Record snowstorm kills 3 in western New York

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snowstorm kills 3 in western New York

POSTED: 3:55 p.m. EDT, October 13, 2006

 

BUFFALO, New York

(AP) -- A rare early October snowstorm that buried parts of the Great Lakes

region under as much as 2 feet of snow was blamed Friday for at least three

deaths in New York state, widespread blackouts and stranded travelers.

The wet, heavy snow downed tree limbs and toppled power lines, leaving

350,000 homes and businesses without electricity in western New York and

closing schools, officials said.

Workers on snowmobiles delivered food and water to motorists stuck along

the New York Thruway, which was shut down for more than 100 miles by the storm.

Two people died in traffic accidents blamed on the storm -- one in Niagara

County and the other in Lancaster -- and another person died after being hit

by a falling tree limb while shoveling snow in Amherst, the Erie County Health

Department said.

" All the trees are down. No power, " said Buffalo

resident Ron Pellnat, surveying the damage. " It's Friday the 13th, how

about that? " (Watch

for scenes of the damage and boot-covering snow -- 1:06)

The city's main airport was closed Friday morning as

runways were cleared after at least 14 inches of snow fell, said Tom Paone, a

meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The snow was expected to

continue throughout the morning, he said.

Gov. George Pataki headed to the area Friday and was expected to declare

a state of emergency for four hard-hit counties.

On Thursday, 8.3 inches of heavy snow set the record for the

" snowiest " October day in Buffalo in the weather

service's 137-year history, said meteorologist Tom Niziol. The previous record

of 6 inches was set October 31, 1917.

" This is an extremely rare event for this early in the

season, " Niziol said.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/10/13/ny.snow.ap/index.html

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Rahu is significator of

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