NEW YORK — Residents in Buffalo and across western New York were buried Saturday under several more feet of snow amid an unrelenting winter storm that has caused at least three deaths and paralyzed much of the region with road closures and flight cancellations.
Bands of heavy snow whipping off Lake Erie and Lake Ontario continued to batter the region, pushing snowfall rates up to 3 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service. The intense snowfall, considered historic for the area, was expected to continue through the weekend with few moments of relief.
By Saturday evening, nearly 6 1/2 feet of snow had fallen on suburban Orchard Park, the home of the Buffalo Bills, according to the National Weather Service. The large suburb of Hamburg south of Buffalo had recorded more than 6 feet, while areas north of Buffalo had received lighter snowfall.
