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44. The very same thing has happened here in Denver countless times.......

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 05:19 PM

Dec 2022

Given the DAYS of warnings before it occurs, (and this includes other cities across the U.S.), I can't help but wonder, what the hell can these stranded people have been thinking to venture out into a potential blizzard and the nightmare they will most certainly find awaits them..........

My hat is off to all the good people and first responders that are willing to go out and try and rescue all of them........

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A few images from Buffalo, New York... [View all] EarthFirst Dec 2022 OP

My wife's sister and her husband got stranded in their car in Buffalo because a accident blocked the fightforfreedom Dec 2022 #1

Is this them? Sogo Dec 2022 #10

I see what you did there. dchill Dec 2022 #19

What? Sogo Dec 2022 #21

Plenty of warning was given, days in advance. Throck Dec 2022 #2

Maybe someone had to get to a doctor? A vet? A dying friend? leftstreet Dec 2022 #11

Lots of abandoned vehicles on the roads by the malls. Throck Dec 2022 #43

Please read reply #45. ShazzieB Dec 2022 #48

How easy it is to judge when you are not there and wnylib Dec 2022 #14

++ Thanks for sharing the reality, glad things went OK for you during the blizzard. A real mess. appalachiablue Dec 2022 #16

Real life as opposed to humanity being in total control of the outcome Hekate Dec 2022 #23

That requires a bit of humility. Igel Dec 2022 #32

It's called the Just-World fallacy. ShazzieB Dec 2022 #45

I think part of the deserving good guy and wnylib Dec 2022 #52

Absolutely true! ShazzieB Dec 2022 #54

Great post Ferrets are Cool Dec 2022 #68

Have some compassion. W_HAMILTON Dec 2022 #22

+1000 wnylib Dec 2022 #25

You never know what's going on DashOneBravo Dec 2022 #24

Yet a short drive to the West Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #40

Holy smokes. What a mess. Nt Biophilic Dec 2022 #3

Twice in my life I've seen the same scenario tavernier Dec 2022 #4

Daughter says Buffalo is still shut down. No grocery stores open and no restaurants. Throck Dec 2022 #5

Home from college one weekend, there was a storm like this. Igel Dec 2022 #33

Wow! Lucinda Dec 2022 #6

I remember the blizzard of 1993. It looked just like those pictures fightforfreedom Dec 2022 #7

Hard to believe that people of that region endure these conditions, Sogo Dec 2022 #8

There is no place on Earth "safe" from the powers of Nature. As a species we used to know this... Hekate Dec 2022 #17

It's true, but some places more predictable than others. Sogo Dec 2022 #20

This area is used to heavy snowfalls wnylib Dec 2022 #29

Thanks for clarifying how bad it got. Sogo Dec 2022 #37

Those -50 wind chills as a regular feature wnylib Dec 2022 #39

-50 windchill is not a regular feature here; more like -20 windchill and only for a few days Sogo Dec 2022 #47

Thanks. I didn't know that. wnylib Dec 2022 #50

I hear ya. This happens, but not all at once! LeftInTX Dec 2022 #42

Cyclone Bombs are no longer rare Cetacea Dec 2022 #62

I experienced a bomb cyclone, or bombogenesis, blizzard wnylib Dec 2022 #65

Thanks Cetacea Dec 2022 #69

I've got family there. Snow above windowsills lindysalsagal Dec 2022 #9

Just saw a report on CNN where some roads are cleared and people drive question everything Dec 2022 #12

Ther are no words. niyad Dec 2022 #13

Yikes! nt TeamProg Dec 2022 #15

Wind so bad there's hardly any snow on the roofs of homes and cars..... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2022 #18

meanwhile it's 81 in San Diego JuJuChen Dec 2022 #26

Yikes dflprincess Dec 2022 #27

My 85-year-old mom lives in a suburban area that was hard hit by bullwinkle428 Dec 2022 #28

Oh man that is bad nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #30

My college dorm mate was from Buffalo packman Dec 2022 #31

Looks like the roofs made it through- just steep enough to not hold too much snow bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #34

..the wind blew it off.. thomski64 Dec 2022 #64

I worked outside in the winter when I was younger. twodogsbarking Dec 2022 #35

One unusual thing about this storm Retrograde Dec 2022 #36

My friend posted a link to the Hamburg Emergency Services on Facebook dflprincess Dec 2022 #58

Thanks Retrograde Dec 2022 #61

Hold safe there. Warm front coming in from the southwest starting Wednesday. Justice matters. Dec 2022 #38

That's Brutal! ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #41

The very same thing has happened here in Denver countless times....... DENVERPOPS Dec 2022 #44

I've been through multiple 25" plus blizzards in Boston, but this is over 40" AdamGG Dec 2022 #46

wow... all those cars left in the middle of the road...hope they were empty BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #49

K&R MustLoveBeagles Dec 2022 #51

I wonder Niagara Falls is frozen? YoshidaYui Dec 2022 #53

1911 sheshe2 Dec 2022 #57

Yes I can totally see that happening YoshidaYui Dec 2022 #59

Also happened in 1938 and 2022. sheshe2 Dec 2022 #60

That is stunning and shocking! calimary Dec 2022 #66

I wonder if any from other places complained about the cold and weather? LiberalFighter Dec 2022 #55

Yep...a terrible storm indeed La Coliniere Dec 2022 #56

How awful... my best to everyone, I hope they get the help they need Meowmee Dec 2022 #63

wow, those photos look like my hometown in '78 LittleGirl Dec 2022 #67