Buffalo faces more snow after deadly storm
Storm-battered Buffalo braced Tuesday for fresh snow while still counting fatalities and striving to recover from the deadliest storm in western New York in at least two generations. At a briefing Tuesday morning, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz urged people to stay home and out of the "treacherous" conditions. "If you are trying to get into the city of Buffalo, please stay out unless you're emergency personnel, unless you're a first responder, unless you're authorized in an emergency situation," Poloncarz said. Mayor Byron Brown's office announced seven additional storm-related deaths Tuesday, bringing Buffalo's total to 27, along with at least seven suburban fatalities. The toll surpasses that of the historic Blizzard of 1977, blamed for killing as many as 29 people in a region known for harsh winter weather. The National Weather Service predicted that as much as 2 inches (2.5 to 5 centimeters) more snow could fall Tuesday in Erie County, which includes Buffalo. It is the second-largest city in New York, with about 275,000 residents.
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State and military police were sent Tuesday to keep people off Buffalo's snow-choked roads and officials kept counting fatalities three days after western New York's deadliest storm in at least two generations.
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