Buffalo, Western New York Brace for Potentially Dangerous Storm

The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
November 17, 2022Weather
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Buffalo, Western New York Brace for Potentially Dangerous Storm
A late fall snowstorm blankets the campus of Andrews University as a student heads to class, in Berrien Springs, Mich., on Nov. 16, 2022. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)

BUFFALO, N.Y.—New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency starting Thursday in parts of western New York ahead of a potentially dangerous bout of lake-effect snow.

The National Weather Service forecast up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) of snow or more through Sunday that “may paralyze” the hardest-hit communities, including Buffalo, with periods of near-zero visibility.

Hochul’s state of emergency covers 11 counties, with commercial truck traffic banned from a stretch of Interstate 90 southwest of Buffalo after 4 p.m. Thursday.

The snowfall was expected to be at its greatest intensity between 7 p.m. Thursday and 7 p.m. Friday.

“I want western New Yorkers to take this seriously,” Hochul said.

The weather service also warned of accumulations of 2 feet (0.6 meters) or more of lake-effect snow in parts of northern Michigan through Sunday.

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