The extremely high winds, bitter temperatures, and widespread power outages hit communities in multiple states from the midwest to the eastern seaboard and have been a contributing factor in a death toll that has risen again.
It appears as if what was building up to be a big feud between two powerful elected officials in the Buffalo area isn't going to be as big as initially seemed.
The latest storm, potentially the worst blizzard in the history of Buffalo, has left buffalo paralyzed with hundreds of cars stuck on snow-clogged roads and streets which has been attributed as the cause of death for several from being stranded in the snow and the loss of emergency services for a while due to roads being impassable.
The Blizzard that many in Western New York are calling the worst snowstorm in the history of the area has brought hurricane-force winds and several feet of snow into town.