Tremendous amounts of snow is expected to fall in Buffalo ahead of the Bills-49ers game on Sunday night.
Forecasts have favored a steady increase in the total snowfall expectations for areas near the Buffalo Bills stadium. At this time the heaviest snow is expected Saturday afternoon into Sunday, with snow shifting south before the game. Travel may be hazardous, so be weather aware!that a state of emergency was declared for multiple counties in western New York, banning commercial vehicles for a stretch of highway and advising anyone in impacted areas to avoid unnecessary travel.
“This is going to be concerning for people trying to travel to the football game. We do not expect the game to be postponed or anything like that. The game will go on,” Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said at a news conference. “Now, we’ve had games that are colder than that. Just got to dress appropriately. So people need to be prepared. It’s the first real cold of the season. We haven’t had anything like this all year.
The AP's report noted that plows started to arrive at Highmark Stadium on Friday with dump trucks spreading salt on parking lots and roads ahead of the storm. The Bills sent out a call to volunteers to sign up in advance as snow shovelers, similar to what they've done in advance of excessive snow games in the past.
“We’re trying to stay on top of it,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said as he addressed the forecast Friday. “You guys know things change around here quickly with the weather coming off the lake and everything. So do the best we can." We'll see if the storm turns out as bad as the forecast shows but as of now, expect massive amounts of snow to fill Highmark Stadium ahead ofBlake Silverman is a breaking/trending news writer at Sports Illustrated. Blake has covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball since 2021 for numerous sites including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's degree in sports journalism from St.
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