More than 1.1 million people in New York were warned of sudden whiteout conditions and dangerous travel on Tuesday afternoon after a snow squall developed rapidly.
The sudden warning was issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Buffalo shortly before 3:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday afternoon after weather radar and webcams detected “intense bursts of heavy snow” hitting the area.
More than 1.1 million people live in the warning area, which encompasses Northwestern Wyoming County, Northern Erie County, Southeastern Niagara County, Orleans County, Genesee County, and Northwestern Monroe County. Cities and towns affected include Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, North Tonawanda, Clarence, Lockport, Lackawanna, Batavia, Kenmore, and Depew…