New York submerged in snow – Impressive images from the “Big Apple”

Western and northern New York were faced with a snowstorm of historic proportions in the past hours, with snow reaching close to two meters in some areas.

About 6 million people in six Great Lakes states – from Wisconsin to New York – are under snow alerts as the region is hit by a potentially historic storm https://t.co/5LpPwrfO0s pic.twitter.com/qJOa2rMgjt

— CNN (@CNN) November 18, 2022

Historic snowstorm buries western New York under 6 feet of snow, shuts down travel https://t.co/wbWx8XO9kr

— Daily Newshunt 24 (@dailynewshunt24) November 20, 2022

As a result, traffic on the roads was interrupted, while there were also problems with air flights.

Snow in New York city.
Photo by Craigsbeds #NewYork #snow pic.twitter.com/fdviRcdtvo

— Ottavio Marino (@ottavio_marino) November 12, 2022

Nearly 34 inches of snow just south of Buffalo, New York! #Hamburgpic.twitter.com/r74dbJiZOt

— Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) November 18, 2022

Buffalo and Watertown are two of the cities hit hard by the severe weather, which will continue through the weekend.

#PoliticsLive Drone video shows how historic snow event paralyzed western New York
-FoxNews#usnews #foxnews #dailynews https://t.co/xFL26cDqTr

— Loko Daily News (@lokobotnews) November 20, 2022

Just a pup out here enjoying some Western New York snow. pic.twitter.com/73GIuzkcKS

— Jeff Goodridge (@JeffGoodridge) November 18, 2022

The US Weather Service has warned that visibility will be near zero, travel will be very difficult and some areas may be completely paralyzed by the heavy snowfall.

Buffalo region continues to be bombarded with lake-effect snow – Record-setting storm buries western New York in more than 5 feet of snow, triggering road closures and flight cancellations https://t.co/qYWHSwbNqt via @Strange Sounds

— Delreo Johnson (@JohnsonDelreo) November 20, 2022

Since the severe weather, two people have lost their lives so far. Two Erie County residents suffered heart attacks while trying to clear snow from their yards.

Western New York gets buried under 6 feet of snow in some areas https://t.co/xXBnSAJTj6

— usa share news (@usasharenews) November 20, 2022

Doctors have warned that clearing snow can be harmful to one’s health.

77″ of snow in 24 hours beats previous New York state record by 27″! Old record was 50″ in 1966. 27″ inches is more than half of the old record!!! (27 is 3×9, Lord’s completion.) Well, no kidding!

Details: https://t.co/WYRjOSsjt2

— Book of Katherine (@bookofkatherine) November 20, 2022

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