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Residents in upstate New York remain trapped inside their homes, with motorists stranded as a deadly snowstorm continues to dump snow across the region.

A lake-effect snow warning has been issued for the rest of the week in Erie County, and the New York National Guard was deployed to help the Buffalo area dig out.

The storm is blamed for the deaths of at least six people. Three of the people who died in the storm suffered heart attacks, and two of those were shoveling snow at the time, officials said.

Another person in Erie County was pinned by a car while trying to push it out of the snow, while another was found buried in his car, authorities said at a news conference today. In Genesee County, an employee died while operating a snowblower, authorities said.

Dozens of vehicles, including a bus carrying the Niagara University women’s basketball team, were stranded, and even snow plows got stuck in the deep snow.

"It started to get bad fast at about 2 a.m. [Tuesday morning] and we came to a dead stop and haven't moved since," Niagara coach Kendra Faustin told The Associated Press in a phone interview Tuesday night. "It was a rough weekend for us on the court and it just won't end."

Poor little dog could not go outside to take a pee



The storm has dumped more than 4 feet of snow in places and has been accompanied by high winds creating bone chilling conditions and thick drifts.

There are always some fools who put themselves at risk by going for a wander in the snow





I need a hot cup of tea after watching all that

How to have fun in the snow

This is around where I'm from in the U.S. but my area of NY State got lucky and only got a few inches of snow whereas the western portion of the state, especially around Buffalo, got 7-8 feet of it. What's bad is that snow was causing roofs to collapse and then all of the flooding as the snow melts.

RomaMater wrote:This is around where I'm from in the U.S. but my area of NY State got lucky and only got a few inches of snow whereas the western portion of the state, especially around Buffalo, got 7-8 feet of it. What's bad is that snow was causing roofs to collapse and then all of the flooding as the snow melts.

7-8 feet bit much even for my dogs

Anthea wrote:

RomaMater wrote:This is around where I'm from in the U.S. but my area of NY State got lucky and only got a few inches of snow whereas the western portion of the state, especially around Buffalo, got 7-8 feet of it. What's bad is that snow was causing roofs to collapse and then all of the flooding as the snow melts.

7-8 feet bit much even for my dogs

It's too much for New Yorkers too- and we're used to lots of snow during the winter.

We are going to have SNOW SNOW SNOW lots of lovely SNOW

Mail Online

Winter is finally here! Snow is due on Monday as temperatures set to drop next week after a balmy November... and it's only going to get colder

Met Office say this weekend will be warmer than average before temperatures are set to plummet on Monday
It will begin to feel chilly across the country as temperatures drop to average of 6C as we head into December
Cold front will start off in Scotland in early hours and move slowly down, passing South West around midnight
Follows a year of unusual weather with each month, except August, seeing higher than typical temperatures
By Gemma Mullin for MailOnline

Chilly winter weather is finally on its way as temperatures are set to drop next week - and we could even see the first snow of the winter.

Forecasters are predicting that the higher grounds in Scotland could get a dusting of snow on Monday night, as temperatures plummet to those typical for December.

It follows a balmy November and a year of unusual weather, with this autumn on track to be the third warmest since records began.


Highland cows in the Peak District bear the brunt of the frost, which swept in this week, and it's only set to get colder as December approaches

The Met Office say this weekend will be warmer than average for the time of year but temperatures will start to drop towards the December average of 6C from Monday.

While some parts of the highest grounds, particularly in the Scottish Highlands, could see snowfall on the first night of the month.

Met Office meteorologist, Greg Dewhurst, told MailOnline: 'We could possibly see a little bit of snow on the highest ground of the Highlands on Monday night from incoming showers.

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