Travel chaos ensues while death toll rises from historic blizzard
At least 27 people have been confirmed dead in Erie County, New York, in a blizzard during Christmas week. More than four feet of snow have fallen in the Buffalo area as the travel ban continues.
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Death toll rises in western New York
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Erie County Transit Road looking north from the Sheridan Drive Overpass in Buffalo on December 25, 2022 at 9:30 am.
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A police officer assists a stranded motorist in Genesee County, New York, December 24, 2022.
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A police officer assists a stranded motorist in Genesee County, western New York, December 24, 2022.
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NYS Division Department of Homeland Security Emergency Services December 24, 2022. I rescued two of hers who were stranded in the car since Friday and brought them home.
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Downtown Buffalo, New York on the morning of December 26, 2022.
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Downtown Buffalo, New York on the morning of December 26, 2022.
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DHSES remains on the ground in Erie County, and state fire teams continue to support many fire departments throughout the city of Buffalo, including UTVs to assist operations and LMTVs to quickly transport firefighters to active scenes.
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DHSES remains on the ground in Erie County, and state fire teams continue to support many fire departments throughout the city of Buffalo, including UTVs to assist operations and LMTVs to quickly transport firefighters to active scenes.
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Buffalo troopers assisted road sweepers and checked for stranded drivers. December 26, 2022.
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Buffalo troopers assisted road sweepers and checked for stranded drivers. December 26, 2022.
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Buffalo troopers assisted road sweepers and checked for stranded drivers. December 26, 2022.
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Buffalo troopers assisted road sweepers and checked for stranded drivers. December 26, 2022.
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HAMBURG, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 24: Loaders clear the road on December 24, 2022 in Hamburg, NY. Buffalo suburbs and surrounding areas were hit hard by Winter Storm Elliott, with gusts of wind in excess of 70 miles per hour pummeling homes and businesses throughout the holiday weekend.
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A deadly blizzard cripples western New York, and the death toll continues to climb. As of Tuesday morning, at least 27 people have died as snow covered Erie County over the Christmas holiday weekend.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Monday night that President Biden has approved a request to declare a federal emergency.
In Erie County, which includes Hamburg’s Watertown and Buffalo, New York, more than five to six feet of snow practically covered roads and homes.
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Thousands of flights canceled as airlines recover from blizzard
An image showing the disruption on Tuesday morning’s latest Southwest Airlines flight.
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More than 3,800 flights were canceled on Monday as airlines grapple with recovering from the deadly Christmas blizzard. Southwest Airlines accounted for the majority of the cancellations, with more than 2,800 flights canceled.
“As the storm continued to spread across the country, impacting many large stations, cancellations were pouring in. 100, 150, 1,000 flights,” said Jay McVeigh of Southwest Airlines. rice field. .
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an atmospheric river that brings damp weather to the west
A few inches of rain could hit the west over the next week.
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Atmospheric rivers continue to bring rain to parts of the West, including Washington, Oregon and California, and wet weather will spread over much of the region on Tuesday.
The National Weather Service also reported localized flash floods across central California on Tuesday as the storm system moved further inland, with strong winds hitting the Seattle and Puget Sound areas along the Washington and Oregon coasts on Tuesday afternoon. It warned that it could spread to
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