BUFFALO, New York –
Snowstorms and record low temperatures whacked much of the country this week — and there’s more havoc coming Wednesday.
Buffalo, New York, one of the hardest-hit areas, is buried under 6 feet of snow — and counting. The city’s Mercy Hospital is short-staffed because many employees couldn’t travel.
“Many of our nurses couldn’t get in to work today,” nurse Shanel Orsi told The Buffalo News. She herself hitched a ride from a snowmobiler to get to work.
Thankfully, there were relatively few power outages in and near Buffalo, where about 450 customers didn’t have electricity Wednesday morning, New York State Electric and Gas Corp. reported.
Another blast of cold air will hammer the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday while the Southeast could see record lows as temperatures drop into the teens and 20s.
Have some good thoughts for the folks in Buffalo today. They need it more than most folks that are just cold. pic.twitter.com/qKHWgTVKIa
— Krystle J (@Iacoguy) November 19, 2014
One lane open, yeah!!
Troop T – This was what the NYS Thruway looked like today (Tues) near Buffalo.
via NYS Police pic.twitter.com/q44PvmWLeb— Sweater Yams (@Sweater_Yams_) November 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/ShanV11/status/534835599627522048/photo/1
https://twitter.com/RADIORMT/status/535063319586304000/photo/1
@toddschnitt fam friend took this picture last night on a flight from NY to Buffalo. Unreal! pic.twitter.com/H2MYGJa3Es
— Shannon Scott (@ShanDScott) November 19, 2014
@NWSIndianapolis
Friend in Buffalo opened her garage door and it looked like this: pic.twitter.com/xUuhGsYgML— Amy Alexander (@MetamorphosisPB) November 19, 2014
Not best day for a dog walk!! “@chris_tomer: Poor dog doesn't stand a chance against this snow south of Buffalo, NY. pic.twitter.com/3qrlh1ZZo8”
— Sean Batty (@SeanBattySTV) November 18, 2014
Snow finally stopped for now in south buffalo pic.twitter.com/TxEU0Bzr1f
— nick macri (@buffnic1) November 19, 2014
Save Buffalo from the snow! #BuffaloSnow #snowvember #snow #winteriscoming pic.twitter.com/HlWfWmRthU
— METEO ITALIA (@RADIORMT) November 19, 2014
#PHOTO: A state of emergency declared in #Buffalo, travel bans in effect after 4 feet + of snow in 24 hrs. pic.twitter.com/wT978xEOCM
— Steve Roberts (@SteveRobertsTO) November 19, 2014
Save Buffalo from the snow! #BuffaloSnow #snowvember #snow #winteriscoming pic.twitter.com/VjJZ3UCjlq
— METEO ITALIA (@RADIORMT) November 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/eviltwin101/status/535062840399245313
"@nyhobbyclub: This just happened a couple of streets away from me. #BuffaloSnow #snowvember http://t.co/CSlMl7QVqs" good luck to Buffalo
— matty rhino 🦏 (@mreszitnyk) November 19, 2014
Maybe this photo will convince you that Global Warming is real pic.twitter.com/mgFoYzYuoN #Buffalo #tcot
— Bill Postmus (@billpostmus) November 19, 2014