Nationwide, officials have now attributed at least 18 deaths to the winter storm that has brought dangerously cold temperatures and heavy snow to large parts of the country.
that went into effect early Friday, also pointed to the storm's impact on transportation hazards and emergency response. Every fire truck in Buffalo, she said, was stranded and stuck in snow as of Saturday morning.
"No matter how many emergency vehicles we have, they cannot get through the conditions as we speak," Hochul said., Buffalo reported a daily snowfall of 22.3 inches Friday – almost doubling the old record of 12.6 inches set in 1976. The city also reported 1.98 inches of rain on Friday, surpassing the 1876 record of 1.73 inches.
."Four to 6 feet of snow will fall by Sunday and coupled with wind gusts approaching hurricane force to create enormous drifts and impossible travel."beginning Friday morning. "I’ve never seen the likes of this kind of storm,” Colleen Darby, 59, a lifelong resident of the area, told The Associated Press."I can’t even get out of my house right now. The snow is up to my chest.
Travelers heading to airports on Christmas Eve are facing thousands of flight delays and cancellations. as of 4:00 p.m. ET, more than 6,100 delays and over 2,600 cancellations for flights within, into or out of the U.S.showed more than 900 delays and over 250 cancellations seen between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. ET Saturday – with Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Denver International Airport experiencing the highest number of flight delays and cancellations as of Saturday afternoon.
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