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New York Governor deploys National Guard to deal with massive snowfall

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As much as 6 feet (1.8 m) expected.


NY Thruway near Buffalo - Photo courtesy: Office of the Governor

NY Thruway near Buffalo – Photo courtesy: Office of the Governor


The snow has gotten so bad in Western New York that Gov. Cuomo has called out the troops.

“We are deploying the National Guard to ramp up efforts to keep Western New York residents safe and to assist storm recovery efforts in any way possible,” said Cuomo as some areas hunkered down for as much as six feet of snow.

“Travel bans and advisories remain in effect, and I urge drivers to stay off the roads so that our state agencies and the National Guard can assist those that need help.”

The powerful storm, expected to continue into Thursday night (at least) has led to a slew of road closures, including parts of I-90, I-290, I-190, Route 5, Route 219 and Route 400.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/gov-cuomo-deploys-national-guard-fight-massive-wny-storm-blog-entry-1.2015273

Thanks to Jason Cragg for this link

See also, “Up to six feet (1.8 m) of snow for Buffalo through Thursday”
http://iceagenow.info/2014/11/feet-1-8-m-snow-for-buffalo-thursday/


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