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| Upstate New York buried in snow | Upstate New York buried in snow |
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| Residents in northern New York state are bracing themselves for more heavy snowfalls as they struggle to clear up to six feet (1.80m) of snow. | Residents in northern New York state are bracing themselves for more heavy snowfalls as they struggle to clear up to six feet (1.80m) of snow. |
| Highways, schools and offices remain closed in Oswego County. Forecasters say an additional two feet of snow could fall by tomorrow. | Highways, schools and offices remain closed in Oswego County. Forecasters say an additional two feet of snow could fall by tomorrow. |
| A state of emergency has been declared in and around the county, which has seen six days of squalls of snow. | A state of emergency has been declared in and around the county, which has seen six days of squalls of snow. |
| Freezing conditions elsewhere in the US were blamed for at least 20 deaths. | Freezing conditions elsewhere in the US were blamed for at least 20 deaths. |
| 'Unusually long' | 'Unusually long' |
| Emergency crews were struggling to clear roads in Oswego, where at times snow was falling at rates of 5in (12cm) an hour. | Emergency crews were struggling to clear roads in Oswego, where at times snow was falling at rates of 5in (12cm) an hour. |
| We catch up when it stops, but then it just comes again, even heavier Mayor Randy Bateman "We're just trying to keep up. It's an almost unreal amount," Mayor Randy Bateman. | We catch up when it stops, but then it just comes again, even heavier Mayor Randy Bateman "We're just trying to keep up. It's an almost unreal amount," Mayor Randy Bateman. |
| "We catch up when it stops, but then it just comes again, even heavier." | "We catch up when it stops, but then it just comes again, even heavier." |
| The so-called lake-effect snow is caused by the cold air picking up moisture as it moves over nearby Lake Ontario, depositing it as snow inland. | The so-called lake-effect snow is caused by the cold air picking up moisture as it moves over nearby Lake Ontario, depositing it as snow inland. |
| Meteorologists say the storms in the Lake Ontario area normally last a couple of days, and it is unusual for them to last so long. | Meteorologists say the storms in the Lake Ontario area normally last a couple of days, and it is unusual for them to last so long. |
| Extreme cold weather has also been affecting other north-eastern and central areas of the country. | Extreme cold weather has also been affecting other north-eastern and central areas of the country. |
| Deaths linked to the cold have been reported in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York and Maryland. | |
| Have you been caught up in the snow in New York? | Have you been caught up in the snow in New York? |
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