in weather-related incidents across the United States, according to an NBC count of reports from officials. areas south of Buffalo, like Orchard Park, saw around 7 feet of snow. But Poloncarz said the situations do not compare.“This is a major disaster. It’s as simple as that,” he said. “We’ve had other storms, the storms just four weeks ago that dumped 7 feet of snow on the southtowns. They do not match up to this.”
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