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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Paralyzing amounts of snow are continuing to smother towns along the eastern shores of the Great Lakes as a record-breaking lake-effect snowstorm blasts the region, prompting major road closures and travel bans.
With snow falling between 1 and 4 inches an hour, accumulations overwhelmed efforts to keep roads clear under the heaviest bands., where the neighborhood of North East reported over 43 inches as of Sunday morning, and other nearby towns exceeded 3 feet.However, a commercial travel ban remains in effect from Exit 46 to the Pennsylvania state line.
Copic sent his drone above Pennsylvania’s State Route 5 near the New York border around noon Saturday to find an epic gridlock of dozens of vehicles stuck in the snow. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for nearly a dozen upstate counties as crews braced for the long-duration event, while in Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shaprio Erie County Executive Brenton Davis declared a snow disaster. “Roads are dangerous, and travel is strongly discouraged except for emergencies,” Davis’ proclamation read.
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