Buffalo, Western New York Brace for Potentially Dangerous Storm

A Michigan Dept. of Transportation snowplow clears a section of M-139 during a late fall snowstorm, near downtown Berrien Springs, Mich., on Nov. 16, 2022. Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP

BUFFALO, N.Y.—New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency starting Thursday in parts of western New York ahead of a potentially dangerous bout of lake-effect snow.

The National Weather Service forecast up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) of snow or more through Sunday that “may paralyze” the hardest-hit communities, including Buffalo, with periods of near-zero visibility.