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November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

From the A look back at the 'wall of snow' in November 2014 series
  • Nov 18, 2014
  • Nov 18, 2014 Updated Nov 27, 2023
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An powerful lake-effect snowstorm continued to bombard much of Erie County with relentless flakes. Area residents seemed to handle the storm in stride, though.

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Mitchell Robinson chooses an alternative means of transportation -- cross-country skis -- on Crescent Street in Orchard Park Tuesday.

By (Mark Mulville/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

A close-up view of Louie Kopf's snow-mask.

By (Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

A powerful lake-effect snowstorm pummeled WNY before all of the fall leaves fell, as evident in this tree in East Aurora on Tuesday.

By (Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

The lake-effect snow band moves through the Southtowns, as seen from the observation deck at City Hall.

By (Derek Gee/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Mike DePriest shovels the sidewalk in front of Church in the Wind as Buffalo Police block traffic on Bailey Avenue at the intersection with Clinton Street as heavy equipment clears snow.

By (Derek Gee/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Mitchell Robinson chooses an alternative means of transportation -- cross-country skis -- on Crescent Street in Orchard Park Tuesday.

By (Mark Mulville/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Main St. in East Aurora was full of snow and no shoppers on Tuesday as a lake-effect storm swept through the Southtowns.

By (Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

A man with a snow thrower on Girard Avenue in the Village of East Aurora removes several feet of snow from his driveway on Tuesday.

By (Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

A young woman uses a snow brush to clear snow from her wheel well as she exits the McDonald's in East Aurora, one of the few restaurants open in the village on Tuesday.

By (Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

With a driving ban in place, Bill Westfall uses some ingenuity and a child's sled to retrieve groceries for his family on Main Street in East Aurora on Tuesday.

By (Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Getting groceries was best done on foot in East Aurora, as the lake-effect snowstorm made routine activities very difficult.

By (Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Deep snow drifts over a home on Mary Lou Lane in Depew.

By (Derek Gee/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Orchard Park residents try to keep up with the heavy falling snow on Tuesday, as visibility is remarkably limited.

By (Mark Mulville/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Kids enjoy the day off from school and the snow in Orchard Park.

By (Mark Mulville/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Jerry Delzer attempts to clear the three-plus feet of snow in his driveway on George Urban Boulevard in Depew.

By (Derek Gee/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Motorists and pedestrians face white-out conditions on Dingens Street.

By (Derek Gee/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Traffic is gridlocked on Dingens Street as cars get stuck, then the cars attempting to go around them also get stuck.

By (Derek Gee/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Firefighters from West End Hose Company in Depew help a stuck motorist on Transit Road near George Urban Boulevard.

By (Derek Gee/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Katie and Josh Supry walk through heavy snow after getting gasoline to fuel their snow-blower on Dingens Street.

By (Derek Gee/Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Ron Smolinski tried to snowmobile to work, but turned back to head home to Boston, NY. He's pictured here on the 219.

By (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Boettcher was just one of the Western New Yorkers who tried to keep up with the never-ending snow on Tuesday.

By (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

Omer Odovsc gets his tractor-trailer stuck on the 219 off-ramp leading to Rt. 391 in Boston, NY.

By (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

John Peterson and his wife Carrie drive snowmobiles along Rt. 391 in Boston, NY.

By (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

A "road closed" sign nearly topples over near the entrance ramp to the 219 in Boston, NY.

By (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

November snowstorm: Afternoon photos

A spider and its web deal with the snowstorm along Rt. 391.

By (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)
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    Before and after: The 2014 Wall of Snow
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