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☆ Storm Leaves at Least Seven Dead in Buffalo, N.Y., Area
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Robbie Whelan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

At least seven people have died in the Buffalo, N.Y., area as the result of the punishing storm that swept through the area in recent days, bringing icy winds, frigid temperatures and persistent blizzard-like conditions. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz confirmed the deaths Sunday, saying some people died while stuck in cars while others were found on the street in snowbanks, some of which measured up to 10 feet.

☆ Storm Leaves at Least 12 Dead in Buffalo, N.Y., Area
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Robbie Whelan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

At least 12 people have died in the Buffalo, N.Y., area as the result of the punishing storm that swept through the area in recent days, bringing icy winds, frigid temperatures and persistent blizzard-like conditions. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz confirmed the deaths Sunday and said the total would rise as additional bodies already recovered are identified. Some people died while stuck in cars, others were found on the street in snowbanks, some measuring up to 10 feet. The dead were between the ages of 26 and 93, he said.

[1/6] Hoak's restaurant is covered in ice from the spray of Lake Erie waves during a winter storm that hit the Buffalo region in Hamburg, New York, U.S. December 24, 2022. Twenty-eight people have died so far in weather-related incidents across the country, according to an NBC News tally. The Buffalo airport had recorded 43 inches (109 cm) of snow as of 7 a.m ET (1200 GMT) on Sunday, Otto said. "Another one to two feet in general before Monday morning in the Buffalo area is expected," Otto said. "I guess you can say in some ways, the worst of it is over but there's still some pretty significant snowfall that's ongoing around the Buffalo region today."

☆ National Guard activated amid deadly western New York snow storm that has dropped more than 6 feet of snow in region
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Kathy Hochul announced the activation of the National Guard Saturday to help with clean up in the historic snow storm that battered parts of western New York. About 70 National Guard members were deployed to the badly-impacted southtowns, or the southern portion of Erie County, home to Buffalo, Hochul told NBC News affiliate WGRZ. Hamburg, where the roof of a house collapsed due to the weight of the heavy, wet snow, received over six feet of snow, while southwest Blasdell had over five feet of snow. Buffalo has had about 30 inches of snowfall, according to the National Weather Service. Joshua Bessex / APTwo Erie County men died after suffering “cardiac events" due to shoveling or snow blowing on Friday.

☆ Snowstorm batters western New York, restricting travel ahead of busy Thanksgiving holiday
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

New York Governor Kathy Hochul called in the National Guard, deploying about 70 members to help with snow removal in the hardest-hit parts of Erie County. According to the National Weather Service, conditions could persist through Monday morning. [1/5] Stranded cars are seen on the street during a snowstorm as extreme winter weather hits Buffalo, New York, U.S., November 19, 2022. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said in a tweet that two residents died of apparent heart attacks while shoveling snow. The U.S. National Weather Service forecasts lake-effect snow will dump up to 14 inches in the counties of Chautaqua and Cattaraugus Saturday night through Sunday.

New York residents in Buffalo and other parts of the state are waking up Friday morning to heavy snowfall that officials warn could "paralyze" the hardest hit communities. This has led to an increase in lake effect snow, but that trend is not expected to last. A recent study used a regional climate model to investigate these changes in lake effect snow if our current rate of greenhouse gas emissions continues. By mid-century, the amount of seasonal lake effect snow is projected to increase modestly, as the Great Lakes will remain ice-free longer into the winter. Lake Effect Snow Warnings were in effect early Friday for the Buffalo area and downwind areas of Lake Ontario, the National Weather Service said.

As of Friday morning, Erie County, home to Buffalo, has seen three feet of snow in areas like Orchard Park, 33 inches of snow in Hamburg and about 19.5 inches in southeast Buffalo. The "historic" winter storm is bringing what is known as lake-effect snow, which occurs when arctic air races across the relatively milder waters of the Great Lakes. Kathy Hochul did the same for 11 counties in the western and the northwestern parts of the state near Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Erie County issued a driving ban, including the southern part of Buffalo, according to a tweet from Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz. A recent study used a regional climate model to investigate these changes in lake-effect snow if the current rate of greenhouse gas emissions continues.

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