Buffalo Braces For Worst Of Deep Freeze, Temperatures In All 50 States At Or Below Freezing

There are mounds of snow piling up in western New York State, with more than four feet of snow falling in parts of Buffalo on Tuesday, alone. A second snowstorm is expected to hit the region on Thursday, with temperatures dropping well below freezing from coast to coast.

In fact, the deep freeze sent temperatures in all 50 states plummeting to the freezing point or below Tuesday, hitting record-lows more indicative to January than November. School closings and delays are plaguing municipalities from the Midwest to the South, but more severe consequences in the nation’s northeastern regions are racking up quick..

Erie County officials in New York said a 46-year-old man was discovered early Wednesday in his car located in a ditch and buried in snow. He was found in the town of Alden, which is roughly 24 miles east of Buffalo.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said about 140 motorists were stranded. Many chose to stay with their cars, while others left them, he said.

“Other than wishing they weren’t stuck in traffic, they’re warm and safe in their vehicles,” Kennedy said.

On Tuesday, county officials said four more people had died, including three from heart attacks believed to have stricken them while shoveling snow. The other victim who was found pinned beneath a car that he was trying to free from the snow.

Two other deaths were reported in New Hampshire and Michigan.

The Weather Channel reported that low temperatures were expected to spread south and east on Wednesday and that relief would not reach parts of America until the weekend.