Forecasters say up to one more meter of snow is expected to fall Thursday on Buffalo, New York, two days after the city was literally buried by a massive winter storm. The new snow will add to the 1.5 meters of snow that left residents trapped in their homes and motorists stranded in their vehicles along a long stretch of the New York State Thruway.
Forecasters say the eventual snowfall totals will be as much as the city usually gets during an entire winter.
Seven people have now been confirmed dead in connection with the storm, including a man found dead in his car buried under the snow. Four other people died of heart-related causes.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency in 10 counties in the western New York region. Mr. Cuomo told reporters Wednesday this could be a record-breaking snowfall "when all is said and done."