Winter Storm Leaves Buffalo and Its Region Reeling

In Buffalo, one of the snowiest cities in the country, residents pride themselves on weathering extreme winter conditions. But the city and region were left reeling from a fierce and sprawling storm that pummeled parts of the country last week and devastated Western New York, where hundreds were stranded in their cars and stuck in homes encased in six-foot drifts on Saturday.

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At least three people died in Erie County, two of them because emergency responders could not get there fast enough; whiteout conditions left roads so choked with snow that sometimes even snowplows could not clear them.

“This may turn out to be the worst storm in our community’s history, surpassing the famed Blizzard of ’77 for its ferocity,” Mark Poloncarz, the Erie County executive, said on Saturday.

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Winter Storm Leaves Buffalo and Its Region Reeling

At least three people have died in Erie County, and thousands were without power. The bitingly cold temperatures are expected to persist.

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At least three people died in Erie County, two of them because emergency responders could not get there fast enough; whiteout conditions left roads so choked with snow that sometimes even snowplows could not clear them.

“This may turn out to be the worst storm in our community’s history, surpassing the famed Blizzard of ’77 for its ferocity,” Mark Poloncarz, the Erie County executive, said on Saturday.