2014 — Nov 18-21, Lake-Effect Snow, Greater Buffalo area, NY –12-13
— 13 Buffalo News. “Day 4: Man found dead in car buried in snow…death toll…13.” 11-21-14.
— 13 TWC News, Rochester, NY. “Death Toll Attributed to Buffalo Snow at 13.” 11-21-2014.
–>13 Weather Channel. “Buffalo Snow Impacts: At Least 13 Dead…” 11-22-2014.
— 12 Blanchard tally from county breakouts below.
— 12 NBC News. “Buffalo’s Roofs Creak After Winter Storm Dumps…Snow.” 11-21-2014.
— 12 Syracuse.com. “Death toll rises to 12 in Western New York snowstorm.” 11-21-2014.
— 10 WIVB 4, Buffalo, NY. “Storm death toll rises to 10, snow continues.” 11-19-2014.
Erie County: (10)
–10 Blanchard tally from breakouts below.
— 6 CNN (Sanchez, Hanna and Almasy). “Buffalo area braces for more snow.” 11-20-2014.
–1 Alden, Nov 19. Man, 46, “found dead inside car buried in 12 to 15 feet of snow.”[1]
–1 Boston, Nov 20. Exposure. Person with “mental health issues.”[2]
–1 Cheektowaga, Innsbruck Drive, found Nov 21. Man, 50, in car buried in snow.[3]
–1 Cheektowaga. Man “pinned to his car while attempting to push it out of the snow.”[4]
–1 Cheektowaga. Nov 19. Heart attack; man, 60, “while trying to move a snow blower.”[5]
–2 Cheektowaga, Nov 20. Being transported from nursing home with sagging roof.[6]
–1 Cheektowaga, Nov 21. Man, 68, with heart condition dies using snowblower.[7]
–1 Location not noted, Nov 18. Elderly man with a known heart condition.[8]
–1 Locality not noted. Nov 19. Heart attack, male, 81, ambulance unable to reach.[9]
Genesee County: ( 1)
— 1 Nov 18. Heart attack? Jack Boyce, 56, county worker, collapses operating snow blower.[10]
Niagara County: ( 1)
–1 Niagara, Nov 20. Exposure. Person with “mental health issues.”[11]
Nov 19: “There are 5½ feet of snow outside…in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga, New York… And there’s more wintery precipitation on the way after a respite Wednesday [Nov 20]. CNN Severe Weather Expert Chad Myers said that 20 to 30 more inches of snow will fall Thursday during a 10-hour window.” There is so much snow, Buffalo officials aren’t even plowing. Instead hundreds of dump trucks venture out to haul snow away from the 10 square miles that have been pummeled by the lake-effect snow. Other areas of New York’s second-most populous city only received 1 to 6 inches, officials said. Seven deaths in the region — including one man whose car was buried under more than a foot of snow — are blamed on the extreme storm, authorities said…. The cause of this mayhem: Arctic air pouring over the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes is producing extreme lake-effect snows….
“Of the seven deaths blamed on the storm, six were in Erie County and one in Genesee County.
“In Alden, New York, a 46-year-old man was found dead inside a car buried in 12 to 15 feet of snow, authorities said.
“In Genesee County, Jack Boyce, a 56-year-old county employee, died after collapsing Tuesday morning while operating a snow blower outside the county sheriff’s office, according to county manager Jay Gsell.
“On Wednesday, Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein said an elderly man with a known heart condition had died. “He had an exacerbation of his condition where he needed emergency medical care and he was unable to be transported to a care facility that had the highest level of care,” she said, adding that the patient died at an “urgent care center.”” (CNN (Sanchez, Hanna and Almasy). “Buffalo area braces for more snow.” 11-20-2014.)
Sources
Buffalo News (Tiffany Lankes). “Day 4: Man found dead in car buried in snow brings death toll to 13.” 11-21-2014. Accessed 11-21-2014 at: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/winter/day-4-man-found-dead-in-car-buried-in-snow-brings-death-toll-to-13-20141121
CNN (Ray Sanchez, Jason Hanna and Steve Almasy). “Buffalo area braces for more snow.” 11-20-2014. Accessed 11-20-2014 at: http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/19/us/winter-weather/index.html
NBC News (Erin McClam and M. Alex Johnson). “Buffalo’s Roofs Creak After Winter Storm Dumps Seven Feet of Snow.” 11-21-2014. Accessed 11-21-2014 at: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/buffalos-roofs-creak-after-winter-storm-dumps-seven-feet-snow-n252401
Syracuse.com. “Death toll rises to 12 in Western New York snowstorm.” 11-21-2014. Accessed 11-21-2014 at: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/11/western_new_york_snowstorm_death_toll_rises_to_12.html
The Star, Toronto (Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press). “5 deaths blamed on paralyzing snowstorm in Buffalo area.” 11-18-2014. Accessed 11-20-2014 at: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/11/18/4_deaths_blamed_on_paralyzing_snowstorm_in_buffalo_area.html
Time Warner Cable News, Rochester, NY. “Death Toll Attributed to Buffalo Snow at 13.” 11-21-2014, 8:45 update. Accessed 11-22-2014 at: http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/news/787041/death-toll-attributed-to-buffalo-snow-at-13/
Weather Channel (Sean Breslin). “Buffalo Snow Impacts: At Least 13 Dead as Residents Now Prepare for Snowmelt and Flooding: More Than 30 Major Roof Collapses Reported.” 11-22-2014. Accessed 11-22-2014 at: http://www.weather.com/travel/commuter-conditions/news/buffalo-new-york-great-lakes-snow-20141119
WIVB 4, Buffalo, NY. “Arctic blast death toll rises to 12.” 11-21-2014 update. Accessed 11-22-2014 at: http://wivb.com/2014/11/19/part-two-expected-in-serious-lake-effect-storm/
WIVB 4, Buffalo, NY. “Storm death toll rises to 10, snow continues.” 11-19-2014. Accessed 11-20-2014 at: http://wivb.com/2014/11/19/part-two-expected-in-serious-lake-effect-storm/
WKBW, Buffalo, NY. “Death toll for storm rises to seven people.” 11-19-2014, 6:18 AM/11:20 PM update. Accessed 11-21-2014 at: http://www.wkbw.com/news/fifth-person-killed-by-lake-effect-snowstorm
[1] CNN. “Buffalo area braces for more snow.” 11-20-2014. Another source writes: “His car reportedly slid into a ditch and was buried 12-15 under.” WIVB 4, Buffalo. “Storm death toll rises to 10, snow continues.” 11-19-2014.
[2] WIVB 4, Buffalo, NY. “Storm death toll rises to 10, snow continues.” 11-19-2014; WIVB 4, Buffalo, NY. “Arctic blast death toll rises to 12.” 11-21-2014 update.
[3] Buffalo News (T. Lankes). “Day 4: Man found dead in car buried in snow brings death toll to 13.” 11-21-2014; WIVB 4, Buffalo, NY. “Arctic blast death toll rises to 12.” 11-21-2014 update.
[4] WIVB 4, Buffalo, NY. “Storm death toll rises to 10, snow continues.” 11-19-2014. Later account: “A 30-year-old Pennsylvania man died in Cheektowaga, New York, when a high lift attempting to free a vehicle stuck in snow accidently pinned the man to the car, killing him, according to the Cheektowaga Police Department.”
[5] WIVB 4, Buffalo. “Storm death toll rises to 10…” 11-19-2014. Cites Deputy County Executive Richard Tobe. Also: NBC News. “Buffalo’s Roofs Creak After Winter Storm Dumps Seven Feet of Snow.” 11-21-2014.
[6] Garden Gate Health Care Facility. (Syracuse.com. “Death toll rises to 12 in Western New York snowstorm.” 11-21-2014, citing The Buffalo News.) Also: NBC News. “Buffalo’s Roofs Creak After Winter Storm Dumps Seven Feet of Snow.” 11-21-2014.
[7] “The latest is a 68-year-old man with a known heart condition who was out Friday [Nov 21] trying to clear snow with a snowblower.” TWC News, Rochester, NY. “Death Toll Attributed to Buffalo Snow at 13.” 11-21-2014. Locality noted as Cheektowaga in: Weather Channel (Sean Breslin). “Buffalo Snow Impacts: At Least 13 Dead as Residents Now Prepare for Snowmelt and Flooding: More Than 30 Major Roof Collapses Reported.” 11-22-2014; citing Erie County Emergency Management.
[8] It was not possible to transport him to the “care facility that had the highest level of care.” CNN. “Buffalo area braces for more snow.” 11-20-2014. Also: The Star, Toronto (Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press). “5 deaths blamed on paralyzing snowstorm in Buffalo area.” 11-18-2014.
[9] WKBW, Buffalo, NY. “Death toll for storm rises to seven people.” 11-19-2014, 6:18 AM/11:20 PM update; The Star, Toronto (Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press). “5 deaths blamed on paralyzing snowstorm in Buffalo area.” 11-18-2014. Cites county officials; adds there were three heart attack fatalities, two related to snow removal.
[10] Was outside the county sheriff’s office. CNN. “Buffalo area braces for more snow.” 11-20-2014.
[11] WIVB 4, Buffalo, NY. “Storm death toll rises to 10, snow continues.” 11-19-2014; WIVB 4, Buffalo, NY. “Arctic blast death toll rises to 12.” 11-21-2014 update.