Snow-choked Buffalo faces 'urban floods' as temps rise

Communities along the I-90 corridor in southwestern New York, from Silver Creek to the towns south of Buffalo, have been left in a disabled state, after several feet of snow fell on Tuesday. Erie County officials warned  Buffalo Digs Out from Snow as Flooding, Roof Collapse Fears Loom. Snow storms that brought huge drifts and … Read more

Mix of Conditions Spares New York City From Buffalo Snow

With an additional 2 feet of snow possible in Buffalo on Thursday, the one-week totals for the hardest hit areas will approach the average snowfall for an entire year: 93.6 inches, or close to 8 feet. Snowstorms and record low temperatures whacked much of the country this week — and there's more havoc coming Wednesday. … Read more

The daunting, dangerous task of clearing the Buffalo snow

Roofs began to creak and collapse and homeowners struggled to clear waist-high drifts atop their houses Thursday as another storm brought the Buffalo area's three-day snowfall total to an epic 7 feet or more. Gov. Andrew Cuomo begged drivers "pretty,  An extreme lake effect storm has dumped as much as 65 inches of snow just … Read more