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Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

  • Nov 20, 2014
  • Nov 20, 2014
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Another thick blanket of snow covered parts of Western New York already hit hard by lake-effect snow. Buffalo News readers submitted photos from their vantage points on social media.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Martin F. Brownsey tweeted this picture from West Seneca.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Connor Kuebler tweeted this image on Hollywood Avenue in South Buffalo around 5:30 a.m.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

@scott6t9 tweeted, "Clear for now in Depew."

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Jordan Celej tweeted, "Our shed collapsed in South Buffalo."

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

@turntheanimal tweeted after 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, "#lakeeffect is only just now showing its face at the Goodyear/Dunlop plant in Kenmore."

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Chuck Hagel (@chuxterpuxter) tweeted, "Morning after in West Seneca."

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

@MobMike384 asks "Dude, where's my car?!"

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Ashlei Jachimowicz shared this photo, take outside her South Buffalo home at 6:30 a.m.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Patrick Blake posted this photo to Facebook, adding, "Geese that have seen enough." He shot the photo around 7:30 a.m. in South Buffalo.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Scott Smith @HopScott21 Scott Smith tweeted this photos from south Cheektowaga. He notes, "I'm 6'4", snow above my head I my driveway. "pic.twitter.com/woVu2T9rUF

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

@maddyclare tweeted this picture of her parents' neighbors' home, completely buried in snow in Angola, near Sturgeon Point, about 10 a.m.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Colleen Lanigan stands in the middle of the street in West Seneca around 9:15 a.m.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Lincoln's outdoor options are limited at 10 a.m. Wednesday in West Seneca. Photo submitted by Rachel Auld.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Briget Roberts' daughter's swing set is nearly consumed by the snow.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Only a snowy mound remained of Krystle Kukoleca's vehicle on Wednesday morning in Hamburg.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

The Village of Lancaster water tower looms above snow-covered ground, as a tree leans perilously. Image submitted by Rachael Augugliaro, via Facebook.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

The sun rises in Orchard Park, lending a pink hue to the feet of snow on the ground. Image submitted by Carrie Slater Andruszko, via Facebook.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Kathy Lee, of Alden, shares a photo of a naturally formed snow angel. No human touch needed for this one.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

The home of Kathleen and Mark Bratcher, of Hamburg, is covered by mountains of snow on an otherwise sunny Wednesday morning.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

"A ray of hope," writes Danielle Hawkins, of Hamburg, in passing along this photo from Wednesday morning.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Matthew Digati captured the edge of the storm over the Erie Marina Basin on Tuesday evening.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Matthew Digati captured the edge of the storm over the Erie Marina Basin on Tuesday evening.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Mary Mecseji-Rodriguez's neighborhood on Eden Street in South Buffalo has nearly vanished due to Winter Storm Knife.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Elisa D'Alessandro, of Girard Avenue in Cheektowaga, wonders why South Cheektowaga was hit so hard, yet not North Cheektowaga.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

A path that's been cleared off of Tina Grato Mancuso's residence in South Buffalo reveals just how much snowfall the neighborhood received on Tuesday.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

A bright sunshine in South Wales illuminates Tuesday's snowfall. Jessica Williams shared this photo, via Facebook.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Lancaster children are dwarfed on either side by snowbanks on a sunny Wednesday morning. Image submitted by Lana Penfold.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Matt Szalkowski, who stands 6'4, looks around helplessly at the snow that surrounds him near the corner of Tifft and McKinley Parkway in South Buffalo. Image submitted by Caitlin Szalkowski, his wife, via Facebook.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

A six-foot fence peeks out, still barely dividing two South Buffalo properties. Image submitted by Tina Grato Mancuso.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

10-year-old Kyle Cornell, of South Buffalo, tries to shovel out his driveway on Wednesday afternoon, but he's dwarfed by the size of the snowbanks and the plow in the rear of the photo. Image submitted by his mother, Miranda Camp.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Dunking is much easier when there's a snow platform to use for assistance. Image submitted by Jennifer Lattimore.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

The snow crept almost to the top of these two doors, Patty Nowak passed along. Image taken at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

David Niedbala passed along several jaw-dropping images taken of the Buffalo waterfront on Tuesday, drawing attention to the giant snow-wall of Winter Storm Knife.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

David Niedbala passed along several jaw-dropping images taken of the Buffalo waterfront on Tuesday, drawing attention to the giant snow-wall of Winter Storm Knife.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

David Niedbala passed along several jaw-dropping images taken of the Buffalo waterfront on Tuesday, drawing attention to the giant snow-wall of Winter Storm Knife.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

David Niedbala passed along several jaw-dropping images taken of the Buffalo waterfront on Tuesday, drawing attention to the giant snow-wall of Winter Storm Knife.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

David Niedbala passed along several jaw-dropping images taken of the Buffalo waterfront on Tuesday, drawing attention to the giant snow-wall of Winter Storm Knife.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

A wheelchair-bound neighbor in Lancaster helps remove snow. A true act of kindness and selflessness, Sheri Haynes passed along, via Facebook.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

A 1977 snowblower attachment on this front-end loader chops snowbanks along Irwinwood Road in Lancaster. Image submitted by Karen Robinson.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Twitter user @JamesAFry tweeted out another view from an airplane window, this one with an exceptional view of the storm clouds.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Shoveling really can be an achievement, especially when you're donning Batman boxers and no shirt. Photo submitted by Jackie DiaPaul, of Hamburg.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Pretty winter photos from Jen Patterson from East Aurora-Orchard Park border.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Pretty winter photos from Jen Patterson from East Aurora-Orchard Park border.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Lori Szczodrowski, of Kaisertown, trudges through waist-high snow en route to work.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

A mound of snow curls over the roof of this Berg Road home on the border of West Seneca and Orchard Park. Image submitted by Ryan Puckhaber, via Facebook.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

A Southtowns resident trudges down Berg Road on the border of West Seneca and Orchard Park. Image submitted by Ryan Puckhaber, via Facebook.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

The sheer amount of snow in West Seneca and Orchard Park is tough to fathom, but this photo by Ryan Puckhaber lends an idea.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

After being stuck on the New York State Thruway for 30 hours with no gas, food or help, Bhakti Gajmer and three others walked to the nearest firehouse for safety. It's comforting to hear that they're now safe.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

A view from the NYS Thruway, through the window of Gajmer's still-stranded vehicle, as of Wednesday night.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

A giant snowdrift hanging off the roof looms over Paul Makowski, who cleans up from the storm that ravaged Cheektowaga. Image submitted by Megan Sweet-Makowski, via Facebook.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

A plow has tipped over into a ditch on Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga, notes Facebook user Corey Joss.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

A message from Facebook user Andrew Toukatly alerted us to this scene Wednesday on Clinton Street: One police car was stuck for an hour before another arrived. The cop car that came to help then blew out its engine on the hill, setting it ablaze.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Here's the second cop car being towed away from the scene. Image submitted by Andrew Toukatly.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Kaleigh Jordan, of Lakeview, uses a snowbank to complete her handstand. Hey, it's not cheating if it's there. Image submitted by Tracey Somers-Jordan, via Facebook.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Yvette S., of Lackawanna, begins digging her way out of her home, one shovel-full at a time.

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Reader-submitted snowstorm photos: Day 2

Only the right rear tire of Yvette S.'s Chevy Blazer is visible from this vantage point.

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