Thousands without power as deadly winter storm's deep freeze stretches through Christmas Day

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Thousands without power as deadly winter storm's deep freeze stretches through Christmas Day
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The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico. CBS News has confirmed at least 20 weather-related deaths from the storm nationwide.

unleashed its full fury on Buffalo, with hurricane-force winds and snow causing whiteout conditions, paralyzing emergency response efforts — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said almost every fire truck in the city was stranded — and shutting down the airport through Monday, according to officials.

"There's one warming shelter, but that would be too far for me to get to. I can't drive, obviously, because I'm stuck," Manahan said."And you can't be outside for more than 10 minutes without getting frostbit." Two people died in their suburban Cheektowaga, New York, homes Friday when emergency crews could not reach them in time to treat their medical conditions, he said, and another died in Buffalo.

Neighboring Niagara County declared a state of emergency and imposed a travel ban on Saturday. The ban was lifted Sunday morning but aIce covers Hoaks restaurant along the Lake Erie shoreline on Dec. 24, 2022 in Hamburg, New York. The Buffalo suburb and surrounding area was hit hard by the winter storm with wind gusts over 70 miles per hour.

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