The Essentials On the shores of Lake Erie in the Northeastern United States, the storm took the form of a giant blizzard with devastating cold.
The number of severe winter storms that battered the United States for several days has reached 25 deaths in western New York State’s Erie County alone and is one of the hardest-hit, a local official said Monday.
The severe storm has been going on for several days #Elliott hits the United States with temperatures sometimes reaching -48°C. A deadly storm: Authorities have confirmed 32 deaths in nine states, including 13 in New York’s Erie County alone. pic.twitter.com/OJuEAdBV3c
— TV5MONDE Info (@TV5MONDEINFO) December 26, 2022
Local services have confirmed new deaths since Sunday night of people found inside cars or outside, “bringing the total death toll from the blizzard to 25,” said Mark Poloncarz, county officer, during a news conference.
The total number of deaths confirmed by authorities in nine US states is now at least 47 dead.
\ud83d\udea8#BREAK: Wild scene from Buffalo when the houses are completely covered with ice
Stunning video shows homes covered in ice Homes near the water were encased in ice and dripping with icicles brought on by strong winds and heavy waves off Lake Erie pic.twitter.com/q9GFeEhE6u
— RAWSALERTS (@rawsalerts) December 25, 2022
The city of Buffalo, located in Erie County, is still largely closed due to the impressive amounts of snow, warned Mark Poloncarz on Sunday. “Please don’t drive unless you are part of the emergency services,” he pleaded. “The conditions are bad.”
A travel ban was still in place in part of this region on Monday morning.
Power has been restored to more than 13,000 homes in the past 24 hours, Poloncarz said, but more than 12,000 homes are still without power. Some might not be connected to the grid before Tuesday, he warned.
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This storm of rare intensity has been sweeping the United States since Wednesday evening, with polar winds bringing heavy snowfall, particularly in the Great Lakes region.
Tens of millions of Americans saw their Christmas weekend turned upside down by massive power outages, impassable roads and thousands of canceled flights, causing chaos at airports.