Snow Fighters Are Primed and Ready ; As First Lake-Effect Blast Hits Southern Tier, Area Road Crews As Prepared As Possible
Buffalo News › November 18, 2011
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Below-freezing air temperatures and near-record warmth in the waters of Lake Erie combined to give Western New York its first significant lake-effect snow squalls Thursday and early today.
Motorists may have been unprepared for the 3 to 5 inches of wind- driven snow that fell in southern Erie County and northern Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, but street and highway crews in cities, towns and villages across the region have been getting ready for their winter work since well before Thursday, when the flakes started really flying.See the full content of this document
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Snow Fighters Are Primed and Ready ; As First Lake-Effect Blast Hits Southern Tier, Area Road Crews As Prepared As Possible
From Arcade to Youngstown, mechanics have been adjusting, tightening and tinkering with everything from plow blades to snow tires to salt spreaders.
A few snowflakes fell in downtown Buffalo on Thursday afternoon...See the full content of this document
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