Buffalo digs out after an epic snowstorm
Storm clouds and snow blows off Lake Erie in Buffalo, New York, November 18, 2014. An autumn blizzard dumped a year's worth of snow in three days on Western New York state, where five people died and residents, some stranded overnight in cars.Lindsay Dedario/Reuters
Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., is buried in snowDerek Gee/The Associated Press
A frontend loader piles snow after dump trucks dropped loads of snow at the Central Terminal, in Buffalo, N.Y. Snow was being trucked out of the hardest hit areas after yesterday's snowstorm.Sharon Cantillon/The Associated Press
Homes are covered in snow in West Seneca, N.Y.Derek Gee/The Associated Press
A man digs out his driveway in Depew, N.Y.Derek Gee/The Associated Press
Cars are covered in snow in Orchard Park, N.Y.Derek Gee/The Associated Press
Vehicles are piled high with snow on the Thruway between Walden Ave. and Ridge Rd. in Cheektowaga, N.Y.. State officials say the Thruway will stay closed in the Buffalo area for the duration of a lake-effect storm that has dumped 6 feet of snow since Tuesday and is expected to bring a couple more feet through Thursday.Sharon Cantillon/The Associated Press
A man walks along a snow-covered street on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, in Buffalo, N.Y. A new blast of lake-effect snow pounded Buffalo for a third day piling more misery on a city already buried by an epic, deadly snowfall that could leave some areas with nearly 8 feet of snow on the ground when it's all done.Mike Groll/The Associated Press
Mark Settlemyer, left, gets help clearing snow from the roof of his mother's house from Ken Wesley , in Lancaster, N.Y. Lake-effect snow pummeled areas around Buffalo for a second straight day, leaving residents stuck in their homes as officials tried to clear massive snow mounds with another storm looming.Mike Groll/The Associated Press
An abandoned car marked by orange cones is pictured buried under snow in Buffalo, New York.Reuters