Images: Wintry Weather in the East
See severe wintry weather Tuesday and Wednesday as parts of New York measured the season's first big snowfall in feet, rather than inches, as 3 feet of lake-effect snow blanketed the Buffalo area. The Thruway Authority said white-out conditions caused by wind gusts of more than 30 mph forced the closure of Interstate 90 in both directions from the Rochester area to Ripley, on the Pennsylvania border 60 miles southwest of Buffalo.
Pedestrians make their way through downtown Cincinnati, Monday morning, Nov. 17, 2014, as the season's first snowfall resulted in thousands of power outages in the Cincinnati area. The National Weather Service reported accumulations of 2 to 4 inches of snow in northern and central Ohio by Monday morning, while the southwest section of the state got 3 to 5 inches.
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In a Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 photo, vehicles travel on outer Washington Street in Watertown, N.Y., with limited visibility. A ferocious lake-effect storm left the Buffalo area buried under 6 feet of snow, trapping people on highways and in homes, and another storm expected to drop 2 to 3 feet more was on its way.
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In a Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 photo, a man puts gas in his tank as snow falls at a gas station on New York State Route 12F near Brownville, N.Y. A ferocious lake-effect storm left the Buffalo area buried under 6 feet of snow, trapping people on highways and in homes, and another storm expected to drop 2 to 3 feet more was on its way.
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Commuters walk along Market Street in freezing temperatures Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, in Philadelphia. The National Weather Service says parts of northwestern Pennsylvania are bracing for nearly 2 feet of snow as arctic air continues to produce lake-effect conditions. A lake-effect snow warning remains in effect for northwest Pennsylvania, northeast Ohio and parts of western New York through 7 a.m. Wednesday.
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A plane negotiates its way through the snow at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, N.Y., as a lake-effect snowstorm with freezing temperatures hit the area Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Temperatures fell to freezing or below at recording stations in all 50 states on Tuesday morning, from the highest elevations in the mountains of Hawaii to the snow-paralyzed Buffalo area in New York.
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Steve Corbett opens his window under snow drifts and greets his neighbor's dog Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, on Central Avenue, in Lancaster, N.Y. A lake-effect snowstorm dumped over 5 feet of snow in areas across western New York. Another 2 to 3 feet of snow is expected in the area, bringing snow totals to over 100 inches, almost a year's worth of snow in three days.
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A Roundtop Mountain Resort employee makes snow in Lewisberry, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, as arctic air arrived in the midstate area with temperatures struggling to reach 30 degrees.
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A 4-foot fence and SUV are nearly buried along a street in Buffalo, N.Y. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Parts of New York measured the season's first big snowfall in feet, rather than inches, as 3 feet of lake-effect snow blanketed the Buffalo area. The Thruway Authority said white-out conditions caused by wind gusts of more than 30 mph forced the closure of Interstate 90 in both directions from the Rochester area to Ripley, on the Pennsylvania border 60 miles southwest of Buffalo.
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Mike Valentine and his girlfriend Jill Kless walk home after shopping at Tops as snow falls in Boston, N.Y., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Parts of New York measured the season's first big snowfall in feet, rather than inches, on Tuesday as 3 feet of lake-effect snow blanketed the Buffalo area and forced the closure of a 132-mile stretch of the state Thruway.
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Charles Miller a tractor trailor driver for DOT foods hugs and says goodbye to Hope Clingan, a college student from Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio along camp road in Hamburg, N.Y., on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Miller carried Clingan thru the snow to her hotel on Tuesday evening. A ferocious lake-effect storm left the Buffalo area buried under 6 feet of snow Wednesday, trapping people on highways and in homes, and another storm expected to drop 2 to 3 feet more was on its way.
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Charles Miller a tractor trailor driver for DOT foods sits in the back of his cab as he is stuck in Hamburg, N.Y. due to the closure of the New York State Thruway on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. A ferocious lake-effect storm left the Buffalo area buried under 6 feet of snow Wednesday, trapping people on highways and in homes, and another storm expected to drop 2 to 3 feet more was on its way.
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Mark Settlemyer, left, gets help clearing snow from the roof of his mother's house from Ken Wesley on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in Lancaster, N.Y. Lake-effect snow pummeled areas around Buffalo for a second straight day, leaving residents stuck in their homes as officials tried to clear massive snow mounds with another storm looming.
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In this photo provided by Patrick Bryne, his dog, Bonnie, sniffs a door blocked with snow on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, in South Buffalo, N.Y. A lake-effect snowstorm dumped more than 4 feet of snow on the Buffalo area on Tuesday.
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