New York City Suffered a 5-feet Blanket of Snow

The main affected region was the Buffalo county in New york state, several parts of that were coated during a dangerous 5-feet blanket of snow. several residents were cornered in their homes, whereas motorists were left stranded, and among hours, deaths were reported  across New york, New Hampshire and Michigan.

A 46-year-old man was found dead early Wed in his automotive, that was buried in snow during a ditch within the city of Alden, 40 kilometres east of Buffalo, AP reported .

The other deaths occurred on Tues, with 3 individuals dying from heart attacks supposedly whereas shovelling snow, whereas one person was stuck below a automotive that he was making an attempt to free from the snow.

''This is an historic event. once all is alleged and done, this storm can break all varieties of records,'' governor Andrew Cuomo was quoted saying by AP.

Schools within the region were shut and every one events were decision off, whereas flights were off.

However, the problem for residents is way from over as the area is probably going to get enough snow in 2 days to match the number it always sees during a year.

Authorities say that with a minimum of 3 feet of snow expected on thursday, they'll need to declare a federal disaster. A state of emergency and travel bans are already in result across Buffalo's Erie County, wherever six deaths were reported , according to afp.

Even across the country, residents are grappling with below chilling temperatures, one thing not expected until January. The temperatures are expected to stay low until the weekend.

"That is somewhat of an extreme event. From a forecast viewpoint, it'll be historic," Dave Zaff, a specialist from the USA's National Weather Service, told afp with relation to the storm.
References : ibtimes