TechyDad t1_j1w9oo6 wrote
Reply to comment by Eudaimonics in Western NY death toll rises to 28 from cold, storm chaos by novotlr
From what I heard, some people went out of their houses to shovel and the wind/snow were so bad that they had no visibility. They couldn't find their way back to their houses and wound up freezing to death. It's insane to think that some of the people who died night have been mere feet away from safety, but couldn't see it and didn't know which direction to walk to get back.
Flick3rFade t1_j1whku1 wrote
You’ve posted this a couple of times now and I’m curious where you heard it. I’m a life-long Buffalonian and it’s never THAT bad. For sure, the poor visibility can make driving treacherous but no one gets hopelessly lost in their own driveway.
TechyDad t1_j1wr7xy wrote
My wife told me that she heard this on the local news. It's possible that she misheard it or that our local (NY but not Buffalo area) news misreported something. I tried doing some searches and couldn't find any corroboration. There are SO many news articles that it could have been flooded out by the hundreds of other stories about this storm. Still, I think I'm going to stop repeating this until I can find a better source corroborating this account.
Flick3rFade t1_j1wrzii wrote
It’s understandable that things could get blown out of proportion, especially if you haven’t experienced our weather yourself. Good on ya for at least attempting to verify it though!
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