WOW.. we just traveled to Buffalo, and it is unreal; almost every tree in the city has branches that got weighed down and busted off from the heavy, wet, early snow that hit the past few days. Thousands of houses are without power, and the side streets look like a war zone; downed tree limbs, electrical wires.. it is horrific. I feel bad for my family members there and in Tonawanda; my sis/bro in law's basement is in danger of flooding cuz their sump pump is electrical and they're power-less. most people w/cordless home phones or cells that need charging, have dead batteries and need to charge their cell phones in their car!!
You cannot find a generator in any of the stores; lines have formed at many places, with people just waiting in case generators do arrive. This is absolute insanity. Every other traffic light is out.. people are driving as if it were a state of anarchy. And word is, power won't be fully restored for another 8 days or so...
Here are some shots of a park by my mom's house, and her street..