Buffalo, NY, Buried in Snow, Could Get Another Three Feet Thursday
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iStock/Thinkstock(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Buffalo, New York, generally averages about eight feet of snow every winter. By the end of the day Thursday, it could eclipse that mark in just three days. And winter is still a month off.
Governor Andrew Cuomo got a first-hand look at all the white stuff that has paralyzed much of the city due to the much talked about lake effect, which causes snow to come down faster, thicker and harder than in other areas due to cold air picking up moisture from Lake Erie.
Cuomo admitted, “This is a historic event. When all is said and done, this snowstorm will break all sorts of records, and that’s saying something in Buffalo.”
Meanwhile, the governor has called in more than 200 National Guardsmen to remove snow, direct traffic and rescue the hundreds of stranded people from area highways.
Meteorologists are predicting that Buffalo, which got five feet Tuesday, could get at least another three feet Thursday in a second round of snowfall.
To get an idea of how much of a burden the snow has become, it’s estimated that the average Buffalonian has to shove 25 tons of it just to get out of their driveway.
Meanwhile, it’s uncertain whether the Buffalo Bills’ game with the New York Jets can be played Sunday since the Bills’ stadium is already buried under 220,000 tons of snow with more is forecast for Thursday. The Bills are offering local residents $10 an hour and tickets to a future game in exchange for helping shovel snow.
On a more somber note, seven snow-related deaths have occurred in Western New York, some from people suffering heart attacks while shoveling.
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