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79 mph Gust in Buffalo as Bomb-Cyclone Winter Storm Batters the Northeast

Officials urge residents to stay off the roads in areas facing whiteout risk.

Overview

  • Buffalo Airport clocked a 79 mph gust on Monday, narrowly missing the 82 mph local record set in 1967.
  • Video captured Hamburg resident Diane Miller being swept off her feet and into bushes as a door burst open in Lackawanna.
  • Roughly 40 million people were placed under winter weather alerts across the Great Lakes and Northeast.
  • Forecasters called for additional heavy snow in western and upstate New York, with some locations projected to reach three feet.
  • Gov. Kathy Hochul urged people in affected areas to avoid unnecessary travel as downed trees, power lines, and whiteouts created dangerous conditions.