Upstate New York buried in snow

[Fusen]

Upstate New York buried in snow

<!-- S BO --> <!-- S IIMA --> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="203"> <tbody><tr><td> More snow squalls are on the way, forecasters say

</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- E IIMA --> <!-- S SF --> Residents in northern New York state are bracing themselves for more heavy snowfalls as they struggle to clear up to six feet (1.80m) of snow. Highways, schools and offices remain closed in Oswego County. Forecasters say an additional two feet of snow could fall by tomorrow.
A state of emergency has been declared in and around the county, which has seen six days of squalls of snow.
Freezing conditions elsewhere in the US were blamed for at least 20 deaths. <!-- E SF -->
'Unusually long'
Emergency crews were struggling to clear roads in Oswego, where at times snow was falling at rates of 5in (12cm) an hour.
<!-- S IBOX --> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="208"> <tbody><tr> <td width="5"></td> <td class="sibtbg"> We catch up when it stops, but then it just comes again, even heavier


Mayor Randy Bateman

</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!-- E IBOX --> "We're just trying to keep up. It's an almost unreal amount," Mayor Randy Bateman.
"We catch up when it stops, but then it just comes again, even heavier."
The so-called lake-effect snow is caused by the cold air picking up moisture as it moves over nearby Lake Ontario, depositing it as snow inland.
Meteorologists say the storms in the Lake Ontario area normally last a couple of days, and it is unusual for them to last so long.
Extreme cold weather has also been affecting other north-eastern and central areas of the country.
Deaths linked to the cold have been reported in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, new York and Maryland.





http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6347139.stm

[Fusen]

nothing that special but I just thought it was mad that while the UK is going crazy over a couple inches, new york is facing up to 6feet of snow :o

I wish I was there

[Godscrasher]

And i bet their schools don't close.

[TwoPlAnKs]

And i bet their schools don't close.

Highways, schools and offices remain closed in Oswego County.

[BBK]

How is this news? Its America. Its snow. Big fucking deal, who gives a shit?

[[wingnut]]

I do I'm going there in less than 7 days now....