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Winter Jolt Last Update: 10/13/2006 6:23:15 PM (Source - 13WHAM)
(Buffalo, N.Y.) - From a high of two feet in Depew
down to six inches in Albion, Western New York was shocked into winter Friday
morning. It wasn’t just an inconvenience; the storm is being blamed for three
deaths. Two people died in storm-related traffic accidents near Buffalo. Another was
hit by a falling tree limb in the town of Amherst. The snow was heavy and brought down the tail of this jet at the Buffalo
airport leaving it "nose up" on the tarmac. It also crushed several
trees in Batavia. In turn, those trees went through power lines and damaged
houses. Long after this record-breaking snow melts away, thousands will be left
without power. A staggering 380,000 customers lost power during the storm and
are still in the dark. To make a bad day even worse, some Erie County residents could run out of
water. A water pumping station was knocked out by the storm and might not
be running again until Saturday. Thruway Back Open Federal Help to Western New York Last Update: 10/15/2006 4:24:15 PM (Source - 13WHAM) Buffalo, N.Y. -- The Federal Government is sending financial help to Western New York. FEMA has approved $5 million for immediate use in the cleanup of the snowstorm that hit parts of Western New York. Nearly 300,000 homes and business are still without power in Erie, Niagara, Orleans and Genesee Counties. Although Governor Pataki has made the request, the Federal Government has not declared the region a disaster area. A declaration would result in even more federal aid.
Thousands Still Dark After Storm by
R News Staff & Associated Press
More than 200,000 homes and businesses in Western New York are still in the dark this Sunday and it could be days still before they get their power back. Most of the outages are in Erie County where Friday's unusual storm dumped up to two feet of snow. National Grid says there are 1,400 workers in the field, restoring power lines and cleaning up debris. Six hundred NYSEG and RG&E workers are also out helping.As the clean-up continues Buffalo area school will be closed tomorrow. Schools in Albion, Orleans County will also be closed. Medical officials in the Buffalo area say they've seen about 160 victims of carbon monoxide poisoning and major hospitals on Saturday reported severe overcrowding because they were not able to discharge patients with power and transportation problems.
Crews still fight to restore power after storm Ernst Lamothe Jr. Staff writer (Rochester D & C) Post Comment (October 15, 2006) — Electrical crews are making steady progress today, restoring power for Western New York residents after three days without electricity during the aftermath of one the area’s worst outages. As of early this afternoon, National Grid reported 207,000 customers without power, a decrease from 229,000 on Saturday. New York State Electric and Gas Corp. reported 90,500 customers in Erie County and the Lockport area without power, down from 120,800 on Saturday. More than 1,000 employees are working alongside contract tree crews to clean up downed power lines and remove trees that crumbled to the ground after more than 20 inches of heavy snow fell on the area Thursday. National Grid officials predict that some of area’s residents will not have power restored for another week. Officials urge customers to stay away from downed power lines because it may become energize once power is restored. Also customers should stay out of flood basements because energize wires could present a hazard.
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