Big Blue Huddle

QuoteBrutal winter storm conditions that continued to batter most of the United States brought one of the cities most accustomed to snow — Buffalo — to a standstill overnight and into Saturday, with hundreds of people stuck in vehicles in the frigid cold and drifting snow, and no way for rescue workers to reach them.

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In Buffalo, though, thousands were expected to be without power or heat overnight into Sunday. AccuWeather meteorologist Jake Sojda predicted that Buffalo would get 4 to 6 feet of snow by Sunday, coupled with wind gusts approaching hurricane force of 74 miles per hour or more. Erie County said Saturday that emergency response was not available in about two-thirds of the blizzard-affected area. Emergency vehicles themselves were stuck in the snow. "It's not something we're proud of," Poloncarz said.

He warned people not to call 911 or an emergency storm number unless they had life-threatening crises. Abandoned vehicles were causing additional problems, and there were concerns that snow-clogged exhaust vents were causing carbon monoxide or natural gas exhaust to back up into homes.

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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, who said his home had been without power since Friday night, told CNN that 65 stranded motorists had been rescued and another 200 had been reported. With many emergency vehicles unable to reach snowed-in areas, the city has partnered with a snowmobile club to facilitate rescues. "We've had police officers and four-wheel-drive vehicles get stuck," Brown said. "Firetrucks get stuck. In some cases, we've seen plows get stuck." With trees and power lines down and snow clogging many streets, it has been difficult for utility crews to restore power to the more than 20,000 homes without it, the mayor said. Among those needing assistance are people who rely on ventilators and oxygen.

Quote from: MightyGiants on December 25, 2022, 10:28:49 AMhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/24/winter-storm-blizzard-eastern-us/

Quote from: LennG on December 26, 2022, 11:09:34 AMA lot closer to home, Edgewater, NJ

https://news.yahoo.com/cars-remain-stuck-frozen-parking-134600060.html