Census Bureau.Īt least 78 people died in the storm overall, according to an NBC News tally, with weather-related deaths also reported in Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Illinois and Vermont. White people constitute nearly half the population of Buffalo, making up 48%, while Black people make up 33% of the population and Hispanic people constitute about 12%, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Most people who died - 20 - were Black, while 18 were white and one was Hispanic, hez said. The majority of the dead - 17 - were found outside, while 11 were found in their homes, four were found in their cars, four died of cardiac events while shoveling and three died following a delayed response from emergency medical personnel. In Erie County, 39 people died from the storm, Poloncarz told reporters Thursday, adding that 31 of those deaths were in Buffalo, seven were in the surrounding suburbs and one was in an unknown location. Search and rescue teams were returning Thursday to check locations where bodies had been reported but could not be confirmed - either because of the amount of snow or the vagueness of location, according to Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia.
“Some people have not been able to restock groceries, to restock medications, to get to medical appointments, and being able to lift the travel ban safely now will allow people to do those important things,” Brown said. Erie County remains under a state of emergency, officials said. A travel advisory remains in place for the area, with Brown asking people to avoid driving unless necessary. Thursday, following an announcement from Mayor Byron Brown late Wednesday. The anticipated snowmelt comes as Buffalo - the epicenter of the storm in Erie County - lifted its travel ban at 12:01 a.m. Members of the National Guard assist in recovery efforts in Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday. The state has more than 300 pumps, more than 300 generators and more than 775,000 sandbags available to deploy in the event of flooding, according to a news release from her office. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday directed state agencies to prepare to respond to flooding caused by the snowmelt. The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services warned in a tweet that “the mix of higher temps, rain & snowmelt may cause basement flooding, ponding of water in low-lying areas & ice jams” and urged people to contact their local fire department or emergency management office if they have concerns about flooding. The warmup will help melt snow in areas across western New York that remain buried under several feet.Īcross western New York, snowmelt alone does not normally cause major or widespread flooding and usually needs to occur simultaneously with a heavy rain event, which is not in the forecast for that region - though some localized flooding may occur in the coming days. John Normile / Getty Images file Snow to melt in Buffalo as travel resumes A woman clears snow from her driveway in Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday. Highs in Chicago will be comparatively more moderate, in the low-50s between Friday and Sunday. Dallas will see highs in the 60s and low-70s this holiday weekend, while the nation's capital will see highs in the high-50s and the low-60s. The forecast comes a day after the nonprofit organization Berkeley Earth said 2022 is likely to be the fifth-warmest year on record.ĭallas could see a high of 71 degrees Thursday, while Chicago and Washington, D.C., could see a high of 57 degrees. New York won't be alone: Temperatures across much of the country "will undergo a drastic warm up in comparison to those near the start of the week," the weather service said in a bulletin Thursday morning, with Eastern states seeing highs into the 50s and the 60s.
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