Federal aid is coming to parts of western and northern New York to expedite cleanup efforts after a monster storm dumped up to 6 feet of snow on the Buffalo area.
, home to the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, and 72 inches in Natural Bridge, a hamlet near Watertown off the eastern end of Lake Ontario.Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox.“We are finally dry,” weather service meteorologist Liz Jurkowski said.
A driving ban had been lifted for most areas affected by the storm by Monday morning, but schools remained closed in Buffalo and nearby towns. The snowstorm was at least the worst in New York state since November 2014, when some communities south of Buffalo were hit with 7 feet of snow over the course of three days.Buffalo is getting hammered by lake-effect snow -- and it can be quite heavy. Orchard Park, where the Bills play, already has 3 feet .