Only 12.3 inches of new snow fell at the Buffalo Airport during the 1977 blizzard, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center, compared to more than 40 inches in this week's storm.

Weather Channel meteorologist and storm chaser Jim Cantore, who was in the Buffalo area Friday, tweeted a picture of a yardstick showing 32 inches of snow "and counting" for nearby Hamburg, New York.

After tremendous efforts to recover from a deadly winter storm, officials in Buffalo, New York, ... as residents recover not only from the historic snow storm but also the May 14 mass shooting at ...

Buffalo, New York’s second-largest city, was spared the early brunt of the snow but was later boggled by swift changes in the storm. Image Clearing snow from a road outside Buffalo.

The Buffalo Niagara International Airport has reported a staggering 51.5 inches of snow since the storm hit the region four days ago. Officials said the airport will be shut through Wednesday morning.

Western New York is bracing for a historic wallop of snow that could dump 4 to 6 feet on the region through Sunday — including possible “thundersnow,” forecasters said.

She is among many residents of the Buffalo, New York, area who have to dig out thanks to a historic storm. John Normile/Getty Images A van is seen buried under snow at night in Buffalo on Friday ...

Western New York is forecast to get even more snow after more than 6 feet falls The whopping 6 feet of snow was one of the top three heaviest snowfalls in recorded history for the Buffalo region.

Heavy snow falls on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo on Dec. 23, 2022. Derek Gee /The Buffalo News via AP. Brown said Buffalo was “ground zero” for what “local and national meteorologists… ...

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With mountains of snow piled up in Buffalo and surrounding communities in Erie County, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has made additional resources available from the state's stockpile, including ...