{"id":117207,"date":"2024-12-01T18:16:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T18:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/heavy-snow-and-numbing-temperatures-keep-parts-of-the-us-in-a-deep-freeze-the-associated-press\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T18:16:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T18:16:37","slug":"heavy-snow-and-numbing-temperatures-keep-parts-of-the-us-in-a-deep-freeze-the-associated-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/heavy-snow-and-numbing-temperatures-keep-parts-of-the-us-in-a-deep-freeze-the-associated-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy snow and numbing temperatures keep parts of the US in a deep freeze – The Associated Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
The first big snowfall of the season is blanketing towns along Lake Erie in upstate New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. A state of emergency was declared for parts of New York. (AP video: Cara Anna)
Icicles form over a flag during a snow storm, in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
Vehicles are covered during a snow storm in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
Utility crews fuel up during a snow storm in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
Snow falls in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
The first big snowfall of the season is blanketing towns along Lake Erie in upstate New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. A state of emergency was declared for parts of New York. (AP video: Cara Anna)
Icicles form over a flag during a snow storm, in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
Icicles form over a flag during a snow storm, in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
Vehicles are covered during a snow storm in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
Vehicles are covered during a snow storm in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
Utility crews fuel up during a snow storm in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
Utility crews fuel up during a snow storm in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
Snow falls in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
Snow falls in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday Dec, 1, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
LOWVILLE, N.Y. (AP) \u2014 Heavy snowfall and numbing temperatures kept parts of the U.S. in a deep freeze Sunday as the Thanksgiving holiday weekend draws to a close. Despite the Arctic-type weather, however, snowmobilers and skiers are reveling in their respective wintry terrains, and weather forecasters gave possible good news ahead of the NFL game in Buffalo.<\/a><\/span>
A person clears the snow from the sidewalk in Lowville, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
A person clears the snow from the sidewalk in Lowville, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
In the remote Tug Hill region of upstate New York, where lake-effect snow off Lake Ontario can dump several feet of snow at a time, there was up to 46 inches (117 centimeters) in the Barnes Corners area.
\u201cWe just keep digging out,\u201d Kevin Tyo, a local businessman, said Sunday. \u201cWe were out all day yesterday, plowing.\u201d
Like many locals, he has a plow attached to the front of his truck for much of the winter, \u201cand I have a tractor with a bucket, and a snowblower.\u201d
His advice? \u201cIf you\u2019re not used to it, stay home. If you\u2019re out, slow down.\u201d
In Buffalo, officials with the NFL\u2019s Bills had sought stadium snow shovelers for the season, including ahead of Sunday night\u2019s game against the San Francisco 49ers. The team said it would pay $20 per hour and provide food and hot drinks.
Snow is cleared from the streets in Lowville, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
Snow is cleared from the streets in Lowville, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
A vehicle drives on a snowy street in Lowville, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
A vehicle drives on a snowy street in Lowville, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo\/Cara Anna)
A lake-effect storm began hitting the area Saturday near the Bills\u2019 stadium in Orchard Park, New York. Snow was continuing to fall near the stadium just hours ahead of the game, according to the State Weather Risk Communication Center in New York.
\u201cSnowfall totals will be highly dependent on whether the current lake effect snow shifts just south of the stadium, or remains in place over the stadium longer,\u201d the center said in a post on the social media site X.
Christine Schintzius, her 4- and 8-year-old sons and 12- and 15-year-old nieces had set out on clear roads Friday from Wales, New York, southeast of Buffalo. The family planned to attend a travel hockey tournament in Cleveland but instead found themselves snowbound for 19 hours, stuck inside Schintzius\u2019 Honda Pilot.
The family ran into seemingly endless lines of stopped traffic, first on Interstate 90 near the New York-Pennsylvania border for 9 hours, and again on Route 5 in Pennsylvania for 10 hours, until being plowed out by some residents.
\u201cThere were lines and lines of cars. It was packed, there was tons of people, tons,\u201d Schintzius said by phone Sunday.
While stuck on Route 5, Schintzius never turned off her car, afraid it wouldn\u2019t start again in the frigid cold. Two truckers stopped to check on them during the night. In the morning the police checked in, along with a local resident who walked the line of cars with a basket of muffins, handing them out and making sure the stranded drivers had water.
\u201cThankfully, all of my kids, my nieces, all travel well,\u201d said Schintzius, who had packed a cooler with lunch meats, snacks, yogurt and fruit. \u201cAnd luckily I had still basically a full tank of gas.\u201d
When they were finally free of the backup Saturday, Schintzius turned around and took a roundabout route home, avoiding the worst of the snow that was still falling.
\u201cWe went completely around the storm because I was worried, like I\u2019m not getting stuck in that ever again,\u201d she said.
A blast of Arctic air late last week brought bitter temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit below average to the Northern Plains, the National Weather Service said, prompting cold advisories for parts of North Dakota. Frigid air was expected to move over the eastern third of the U.S. by Monday, with temperatures about 10 degrees below average.
Officials in Erie, Pennsylvania, said Sunday that the heavy lake-effect snow has produced \u201ctreacherous\u201d conditions that are causing even snowplows to get stuck as they work around the clock to try to clear city roads.
The city estimated Sunday morning that there were \u201cabout 100 cars throughout the city that are blocking roads and need to be towed out of the way so plows can get through.\u201d
Commercial vehicles remained banned in both directions of I-90 in western New York along a nearly 134-mile stretch to the Pennsylvania line. The National Weather Service said lake-effect snow was expected to continue east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario on Sunday, with additional snowfall of 1 to 2 feet (30 to 60 centimeters) possible.
In a phone interview Saturday with WWNY-TV<\/a><\/span>, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state prepared for the storm for days by deploying snowplows and thousands of workers and consulting with utility providers. She also dispatched personnel from other parts of the state to assist.
\u201cI know it\u2019s something they\u2019re all accustomed to and they can handle, but I want to let them know we are there with reinforcements and to make sure everyone can travel safely, especially over this really busy holiday weekend,\u201d she said.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a disaster emergency proclamation Saturday and said parts of Erie County in the northwest received nearly 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow with more expected through Monday night.
Pennsylvania State Police responded to nearly 200 incidents during the 24-hour period from 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, officials said. Authorities closed part of I-90 in Pennsylvania and westbound lanes of the New York Thruway heading toward Pennsylvania.
Parts of Michigan were battered by lake-effect snow, which happens when warm, moist air rising from a body of water mixes with cold dry air overhead. Bands of snow rolling off Lake Superior buried parts of the Upper Peninsula under 2 feet (61 centimeters) or more, said Lily Chapman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Marquette, Michigan.
Motorists were warned of potentially dangerous road conditions for holiday travel on Sunday.
\u201cExpect rapid changes in traveling conditions in and out of snow bands, including snow covered, slick roads, and reduced visibility,\u201d the National Weather Service said Sunday.
There were 27 inches (69 centimeters) of snow just northeast of Ironwood, in the Upper Peninsula\u2019s western reaches, and another 2 feet (61 centimeters) in Munising, in the eastern area.
Lake-effect snow could add more than a foot (30.5 centimeters) over the eastern Upper Peninsula through Monday morning, with 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 centimeters) or higher to the west, Chapman said Saturday.
Gaylord, Michigan, received 24.8 inches (63 centimeters) of snow Friday, setting a new single-day record for the city in a region dotted by ski resorts, said Keith Berger of the weather service\u2019s Gaylord office. The previous record of 17 inches (43 centimeters) was set March 9, 1942.
Joseph Delizio, a weather service meteorologist based in Gaylord, said heavy snow, especially lake-effect snow, isn\u2019t unusual this time year, \u201cbut that magnitude certainly is not.\u201d
\u201cWe\u2019ve got more snow in the forecast, believe it or not,\u201d he added.
The snowfall was good news for Treetops Resort, which features 80 acres (32 hectares) of ski hill terrain among its 2,000 acres (809 hectares). It boosted the base that snowmaking machines will increase before the resort\u2019s season opening next weekend, Recreation Director Doug Hoeh said.
\u201cObviously when you get that much snowfall, it\u2019s great for the snow hills, but it\u2019s bad for the parking lots, so we\u2019re kind of digging out,\u201d Hoeh said.
Thompson contributed from Buffalo.
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

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