High snowdrifts have buried parts of western and northern New York State since Friday. Snowfall totaling up to 77 inches (1.95 meters) was reported in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park.
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Lincoln Salgado and Cameron Kelly throw snowballs.
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Stephan Davis (left) and Star Haynes have fun blowing snow towards his neighbour.
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Snow-covered trees in Buffalo’s Orchard Park neighborhood
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A man clears his roof from inside his house.
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Alex Lane’s dog seems to be having fun through the snow covering the sidewalk.
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A lake effect storm caused by cold, moisture-laden air from warmer lakes hit areas east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario for a third straight day.
In some places, snowfall was among the heaviest on record for the region. Up to two feet of snow was dumped on some Michigan communities south of Lake Superior and east of Lake Michigan.
Sunday’s game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns had to be relocated to Detroit because Highmark Stadium was buried in snow.
According to Associated Press