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Red Cross workers search for victims buried in cars following snowfall during the Blizzard of "77." Only about 12 inches of new snow fell during this event but high winds coupled with existing snow in western New York and accumulated snow on the surface of frozen Lake Erie combined to cause major difficulties.

Image ID: wea00952, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection
Location: Buffalo, New York
Photo Date: February, 1977
Photographer: American Red Cross


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