‘Thundersnow’ storm aimed at Buffalo could dump up to 6 feet of snow as Hochul declares state of emergency
Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state and local officials held a news conference in Buffalo on Thursday morning to urge New Yorkers to stay home until 7 p.m. Friday, when dangerous whiteout conditions are expected in an 11-county region stretching from the banks of Lake Erie to Watertown, north of Syracuse.
Officials said they had nearly 600 plows, 5,700 utility trucks and 42,000 tons of salt standing by. A 130-mile section of the New York State Thruway was shut down to traffic beginning at 4 p.m. along with secondary highways in the region. Forecasters warned that the condition could bring what’s known as “thundersnow,” a thunderstorm that accumulates snow instead of rain.
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