Clearing Roads In Buffalo After Blizzard Is Expected To Take Days

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but even though the blizzard has ended, many roads will remain impassable. Snow is still falling, which makes it more difficult to clear roads. It is expected to continue to snow into tonight, possibly tomorrow.

Yesterday, Sunday, December 25, 2022, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown warned residents that it will take days for some roads to be plowed. He said that plowing has been done on many main and secondary roads. As for residential streets, many have not been cleared.

Mayor Brown told WBEN,

This is absolutely going to take days. We need the public to work with us so we can keep people safe.

The travel ban has been lifted in parts of Erie County. However, it appears the travel ban within the City of Buffalo is still in place.

There is also still a ban on travel on many state roads, according to the New York Department of Transportation,

The following state routes remain closed for safety until weather conditions improve: * Route 5 (I-90 to Big Tree) * Route 219 (I-90 to Peters Road) * Route 400 (I-90 to Route 16) * I-90 (through Niagara County) * I-290 (entire) * Route 198 (entire) * I-990 (entire)

If you hire a private snow plow to help clear your driveway and street, they cannot charge you higher prices because of the storm. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz issued a warning,

WNY Snow Totals During Blizzard

As of today, Monday, December 26, these are the total amounts of snow that have fallen in Erie County, according to the National Weather Service,

BUFFALO AIRPORT - 49.2 IN - 1000 AM 12/26
LAKE VIEW 1NE - 41.7 IN - 0900 AM 12/26
HAMBURG 2.0 N - 39.5 IN - 0800 AM 12/26
WILLIAMSVILLE 3.8 E - 34.5 IN - 0715 AM 12/26
ORCHARD PARK - 34.0 IN - 0815 AM 12/26
LANCASTER 0.3 S - 33.8 IN - 0600 AM 12/26
ANGOLA - 28.5 IN - 0803 AM 12/26
AMHERST 5.4 NNE - 25.5 IN - 0800 AM 12/26
KENMORE 0.3 ESE - 24.7 IN - 0830 AM 12/26
HAMBURG 0.4 WSW - 22.8 IN - 0700 AM 12/26
WEST SENECA 2.5 SE - 21.5 IN - 0700 AM 12/26
BOSTON 2.5 NE - 21.0 IN - 0700 AM 12/26
GLENWOOD 1.5 SE - 17.0 IN - 0800 AM 12/26
EDEN 1.4 SSE - 13.5 IN - 0815 AM 12/26
EAST AURORA 2.7 SSE - 13.2 IN - 0930 AM 12/26