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Fierce autumn storms bury parts of the nation in snow
![A cart is navigated through snowy Detroit streets Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Southeast Michigan had a light dusting of the white stuff compared to the heavy November snow that blanketed other parts of the northeast.](/gcdn/-mm-/07ba8853cb3bdcc68d7bacce859e88ea4688f7e4/c=0-429-4253-2832/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520278272623799-2014-1119-dc-weather001T.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A cart is navigated through snowy Detroit streets Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Southeast Michigan had a light dusting of the white stuff compared to the heavy November snow that blanketed other parts of the northeast.
David Coates / The Detroit News![A bulldozer clears the way for an ambulance in a neighborhood in West Seneca, N.Y.,Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. The Buffalo area found itself buried under as much as 5½ feet of snow Wednesday, with another lake-effect storm expected to bring 2 to 3 more feet by late Thursday.](/gcdn/-mm-/012fed612908c7c7ad660aa592294ef908138876/c=229-0-1783-2072/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520278245323253-tdndc5-6hznc34x52cxb4vm7b7-original.jpg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A bulldozer clears the way for an ambulance in a neighborhood in West Seneca, N.Y.,Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. The Buffalo area found itself buried under as much as 5½ feet of snow Wednesday, with another lake-effect storm expected to bring 2 to 3 more feet by late Thursday.
The Buffalo News, Derek Gee / Associated Press![Mark Settlemyer, left, gets help clearing snow from the roof of his mother's house from Ken Wesley on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in Lancaster, N.Y.](/gcdn/-mm-/75327ba0ae5da78a02635b53163f5e72fae48089/c=0-71-3571-2088/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261225232858-AP520604968843.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Mark Settlemyer, left, gets help clearing snow from the roof of his mother's house from Ken Wesley on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in Lancaster, N.Y.
Mike Groll / Associated Press![People cross Woodward near the Compuware building through snow on Wednesday.](/gcdn/-mm-/a829fcb015ad9aed325dba6cfb92e612eeae89a9/c=0-411-3166-2200/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261240033154-2014-1119-mo-weather342.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
People cross Woodward near the Compuware building through snow on Wednesday.
Max Ortiz / The Detroit News![Emergency vehicles respond to a personal-injury, spin-out accident on the I-94 westbound ramp under East Grand Blvd., near Mt. Elliott, Wednesday afternoon.](/gcdn/-mm-/c315fd11b6a6fcf72d2cc318f467ee04ffda3b47/c=210-0-3592-1911/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520285526268869-111914-tm-Snowstorm011.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emergency vehicles respond to a personal-injury, spin-out accident on the I-94 westbound ramp under East Grand Blvd., near Mt. Elliott, Wednesday afternoon.
Todd McInturf / The Detroit News![An accident on westbound I-696 at Hoover shuts down the freeway in Warren on Wednesday.](/gcdn/-mm-/42cb2ab39386d022d7e20e94b6878b14f637e89c/c=0-214-4256-2619/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261221582785-2014-1119-dc-weather017T.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An accident on westbound I-696 at Hoover shuts down the freeway in Warren on Wednesday.
David Coates / The Detroit News![Vehicles exit westbound I-696 at Hoover after an accident shuts down the freeway in Warren.](/gcdn/-mm-/5f8e3e0d95147180001c49702643f779399dd3e6/c=0-400-4253-2803/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520278221722781-2014-1119-dc-weather015T.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Vehicles exit westbound I-696 at Hoover after an accident shuts down the freeway in Warren.
David Coate / The Detroit News![The accident on westbound I-696 at Hoover that shut down the freeway Wednesday afternoon.](/gcdn/-mm-/8ca68758e93cdf853a30723c7f89cea871feb9ee/c=0-269-4253-2672/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520278214422635-2014-1119-dc-weather010T.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The accident on westbound I-696 at Hoover that shut down the freeway Wednesday afternoon.
David Coates / The Detroit News![The Detroit area got a light dusting compared to other parts of the state.](/gcdn/-mm-/07ba8853cb3bdcc68d7bacce859e88ea4688f7e4/c=0-429-4253-2832/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520278272623799-2014-1119-dc-weather006T.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Detroit area got a light dusting compared to other parts of the state.
David Coates / The Detroit News![In Detroit, it was a fine line between snow and no snow. Outstate areas found much more piling up.](/gcdn/-mm-/c6ec0d15cd5944ddf191ba87e4c172e916737920/c=0-378-4253-2781/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520278275273852-2014-1119-dc-weather005T.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
In Detroit, it was a fine line between snow and no snow. Outstate areas found much more piling up.
David Coates / The Detroit News![For a few hours in Detroit, the snow was heavy.](/gcdn/-mm-/60f91c25eea1bbcebb8577868af4e45edf4a8bad/c=0-421-2826-4190/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520278274173830-2014-1119-dc-weather003T.jpg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
For a few hours in Detroit, the snow was heavy.
David Coates / The Detroit News![Lafayette Greens Park in downtown Detroit gets covered in fresh snow on Wednesday.](/gcdn/-mm-/42cb2ab39386d022d7e20e94b6878b14f637e89c/c=0-214-4256-2619/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261241483183-2014-1119-mo-weather341.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Lafayette Greens Park in downtown Detroit gets covered in fresh snow on Wednesday.
Max Ortiz / The Detroit News![Jasper Gardner of Ashcraft Landscape installs Christmas lights on trees in Campus Martius Park in Detroit as snow starts to fall on Wednesday.](/gcdn/-mm-/6b12a800b11bc1c5cbe9a3174a15f32073cabb86/c=0-86-3541-2087/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261239933152-2014-1119-mo-weather345.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Jasper Gardner of Ashcraft Landscape installs Christmas lights on trees in Campus Martius Park in Detroit as snow starts to fall on Wednesday.
Max Ortiz, / The Detroit News![Samantha Freeman shovels snow off the sidewalk in Public Sqaure Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 in Watertown, N.Y. A ferocious lake-effect storm left the Buffalo area buried under 6 feet of snow Wednesday, trapping people on highways and in homes, and another storm expected to drop 2 to 3 feet more was on its way. (AP Photo/The Watertown Daily Times, Justin Sorensen) SYRACUSE OUT](/gcdn/-mm-/d4377bd90b2fa11647aa092bb5b2b9d6b3a3bd75/c=0-25-2000-1155/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261264833650-NewYork-21.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Samantha Freeman shovels snow off the sidewalk in Public Sqaure Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 in Watertown, N.Y. A ferocious lake-effect storm left the Buffalo area buried under 6 feet of snow Wednesday, trapping people on highways and in homes, and another storm expected to drop 2 to 3 feet more was on its way. (AP Photo/The Watertown Daily Times, Justin Sorensen) SYRACUSE OUT
The Watertown Daily Times,Justin Sorensen, / Associated Press![Autumn leaves blow as Drew Ahmed makes his way through nearly five feet of snow in the Lakeview neighborhood of Buffalo, New York.](/gcdn/-mm-/4393ac1802dc12f31bfefe3e4c7ace080b103454/c=0-149-3000-1844/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261248283319-NewYork-20.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Autumn leaves blow as Drew Ahmed makes his way through nearly five feet of snow in the Lakeview neighborhood of Buffalo, New York.
John Normile / Getty Images![A vehicle takes the snow with it along Route 20 after a massive snow fall in Lancaster, N.Y., Wednesday.](/gcdn/-mm-/cbd11c7c32eabe392b9000fc7407dbbe2954619f/c=0-371-3874-2560/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261328134916-NewYork-13.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A vehicle takes the snow with it along Route 20 after a massive snow fall in Lancaster, N.Y., Wednesday.
Gary Wiepert / Associated Press![Braeden Attig,11, unearths a car in Orchard Park, N.Y.](/gcdn/-mm-/f7f39c261d9f32db714e44d492082d0877c27fc6/c=0-165-2400-1521/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261233633026-NewYork-11.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Braeden Attig,11, unearths a car in Orchard Park, N.Y.
The Buffalo News, Harry Scull Jr. / Associated Press![Paul Lorenzo carves a path in Orchard Park, N.Y.](/gcdn/-mm-/8e8e027811b24ec8ab1e7dca7b6b80690420e81a/c=0-110-2400-1466/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261233933032-NewYork-09.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Paul Lorenzo carves a path in Orchard Park, N.Y.
The Buffalo News, Harry Scull Jr /Associated Press![Snowdrifts create a beautiful setting as a man tries to dig out his driveway in Lancaster, N.Y., Wednesday. A lake-effect snow storm dumped more than 5 feet of snow in areas across western New York. Another two to three feet of snow is expected in the area, bringing snow totals to over 100 inches, almost a year's worth in three days.](/gcdn/-mm-/36ff87f9f7d59d4731bac312a1c1df0b2ad3df88/c=0-203-3974-2448/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261237083095-NewYork-08.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Snowdrifts create a beautiful setting as a man tries to dig out his driveway in Lancaster, N.Y., Wednesday. A lake-effect snow storm dumped more than 5 feet of snow in areas across western New York. Another two to three feet of snow is expected in the area, bringing snow totals to over 100 inches, almost a year's worth in three days.
Gary Wiepert / Associated Press![Buffalo-area officials are getting help from a neighboring county in their efforts to clear roads and provide emergency services during the snowstorm that has buried sections of western New York in more than 5 feet of snow.](/gcdn/-mm-/5e100a25d5d1000d7f79fd070e51b1a772d8860a/c=0-185-3648-2246/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/11/19/635520261226932892-New-York-Snow-4.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Buffalo-area officials are getting help from a neighboring county in their efforts to clear roads and provide emergency services during the snowstorm that has buried sections of western New York in more than 5 feet of snow.
Carolyn Thompson / Associated PressA CSX freight train plows its way in Lancaster, N.Y., on Nov. 19, 2014.
Gary Wiepert / Associated PressBob Wilcox clears the snow at the end of his driveway in Lancaster, N.Y. A ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York, trapping residents in their homes and stranding motorists on roadways, as temperatures in all 50 states fell to freezing or below.
Gary Wiepert / Associated PressArt Hauret pauses after he measures the nearly 4-foot accumulation of snow in his driveway in Lancaster, N.Y.
Gary Wiepert / Associated PressChristine Bloom tries to make it to work in Hamburg, N.Y.
Harry Scull Jr. / The Buffalo News / APGabriel Ellis throws a snowball as Lukas Schroeder's attention is devoted to his instrument at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., on Nov. 18, 2014.
Joel Bissell / The Grand Rapids Press /MLive.com /APGrand Valley State University students built a replica of "Olaf," the snowman from the movie "Frozen," on the school's campus.
Joel Bissell / The Grand Rapids Press / MLive.com / APAirman Apprentice Franklen Garett makes a snow angel during the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Nov. 17, 2014.
Zach Gibson / The Grand Rapids Press / AP