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The intense blizzard, winds and cold in the Buffalo, New York, region caused 41 deaths (34 in Buffalo and 7 in Cheektowaga, both within Erie County), 17 of them pedestrians who had become disoriented and were found dead in snowbanks, as well as four drivers stranded in their cars for over two days, 11 residents who died in their homes without ...
The highest reported winds in Buffalo were 79 mph (127 km/h). [16] The blizzard also deposited high lake-effect snowfall amounts on the shores of Lake Ontario, with Henderson Harbor, near Watertown, recording 40.8 in (104 cm) with the Watertown area experiencing blizzard conditions for parts of December 23, 24 and 25.
A massive winter storm of epic proportions descended across more than half of the United States in the final days of 2022 and resulted in at least 64 deaths as millions of people experienced ...
Already, more than three dozen deaths have been reported in western New York from the blizzard that raged Friday and Saturday across much of the country, with Buffalo in its crosshairs.
The Lyndon B. Johnson Apartments was built in 1973 as a 10-story tall apartment unit with 206 units inside the building in Buffalo. [4] During the December 2022 North American winter storm the power was shut down in the building due to the storm. [5] Due to the power outage, a 91-year-old woman named Doris Williams froze to death.
Key aspects of New York’s emergency response to Buffalo’s deadly 2022 blizzard remain shrouded in secrecy as upstate communities brace for another winter storm season.
On Dec. 25, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said the winter storm caused "significant" loss of life and the death toll is expected to increase.
Schools in the Buffalo area were closed both January 17 and 18 due to the storm. [45] The storm was the third snowiest January day in Buffalo history. [ 46 ] Albany, New York , received 4 inches (10 cm) of snow while mountain areas to its west and east received between 10 inches (25 cm) and 14 inches (36 cm). [ 47 ]