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Residents in western New York can expect even more snow Saturday after a major winter storm walloped the region Friday, dropping more than 5 feet in some areas and shutting down schools and businesses.
At least two people died from cardiac arrest while shoveling snow.
National Weather Service Buffalo Office meteorologist Liz Jurkowski said some places could get hit with another foot or two into Saturday.
“Things should start to lighten up a bit,” Jurkowski told NPR. “You should be able to get outside and start clearing out some of that snow, and you’ll wake up to a couple more inches Sunday morning.”
The NWS said snow could be heavy at times in Buffalo on Saturday through late afternoon, with wind gusts up to 36 mph. The agency also said a lake-effect snow warning will remain in effect until 1 p.m. ET on Sunday in Northern Erie and Genesee counties, saying that travel could be “very difficult to impossible.”
Buffalo set a record for daily snowfall on Saturday, accumulating 16.1 inches by about 9:30 a.m.
The weather agency reported some towns in Erie County had received more than 5 feet of snow on Friday. Further north in the state, some parts of Jefferson County got nearly 50 inches on Friday.
In Hamburg, south of Buffalo, emergency crews struggled to reach people on Friday, WBFO’s Emyle Watkins told NPR.
