Weather tracker: A serious blizzard blankets the shape of Lake Buffalo, western New York

aSerious blizzard on the lake Paralyzed parts of West and North New York on Friday, with nearly 2 feet (0.61 m) of snow already on the ground in some places by mid-morning and possibly much more on the way. Buffalo residents woke up to heavy snowfalls, with occasional peals of thunder.

The worst snow so far was in the south of the city. The National Weather Service was reporting Over 2 feet of snow in many places along the eastern end of Lake Erie, with clusters of heavy rain reaching nearly 34 inches (86 cm) in Hamburg, New York.

Schools are closed. Amtrak stations in Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Debbie were closed on Thursday and will remain closed on Friday. Several flights to and from Buffalo Niagara International Airport have been canceled.

Even before it started snowing, it was The NFL has announced that it will move Sunday’s home game to the Buffalo Bills Against the Cleveland Browns to Detroit. Orchard Park, where the teams play, saw a two-foot (61 cm) fall by mid-morning on Friday.

A car carrying a TV news crew reporting on the storm stopped early Friday and had to be pushed out of the snow by spectators. WGRZ Reporter Alexandra Rios said on Twitter.

“Our car broke down after our 4:30 (a) live shooting,” Rios tweeted. “Then, at one point, about 6 people came together to help us.” She said they told her that the people of Buffalo “always come together when someone is in need.”

Snowfall totals were expected to vary widely due to the distinct characteristics of lake-effect snow, which is caused by frigid air picking up copious amounts of moisture from warmer lakes. Parts of New York are far from T.CThe lakes were expected to get little or no snow.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Thursday for parts of western New York, including communities along the eastern edges of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Hochul’s state of emergency covers 11 districts, with commercial truck traffic banned from a stretch of Highway 90.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncars It issued a driving ban effective Thursday night, shortly after heavy snow punctuated by thunder and lightning moved to Buffalo. The ban on non-emergency road vehicles was reduced to a warning for the city of Buffalo on Friday, Poloncars said, but the ban remained in effect in some other parts of the county. Heavy snowfall was expected to continue into Friday evening, with more falling from Saturday into Sunday.

The weather service also warned of snow accumulations of 2 feet (0.6 metres) or more Northern New York on the eastern edge of Lake Ontario, and in parts of Northern Michigan through Sunday. Parts of Pennsylvania also saw lake-effect snow accumulations.