A massive storm dumped several feet of snow in the areas ringing Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, causing at least three deaths, forcing an NFL game to be moved and creating gridlock as tractor-trailers detoured onto smaller roads to avoid a closure of part of Interstate 90 in western New York.
The lake-effect storm had produced more than 6 feet of snow in some areas by Saturday morning. The Buffalo metro area was hit particularly hard, with some areas south of the city bearing the brunt. The front had begun to move northward from Buffalo by Saturday, but forecasts called for more snow as Monday approached.
According to the National Weather Service, the suburb of Orchard Park, home to the NFL's Buffalo Bills, reported 77 inches by early Saturday.
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Photos: Western New York snow scenes
Snowy morning in Buffalo
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Dec 27, 2022
A view of a snow covered Buffalo on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Joseph Cooke / Buffalo News
Downtown Buffalo
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Dec 27, 2022
The corner of Broadway and Washington streets in downtown Buffalo on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Sheila Rayam/Buffalo News
November snowstorm
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Dec 27, 2022
A view of a snowy day in Buffalo seen from the seventh floor of the Ambassador Apartments on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Joseph Cooke / Buffalo News
Lots of snow
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Dec 27, 2022
Cars are covered in snow in the parking lots in Buffalo onΒ Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Joseph Cooke / Buffalo News
A snow-covered road
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Dec 27, 2022
Snow covers the trees in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Mark Mulville/Buffalo News
Snow crews at work
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Dec 27, 2022
Crews work to clear the roads in the Village of Orchard Park onΒ Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Mark Mulville/Buffalo News
Cleaning out
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Dec 27, 2022
Joe Fruscione clears the snow from his driveway in Orchard Park onΒ Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
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Roof raking
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Dec 27, 2022
Ben Wilson clears his roof of nearly 2 feet of snow at his home in Orchard ParkΒ onΒ Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
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Making a path
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Dec 27, 2022
Jim Kane clears his driveway with a snow blower in Orchard ParkΒ onΒ Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Mark Mulville/Buffalo News
More snow
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Dec 27, 2022
Snow continues to pound Hamburg on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022
Sharon Gleason/Buffalo News
Not road ready
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Dec 27, 2022
A car is covered with snow in the SouthtownsΒ onΒ Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Mark Mulville/ Buffalo News
A peaceful scene
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Dec 27, 2022
Snow continues to fall in Orchard Park as a lake-effect storm wallops parts of Western New York onΒ onΒ Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Mark Mulville / Buffalo News
Snow cycle
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Dec 27, 2022
Snow accumulates next to a recycling bin in HamburgΒ onΒ Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Geoff Nason/Buffalo News
Hamburg snow
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Dec 27, 2022
Mike Duggan tries to keep up with the snow, with the help of his canine companion Quinn on Woodrich Court in Hamburg on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Brian Connolly/Buffalo News
Lake-effect clouds
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Dec 27, 2022
An aerial view of Buffalo from the West Side shows the sky containing the lake-effect band that has been dumping snow throughout the Southtowns, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.Β
Derek Gee/Buffalo News
Elmwood Village in snow
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Dec 27, 2022
An aerial view of homes in the Elmwood Village after a fresh coat of snow and before the lake-effect band moved back into the city, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Derek Gee/Buffalo News
A workout
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Dec 27, 2022
David Benz, an engineer for Herman Badillo Community School, strains to turn his snowblower, clearing a path outside the school on Elmwood in downtown Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.Β
Libby March / Buffalo News
Snow clouds
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Dec 27, 2022
Dark clouds hover over bright water at Erie Basin Marina in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.Β
Libby March / Buffalo News
Snow fort weather
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Dec 27, 2022
Zyair Spain, 11, builds a fort wall in a large snowbank in the Larkin District in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Cleaning out fire hydrants
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Dec 27, 2022
Firefighters Owen OβNeill, left, and Jackson Brown dig out a fire hydrant in the Larkin District in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Welcome to Buffalo Street
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Dec 27, 2022
A snow-covered sign at the corner of Crescent Drive and South Buffalo Street in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Mark Mulville
Stopping at Beerz
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Dec 27, 2022
The snow starts to inch up on a Josh Allen cutout in the window of Beerz Food Shop in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.Β
Mark Mulville
Bills weather
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Dec 27, 2022
A Bills flag flies in the wind and snow in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Mark Mulville
Cleaning the driveway
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Dec 27, 2022
Charlie Benfanti, right, and his father Bill, left, clear the snow from their driveway in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.Β
Mark Mulville
Snow day
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Dec 27, 2022
Jackson and Brayden Quill build a snow fort at their home in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Mark Mulville
November snow
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Dec 27, 2022
Nicholas Harelick tries to remove snow from the ground with his snowblower in Buffalo on Nov. 18, 2022. Harelick spent the day clearing off roads and sidewalks so his neighbors would have a place to walk and drive.
Joseph Cooke / Buffalo News
Getting a car out
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Dec 27, 2022
Andoria Wilson and Alease Jeffries use their feet to shovel away snow so Andoria can have space to drive her car in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.Β
Joseph Cooke / Buffalo News
Plows at work
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Dec 27, 2022
The road crews are out doing their thing in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.Β
Libby March / Buffalo News
A snowy walk
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Dec 27, 2022
A pedestrian walks a dog on Crescent Drive in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Mark Mulville/Buffalo News
Fleeing geese
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Dec 27, 2022
Geese fly over new snowfall blanketing the city of Buffalo at midday on November 18, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
David Niedbala: Eyes on the sky
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Dec 27, 2022
David Niedbala of Sloan, a landscape photographer and self-described weather nerd from Sloan, trekked out to the tower at the marina in search of photos of the wall of snow in Buffalo, November 18, 2022. βThis is Snowvember 2.0. Without a doubt,β he said.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Snowy city
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Dec 27, 2022
New snowfall blankets the city of Buffalo, shortly after 11:30 a.m. on November 18, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Working to clear the driveway
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Dec 27, 2022
Christopher Middlebrooks and his son, Mitchell Middlebrooks, work to clear their driveway in the Larkin district in Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Buried bison in Buffalo
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Dec 27, 2022
A bison statue buried in snowΒ in the early afternoon in the Seneca-Babcock neighborhood of Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Walking home in a snow globe
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Dec 27, 2022
Rachel Grigsby tries to steady her daughter, Mia Grigsby, 9, as she climbs over a snowbank, heading home from a trip to the corner store in the Seneca-Babcock neighborhood of Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Snow clearing at Larkin at Exchange
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Dec 27, 2022
A parking lot at Larkin at Exchange is cleared of snow in Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Stuck at Bailey and William
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Dec 27, 2022
Ploe Kaw struggles to drive his car out of accumulated snow at the intersection at Bailey and William Street in Buffalo, November 18, 2022. Kaw lives on the West Side and is trying to get home.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Good Samaritans
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Dec 27, 2022
Hakim Grant removes a chain from his truck as Kevin Jones, left, Brandon Burt, center, and Karim Abdullah assess the snow situation around Ploe Kaw's car at Bailey and William Street in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022. Grant and his friends pulled over when they saw Kaw, who lives on the West Side, stuck in the snow.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Getting a tire replaced before more snow
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Dec 27, 2022
Keilany Rosado, 13, waits with her mother Jackline Acevedo, preparing to leave King Tire after getting a front tire replaced in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022. The family live in Black Rock, but said they traveled all the way to the East Side because they could not find any other car shops open closer.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Alone in a snowy neighborhood
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Dec 27, 2022
A lone person wades through the snow with a shovel in the Larkin district as heavy clouds loom in the sky in Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Lake-effect snow hits the city of Buffalo
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Dec 27, 2022
With the sidewalks partially blocked, a man walks in the middle of the street in the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Little explorer
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Dec 27, 2022
Auggie Rokitka, 2, adventures in the snow with his parents, Matt Rokitka and Krissy Godios, on Richmond Avenue in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022. Rokitka and Godios said they started out playing in the yard, but Auggie wanted to explore.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Playful neighbors
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Dec 27, 2022
Neighbors Stephan Davis, left, and Star Haynes playfully spray one another with their snowblowers in the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Hotel Henry through the snow
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Dec 27, 2022
Flurries blur the air, but the Hotel Henry, center, is still visible from the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Coating of leaves
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Dec 27, 2022
Fallen leaves coat fresh snow in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022. Though there are feet of snow on the ground, many of the trees still retain their leaves, and lake-effect winds are bringing more of them down.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Disgruntled lion
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Dec 27, 2022
Snow blocks a door, with its lion painting seeming to disapprove of the snow, at a corner store on Grant Street in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Driving ban
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Dec 27, 2022
A driving ban is keeping most cars off the road, but a postal truck makes its way down Grant Street in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Pup enthusiasm
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Dec 27, 2022
Alex Lane walks his dog, Niay, a German Shepherd mix, through the snow on the West Side in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Clearing the walk
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Dec 27, 2022
Ahmed Osman shovels his walk on the West Side in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Wind-whipped trees
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Dec 27, 2022
Blowing snow whips past evergreen trees on the West Side in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Shovel spray
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Dec 27, 2022
Zach Brown shovels his walk in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Snowy flora
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Dec 27, 2022
Berries and vines delicately collect snow in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Statuesque in snow
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Dec 27, 2022
A statue in Buffalo, painted with snow in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Clearing the car
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Dec 27, 2022
Al Antolin clears his car of snow in the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Snowmobile ramp
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Dec 27, 2022
A truck with a snowmobile ramp in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
A good neighbor
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Dec 27, 2022
Drew Szurczynski shovels out a car in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022. Having already dug out his own vehicle, Szurczynski was motivated to help out a neighbor.
Libby March / Buffalo News
Buried cars
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Dec 27, 2022
Snow-buried cars in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Libby March / Buffalo News
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