New York Extreme Snow Storm Pictures Reveal Aftermath, As Residents Brace For More Today | HuffPost

Staggering Pictures Show New York Transformed Under 'Wall Of Snow'

Louise Ridley— The Huffington Post UK

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New York State is braced to be hit by another "wall of snow" to fall today, after a record-breaking freezing storm trapped thousands in their homes and killed seven.

Almost a year's worth of snow has fallen in three days in Western areas of the state, in one of the worst storms in living memory which is set to continue on Thursday. The fall is so heavy that it is being measured in feet, rather than the conventional inches.

The Buffalo area was buried under more than five feet of snow and two or three more feet will be piled on top of that today.

A man drives with a huge block of snow on the roof of his car after the unprecedented storm

Temperatures dropped to freezing or below in all of the 50 US states when the snow storm hit on Tuesday.

Drivers and truckers were stranded in their vehicles for more than 24 hours, after the storm trapped more than 100 vehicles along a 132-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway road, which was still closed on Wednesday.

Many people were stranded in offices, and one woman, Bethany Hojnacki, went into labor at the height of the storm and gave birth in a Buffalo fire station as she couldn't reach a hospital.

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"It is an extraordinary situation," the state's governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters on Wednesday. "It will get worse before it gets better."

The storm has broken records even in Buffalo, often hit by snow. "This is an historic event. When all is said and done, this snowstorm will break all sorts of records, and that's saying something in Buffalo," Cuomo said.

Forecasters say the temperatures are set to warm up at the weekend, risking turning the heavy snow into floods.

'Wall of snow' hits New York State

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Brian Cintron walks in his snow-bound south Buffalo neighborhood on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, in Buffalo, N.Y. A new blast of lake-effect snow pounded Buffalo for a third day piling more misery on a city already buried by an epic, deadly snowfall that could leave some areas with nearly 8 feet of snow on the ground when it's all done. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A Rite Aid store is covered in snow in the south Buffalo area on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, in Buffalo, N.Y. A new blast of lake-effect snow pounded Buffalo for a third day piling more misery on a city already buried by an epic, deadly snowfall that could leave some areas with nearly 8 feet of snow on the ground when it's all done. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A young person sits atop a roof shoveling snowdrifts on French Rd. in Cheektowaga, N.Y. Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. (AP photo/Gary Wiepert) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A man walks along a snow-covered street on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, in Buffalo, N.Y. A new blast of lake-effect snow pounded Buffalo for a third day piling more misery on a city already buried by an epic, deadly snowfall that could leave some areas with nearly 8 feet of snow on the ground when it's all done. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Brian Cintron walks in his snow-bound south Buffalo neighborhood on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, in Buffalo, N.Y. A new blast of lake-effect snow pounded Buffalo for a third day piling more misery on a city already buried by an epic, deadly snowfall that could leave some areas with nearly 8 feet of snow on the ground when it's all done. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 19, 2014: Drew Ahmed makes his way through nearly five feet of snow on November 19, 2014 in the Lakeview neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. The record setting Lake effect snowstorm dumped up to six feet of snow in less than 24 hours closing a one hundred mile section of The New York State Thruway as well as other major roads around Buffalo. Four deaths have already been attributed to the storm and a second round beginning late Wednesday evening will bring up to three more feet of snow overnight. (Photo by John Normile/Getty Images) (credit:John Normile via Getty Images)

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BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 19, 2014: Residents try to shovel through nearly five feet of snow on November 19, 2014 in the Lakeview neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. The record setting Lake effect snowstorm dumped up to six feet of snow in less than 24 hours closing a one hundred mile section of The New York State Thruway as well as other major roads around Buffalo. Four deaths have already been attributed to the storm and a second round beginning late Wednesday evening will bring up to three more feet of snow overnight. (Photo by John Normile/Getty Images) (credit:John Normile via Getty Images)

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BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 19, 2014: Heather and Braden Ahmed makes their way through nearly five feet of snow on November 19, 2014 in the Lakeview neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. The record setting Lake effect snowstorm dumped up to six feet of snow in less than 24 hours closing a one hundred mile section of The New York State Thruway as well as other major roads around Buffalo. Four deaths have already been attributed to the storm and a second round beginning late Wednesday evening will bring up to three more feet of snow overnight. (Photo by John Normile/Getty Images) (credit:John Normile via Getty Images)

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Mark Settlemyer, left, gets help clearing snow from the roof of his mother's house from Ken Wesley on Wednesday, 19 November 2014, in Lancaster, N.Y. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A plow truck clears an opening from a side street on Wednesday, 19 November, in Lancaster, N.Y. Lake-effect snow pummeled areas around Buffalo for a second straight day, leaving residents stuck in their homes as officials tried to clear massive snow mounds with another storm looming. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Snowdrifts create a beautiful setting as a man tries to dig out his driveway on Bowen Rd in Lancaster, N.Y. Wednesday, 19 November. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A CSX freight train plows its way past the Cemetery Road overpass in Lancaster. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A 4-foot fence and SUV are nearly buried along a street in Buffalo. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A lake-effect wall of snow storm travels across Lake Erie into Buffalo, N.Y. Tuesday, 18 November. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Ken Velie clears snow from his driveway on Wednesday, 19 November in Lancaster, N.Y. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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In this photo from a surveillance camera operated by the New York State Thruway Authority, a person climbs through piles of snow next to abandoned vehicles on the Thruway. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A plane negotiates its way through the snow at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, N.Y. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Residents try to shovel through nearly five feet of snow on November 19, 2014 in the Lakeview neighborhood of Buffalo. (credit:John Normile via Getty Images)

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Drew Ahmed makes his way through nearly five feet of snow on November 19, 2014 in the Lakeview neighborhood of Buffalo. (credit:John Normile via Getty Images)

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Michael Ostrander attempts to make his way through nearly five feet of snow in the Lakeview neighborhood of Buffalo. (credit:John Normile via Getty Images)

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Drew Ahmed makes his way through nearly five feet of snow on November 19, 2014 in the Lakeview neighborhood of Buffalo. (credit:John Normile via Getty Images)

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Snow covers a street at daybreak Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in south Buffalo, N.Y. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A four wheeler attempts to make get through the snow on November 19, 2014 in the Lakeview neighborhood of Buffalo. (credit:John Normile via Getty Images)

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Heather and Braden Ahmed makes their way through the snow on November 19, 2014. (credit:John Normile via Getty Images)

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Jeremy Bauer stands on a snowbank next to a buried car outside his brother's house on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in Lancaster, N.Y. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A New York State snowblower removes snow on Broadway in Lancaster, N.Y. Wednesday, 19 November, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Steve Corbett opens his window under snow drifts and greets his neighbour's dog on Wednesday 19 November. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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