New York State Police is also helping towns, using ATVs and snowmobiles for emergency assistance. The Department of Homeland Security and the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control requested the type 4 urban search and rescue team to help with structural collapse or any other technical rescue required. The Monroe County Special Operations Unit and the Rochester Fire Department have sent a search and rescue team to Erie County to assist with the region's state of emergency.
The National Guard's main objective is to ensure main roads are clear so first responders can react to emergencies.Įrie County Executive Mark Poloncarz tweeted early Saturday afternoon that National Guard troops were available to provide transportation for people who need dialysis. Kathy Hochul announced Saturday that the National Guard has been activated to aid western New York in managing the massive lake effect snowstorm that has battered the area this weekend.ħ0 National Guard members have arrived for support in Orchard Park, Evans and Hamburg. Here is how much snow has fallen in the Buffalo area so far compared to the Bills starting Quarterback Josh Allen who stands 6-feet-5 inches: National Guard activated to assist with Buffalo snowstorm The NFL announced on Thursday that Sunday's game between the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills has been moved from Buffalo to Detroit's Ford Field due to a snowstorm. How much snow did Buffalo get so far in winter storm? Numerous flights in and out of Buffalo Niagara International Airport were canceled. Amtrak stations in Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Depew closed Thursday and Friday. Residents in some parts of Buffalo spent Friday buffeted by blowing, heavy snow, punctuated by occasional claps of thunder, while just a few miles north, only a few inches fell and there were patches of blue sky. The storm's severity varied widely due to the peculiarities of lake-effect storms, which are caused by frigid winds picking up moisture from warmer lakes and dumping snow in narrow bands. The storm was blamed for the deaths of two people stricken with "cardiac events" while clearing snow. See imagesĪ dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of the Buffalo and Rochester regions over the weekend, dumping over 6 feet in some spots. View Gallery: Buffalo snowstorm 'shaping up to be a historic' one.
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