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US Snow Storm Left 7 Feet Of Snow Outside These Doors

9 Incredible Pictures Of People Literally Snowed In
Ryan Barrell
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The United States is being ravaged by freezing temperatures, with snowfall reaching 8 feet in some states.

Even for the Buffalo area - one of the snowiest places in America - this is a record breaking storm. The three-day total snowfall is close to the nearly 8 feet that the region typically gets over an entire year.

The storms were blamed for at least 12 deaths in western New York alone, mostly from heart attacks and exposure. Temperatures are up to 15 degrees lower than average for mid-November and visibility is severely reduced.

In some areas the snow was so severe that people were physically unable to leave their homes, as these amazing pictures show.

Buffalo snow
(01 of09)
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The weather has left many people trapped in their cars and homes, with state troopers and members of the National Guard deployed to rescue around 150 people across different states. (credit:Jennifer Goodrich Sanfilippo)
(02 of09)
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It's an image you'd expect to see in a cartoon, but many Americans are waking up to snow swallowing their homes. (credit:Louise Schiavone)
(03 of09)
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Sadly no one can go for walkies... (credit:Patrick Bryne)
(04 of09)
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More than 30 roof collapses have been reported in Buffalo, NY due to the sheer weight of the snow. "It is an extraordinary situation," the state's governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters on Wednesday. "It will get worse before it gets better." (credit:Chrissy Gritzke Hazard )
(05 of09)
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A women's basketball team was stranded on a bus in Niagara for 30 hours before emergency services were able to rescue them. (credit:@danichaps_)
(06 of09)
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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. (credit:Tara Schwab)
(07 of09)
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Officials in Corpus Christi, Texas have been forced to care for over 100 turtles stranded on beaches due to the cold weather. (credit:Missy Kalinowski )
(08 of09)
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But when lifes gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life gives you snow, you turn it into a beer fridge.
(09 of09)
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(credit:@spotrac)

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