Жителите на Бъфало на брега на езерото Ери в щата Ню Йорк се оказаха в сряда сутринта почти погребани под сняг от средно 1.5 метра. На места преспите достигаха 2 метра в напълно парализирания град.

Причината е студена вълна, спуснала се от Арктика, комбинирана с изпаренията от езерото.

Поради това в рамките само на около 3 дни падна годишния обем снеговалеж.

На моменти снегът трупаше със скорост около 13 см в час.

След няколко слънчеви часа, в които жителите опитаха да разринат купчините и поне да излязат от домовете си, метеоролозите предупредиха, че иде нова вълна с прогноздни валежи от още около 1 метър сняг.

Предлагаме ви кадрите, които се разпространяват в социалната мрежа "Туитър". На някои от тях пише, че ако има снежен апокалипсис, той вероятно започва така.

 

somewhere in Buffalo! pic.twitter.com/AgVdeupwK5

— clifton coleman (@clifton_coleman) November 19, 2014

The 24 Most Terrifying Pictures of the Snow in Buffalo, New York http://t.co/OYmoRfKOlZ pic.twitter.com/raX227eofH

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) November 19, 2014

Landing in Buffalo at 11pm. If anyone wants to use for news go ahead. Credit me please. #snowmageddon14 #LakeEffect pic.twitter.com/NC8tYebA08

— James A Fry (@JamesAFry) November 19, 2014

Even hardened residents in the Buffalo area were caught off-guard by an early-season storm http://t.co/ETokXolqFG pic.twitter.com/JtutoSIhtz

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) November 19, 2014

You need to see these photos of the storm that dropped up to 5 ft of snow in parts of New York http://t.co/KrtPpMC5yq pic.twitter.com/sZltzvyc5g

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 19, 2014

BURIED: Incredible visuals from Buffalo as NY braces for another pummeling. http://t.co/bK1bFPxMWf pic.twitter.com/PfXO54e9Cd

— Calgary Sun (@calgarysun) November 19, 2014

Good thing the license plate is obscured - that's illegal in NY RT @lilsarg: This is what fall looks like in Buffalo. pic.twitter.com/U1QKTiDIjf

— GlennHall (@GlennHall) November 19, 2014

It's a snowpocalypse in Buffalo! #LakeEffect http://t.co/XwbzOe4w25 pic.twitter.com/XrSt16lo67

— OpenSnow.com (@findOpenSnow) November 19, 2014

Heroes raided an abandoned Doritos truck during yesterday's snowstorm in Buffalo. http://t.co/u4aOavqh3M pic.twitter.com/cyNMyKFX35

— Gawker (@Gawker) November 19, 2014

Buffalo area hit with epic snow, with more coming http://t.co/D38a76lAKC pic.twitter.com/4zcvjeMbGp

— WNDU (@WNDU) November 19, 2014

So Buffalo, New York has experience 7 feet (~2 meters) of snow this passed week pic.twitter.com/wqGCNGTnyI

— ❅ Curt ( ͡°͜ ゝ͡° ) ❅ (@Exopyxel) November 19, 2014

Best photos I've seen out of Buffalo area RT @DerekGeePhoto: Houses in West Seneca look more like igloos #snowvember pic.twitter.com/ctivQAuktP

— Adam Glanzman (@glanzpiece) November 19, 2014

After deadly storm, Buffalo area may be buried under 3 more feet of snow: Communities just south of Buffalo, N... http://t.co/MzB27swiaR

— FarabiCentaurChiron (@FCC_ID) November 19, 2014

Deadly storm hits Buffalo, trapping people in. @GioBenitez is there as National Guard moves in #WorldNewsTonight pic.twitter.com/ogpaumT8SH

— Houston News (@abc13houston) November 19, 2014

24 Pictures That Perfectly Capture How Insane The Snow Is Near Buffalo, New York http://t.co/OYmoRfKOlZ pic.twitter.com/eIdNHmOjUh

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) November 19, 2014

Beer in Buffalo. Very disappointed not to see mugs. pic.twitter.com/XHWbYRLnD6

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) November 19, 2014