Tom Wilczak shovels snow from the roof of his home following a storm in Buffalo, New York November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Aaron Lynett
Western New York is buried in much of the snows. Here are photos. At least 8 people have died due to the intense wintry blasts burying Buffalo and neighboring areas in layers of cold.
Children play in a snow pile in Buffalo, New York, November 20, 2014. Fresh snow fell on Thursday in snowbound western New York state, where longtime residents described the blast of winter weather as the worst in memory. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario
A car is covered in snow in Orchard Park outside of Buffalo, New York, November 19, 2014. Western New York state braced for a fresh wave of heavy snow on Wednesday after a freakish storm swept off the Great Lakes and buried the region under 5 feet (1.5 meters) of it, killing at least six people and stranding motorists in cars overnight. REUTERS/Judith Gros
A lake-effect snow storm with freezing temperatures produces a wall of snow travelling over Lake Erie into Buffalo, New York. GARY WIEPERT/REUTERS
Heavy Lake Effect snow falls in Orchard Park, New York. JUDITH GROS/REUTERS
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo climbs over snow piled on the highway after talking with a stranded trucker on interstate I-190 while surveying an area in West Seneca. SHARON CANTILLON/BUFFALO NEWS/POOL/REUTERS
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's entourage makes its way on interstate I-190 to survey an area in West Seneca. SHARON CANTILLON/BUFFALO NEWS/POOL/REUTERS
A vehicle is shown submerged in snow on interstate I-190 in West Seneca. SHARON CANTILLON/BUFFALO NEWS/POOL/REUTERS
