2022 – Dec 19-26, snowstorms/cold, deaths in 20 States and Canada, esp. NW NY (42)– 102

–102 Wikipedia. “December 2022 North American winter storm.” 1-8-2023 edit.
— 1 GA
–43 New York (Otherwise, the numbers shown are the same as ours.)
–102 Blanchard US total from State breakouts below (88) and four deaths in British Columbia.
— 6 Colorado
— 2 Georgia
— 3 Kansas
— 3 Kentucky
— 1 Maryland
— 8 Michigan
— 1 Mississippi
— 1 Missouri
— 1 Nebraska
–42 New York (northwest – Erie County 41 and Niagara County 1.)
–16 Ohio
— 3 Oklahoma
— 1 Oregon
— 1 Pennsylvania
— 3 South Carolina
— 1 South Dakota
— 1 Tennessee
— 1 Vermont
— 1 Washington
— 2 Wisconsin
— 4 British Columbia, Canada

Breakout of Winter Storm Fatalities by State (and locality and cause where noted):

Colorado ( 6)
–6-7 Blanchard total from locality breakouts below. (Denver 2, Colorado Springs 4-5.)
–4 Colorado Springs. The Gazette, Colorado Springs. “Cold weather appeared…” 12-27-2022.
–4 Front Range. Denver Post. “At least 4 people died across the Front Range…” 12-24-2022.
–2 Denver. Exposure outdoors. Denver Post. “At least 4 people died across the Front Range…” 12-24-2022.
–1 Colorado Springs. Exposure? Katelin Anderson, 23, found dead in parking lot on Academy.
–1 Colorado Springs. Exposure? Man, 42, found dead Dec 22, 3600 block of The Citadel mall.
–1 Colorado Springs. Exposure? Man, 40, found in 500 block of Arrawanna St., died in hosp.
–1 Colorado Springs. Exposure? Man found dead in an alleyway camp. (could be man 40 or 42)
–1 Colorado Springs. Exposure? Female, 69, found dead at Park and Ride lot on So. Nevada St.

Georgia ( 2)
–2 13WMAZ. “‘Mama, I love you,!: Macon woman mourns son’s death…freezing weekend weather.” 12-27-2022.
–1 Macon, Dec 24 or 25. Exposure, James Leon Burch, Jr., homeless; ~Pio Nono Circle.
–1 Macon, Dec 23 or 24. Exposure, John Ragin, found on Cherry St., downtown Macon.

Illinois ( 1) No detail. Not included in that we have not been able to corroborate.

Kansas ( 3)
–3 CNN. Weather-related traffic accidents according to Kansas Highway Patrol Dec 23rd.

Kentucky ( 3)
–4 Blanchard total from locality breakouts below.
–3 Reuters. “Seven dead in Buffalo as Arctic system freezes eastern U.S.” 12-25-2022.
–3 Gallatin Co., I-71. Vehicular deaths. Fox19, Cincinnati, OH. 12-24-2022. Cites Gov. Beshear.
–1 Western KY. Car accident “because of extreme winter weather.” Gov. Beshear.
–1 Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Dec 23. Car crash east of Lexington.
–1 Louisville. Exposure? Person without housing died according to Gov. Beshear.

Maryland ( 1)
–1 Thurmont area (4 miles west), tree falls on car near Rt. 77 and Tower Road intersection.

Michigan ( 8)
–8 Dec 22-28, mid-Michigan. Chief Investigator, Office of the Medical Examiner.
–3 Elderly persons found outside in the snow.
–1 Bath Township, Dec 23. Woman, 83, found outside assisted living facility.
–3 Cardiac arrest related to shoveling snow or snow-blowing.
–1 Carbon monoxide poisoning in car; man.
–1 Hypothermia? Man found dead in an unheated garage.

Mississippi ( 1)
–1 Pearl River Co., south MS, Dec 25. Exposure; Charles Wilson Ligon Jr., 57, found dead in woods.

Missouri ( 1)
–1 Kansas City. Caravan slid off icy road into frozen creek according to KS City Police Dept.

Nebraska ( 1)
–1 Locale not noted. Vehicular crash “connected to the storm…” The Weather Channel. Dec 24.

New Hampshire ( 1)
–1 Franconia. Exposure? Hiker find dead Dec 25 morning.

New York (42)
–>42 Western. WIVB, Buffalo. “Two more…storm-related deaths bring total…WNY to 42.” 1-3-2023.
–17 found outside
–11 in homes
— 4 in cars
— 4 shoveling snow or snow-blowing
— 3 Delayed emergency service responses
— 2 storm-related injuries
— 42 Blanchard tally from Erie and Niagara county breakouts below.
— 41 Erie County. WIVB, Buffalo. “Two more…storm-related deaths bring total…to 42.” 1-3-2023.
— 1 Niagara County.
Breakout of Erie County deaths by locality (where and when we have located data):
— 4 Amherst.
–3 ABC7, NYC. “25 dead in severe winter storm…whiteout in Buffalo.” 12-26-2022.
–1 WIVB, Buffalo. “Two more confirmed storm-related deaths bring total…to 42.” 1-3-2023.
–27 Buffalo city. Kazinform Int. News Agency. “Death toll in US winter storm climbs to 63.” 12-29-2022.
–Dec 24. Exposure. Monique Alexander, 52; partly buried in snow; Delaware Ave.
–Dec 24. Exposure. William Clay, 56; body found frozen in a snowbank.
–Power out; oxygen dependent Carolyn Eubanks, 63, with heart condition, dies.
–Dec 23. Hypothermia in car having “ventured out;” Stanislawa Jóźwiak, 73.
–Date not noted. Exposure? Body of Melissa Morrison, found ~Tim Horton Coffee House.
–Exposure. Body of Demetrius Robinson, 58, found in snowbank.
–Dec 24. Hypothermia. Abdul Sharifu, 26, outside, after car stranded in snow.
–Dec 24. Exposure. Anndel Nicole Taylor, 22, found dead in snowed in car.
–Dec 24. Exposure? Body found in the snow at Bailey and Kensington Avenue.
— 3 Cheektowaga. ABC7, NYC. “25 dead in severe winter storm…whiteout in Buffalo.” 12-26-2022.
–2 Separate medical incidents; roads not accessible to EMTs.
— 1 Locality not noted. Death “attributed to an EMS delay.”
— 1 Niagara Co., Lockport. CO poisoning; snow blocked furnace flue; Timothy M. Murphy, 27.

Ohio (16)
–16 Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
–10 AP. “Death Toll Climbs to 28 From Frigid Monster Storm in US.” VOA, 12-25-2022.
— 8 CNN. “Prolonged winter storm causes at least 26 deaths…thousands without power.” 12-25-2022.
— 1 Cleveland Heights, Dec 26. Exposure; woman, 72, outside assisted living facility.
— 6 Newcomerstown, Dec 26. Home fire thought caused by alternative heating methods for warmth.
— 1 Pedro area. Electrocution; Utility worker Blade Rodgers, 22, seeking to repair lines.
— 4 Sandusky County, Ohio Turnpike/I-75, Dec 23. 46-vehicle pileup.
— 4 Locales not noted. “…weather-related auto crashes…” (Other than the 4 deaths in pileup.)

Oklahoma ( 3)
–3 KOCO News, Oklahoma City. “Troopers respond to three deadly crashes after winter weather hits Oklahoma.” 12-23-2022.
–1 Gage area, State Highway 15, vehicular accident, Dec 22. Samuel Scott Kraft, 32.
–1 Luther area, Turner Turnpike, vehicular accident, Dec 22.
–1 Paden, 3-vehicle accident, Dec 22. Adelfino Alaniz of Freer, TX.

Oregon ( 1)
–1 Locale not noted. Vehicular crash “connected to the storm…” The Weather Channel, Dec 23.

Pennsylvania ( 1)
–1 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Route 29. Tree falls on car; male, 44.

South Carolina ( 3)
–1 Ashley Downs area, Dec 24. Power out; oxygen dependent male, 73, dies before readying backup.
–1 Anderson County. Male, 91, who went outside Dec 25 to fix broken water pipe.
–1 Anderson County Dec 25. Hypothermia? Man in his home which had lost power.

South Dakota ( 1)
–1 Todd County. Exposure; male, 65, “died from cold in his home, which was without heat.”

Tennessee ( 1)
–1 Memphis, Midtown, Dec 23rd. Apparent exposure. Man found dead outside; no foul play.

Vermont ( 1)
–1 Castleton. Tree falls on house; woman killed, according to police chief.

Washington ( 1)
–1 Lynnwood, Snohomish County, Dec 21. Woman, 76, found dead in parked car Walmart lot.

Wisconsin ( 2)
–1 Janesville area, Rock River. Woman falls through river ice.
–1 Fatal vehicular crash due to winter weather according to Wisconsin State Patrol, Dec 22.

Canada ( 4)
–4 Merritt area, British Columbia. Bus rolled over on icy road.

Narrative Information

Time, Dec 24: “A massive winter storm sweeping across the U.S. has caused at least 15 fatalities, left more than a million utility customers without power and impacted millions of Americans traveling for the holidays. Bitter cold temperatures are being recorded across the midwest, great plains and south. Airports in Chicago and Denver are seeing severe delays, and Seattle airport closed and reopened after a runway had to be de-iced. As of Saturday morning, more than 1,700 flights were canceled nationally.

“The storm has officially reached bomb-cyclone criteria— a meteorological term that means that the pressure of a cyclone dropped 24 millibars (a unit of pressure) within 24 hours— and over 183 million people nationwide are under wind chill advisories and warnings….

“The majority of the fatalities came from vehicular accidents on dangerous roads, including two in Kentucky, according to Gov. Andy Beshear, four in Ohio, according to Gov. Mike DeWine, one in Wisconsin, according to the state patrol, three in Kansas, according to state highway patrol and one in Missouri, according to Kansas City police. Other storm victims included people with medical emergencies who couldn’t be reached by medical personnel in time, due to the storm….

“ ‘Stay off the roads. The last-second shopping is not worth it if it would cost you your life,’ Beshear said at a briefing on Friday after reporting two deaths from car accidents and the death of an unhoused person.

“By Saturday, power outages swept the nation, hitting North Carolina the hardest with more than 477,000 households, businesses and other electricity customers left in the dark.

“Power outages prevalent in the Eastern U.S. are accompanied by high winds that threaten to knock over powerlines, trees and other structures. The weight of snow and the acute cold also work to stiffen power lines and technicians have trouble reaching their destinations for repairs. Tennessee, Maine, South Carolina and New York each have more than 70,000 customer outages too, and electrical grids in the Northeast are suffering the most, according to poweroutage.us….

“So far, Oklahoma has declared a state of emergency under hazardous road conditions, Louisiana’s governor is asking residents to prepare for life-threatening temperatures, Arkansas is anticipating flash-freezing today and Pierre Regional Airport in South Dakota’s capital has closed due to the weather. On Friday, more than 2,900 flights were delayed in the U.S. and over 3,600 were canceled, according to FlightAware.

“The storm began moving through the Northwest on Monday night [Dec 19], bringing snow to Washington, more than a foot in the Olympic and Cascade Mountain regions. By Thursday morning, the storm hit the Northern Central and Midwestern parts of the country, where frigid temperatures remain well below freezing, like less than negative 15 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of Montana and Wyoming. With strong winds, it will feel closer to negative 30 or even 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

“Blizzard-like conditions hit with about 6 inches of snowfall as the storm moved towards the Great Lakes late Thursday. Snow and sleet piled up on highways, so officials have advised against driving as accidents are being reported all over the country.

“Some municipalities in New York and New Jersey have banned driving, or at least nonessential and commercial driving. Public transportation is also suffering from inclement weather and operations have halted or faced delays nationwide. Package deliveries are also facing widespread delays, especially impacting last-minute holiday shopping.

“Some communities, including Portland, Oregon, Buffalo, New York and Cincinnati, Ohio, have opened up warming centers–short-term, emergency shelters for unhoused people to spend the storm in. ….

“As of Saturday , the National Weather Service had weather advisories and storm watches in effect in every state except New Mexico, Utah and Arizona….” (Time. “At Least 15 Deaths Attributed to Bomb Cyclone.” 12-21-2022, 12-24-2022 update.)

Dec 25, AP: “Buffalo, New York — Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 28 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.

“The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico. About 60% of the U.S. population faced some sort of winter weather advisory or warning, and temperatures plummeted drastically below normal from east of the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachians, the National Weather Service said.

“Travelers’ weather woes are likely to continue, with hundreds of flight cancellations already and more expected after a bomb cyclone — when atmospheric pressure drops very quickly in a strong storm — developed near the Great Lakes, stirring up blizzard conditions, including heavy winds and snow. Some 1,707 domestic and international flights were canceled by midday Sunday [25th], according to the tracking site FlightAware.

“The storm unleashed its full fury on Buffalo, with hurricane-force winds and snow causing whiteout conditions, paralyzing emergency response efforts. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said almost every fire truck in the city was stranded Saturday. Officials said the airport would be shut through Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service said the snow total at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport stood at 109 centimeters [3′ 6”]at 7 a.m. Sunday.

“Daylight revealed cars nearly covered by 180 centimeters snowdrifts and thousands of houses, some adorned in unlit holiday displays, dark from a lack of power. With snow swirling down untouched and impassable streets, forecasters warned that an additional 30-60 centimeters of snow was possible in some areas through early Monday morning amid wind gusts of 60 kph.

“Two people died in their suburban Cheektowaga, New York, homes Friday when emergency crews could not reach them in time to treat their medical conditions, and another died in Buffalo. Four more deaths were confirmed overnight, bringing the total to seven in Erie County. County Executive Mark Poloncarz warned there may be more dead. ‘Some were found in cars, some were found on the street in snowbanks,’ said Poloncarz. ‘We know there are people who have been stuck in cars for more than 2 days.’

“Freezing conditions and day-old power outages had Buffalonians scrambling to get to anywhere that had heat amid what Hochul called the longest sustained blizzard conditions ever in the city. But with streets under a thick blanket of white, that wasn’t an option for people like Jeremy Manahan, who charged his phone in his parked car after almost 29 hours without electricity. ‘There’s one warming shelter, but that would be too far for me to get to. I can’t drive, obviously, because I’m stuck,’ Manahan said. ‘And you can’t be outside for more than 10 minutes without getting frostbit.’….

“The storm knocked out power in communities from Maine to Seattle. But heat and lights were steadily being restored across the U.S. According to poweroutage.us, less than 200,000 customers were without power Sunday at 3 p.m. EDT – down from a peak of 1.7 million….

“In North Carolina, less than 6,500 customers had no power – down from a peak of 485,000. Across New England, power has been restored to tens of thousands with just under 83,000 people, mostly in Maine, still without it. In New York, about 34,000 households were still without power Sunday, including 26,000 in Erie County, where utility crews and hundreds of National Guard troops battled high winds and struggled with getting stuck in the snow.

“Storm-related deaths were reported in recent days all over the country: seven in Erie County, New York; 10 in Ohio, including an electrocuted utility worker and those killed in multiple car crashes; six motorists killed in crashes in Missouri, Kansas and Kentucky; a Vermont woman struck by a falling branch; an apparently homeless man found amid Colorado’s subzero temperatures; a woman who fell through Wisconsin river ice.

“In Jackson, Mississippi, city officials on Christmas Day announced that residents must now boil their drinking water due to water lines bursting in the frigid temperatures. While in Tampa, Florida, the thermometer plunged below freezing for the first time in almost five years, according to the National Weather Service — a drop conducive to cold-blooded iguanas falling out of trees….”
(Assoc. Press. “Death Toll Climbs to 28 From Frigid Monster Storm in US.” VOA, 12-25-2022.)

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CNN. “Prolonged winter storm causes at least 26 deaths and leaves thousands without power.” 12-25-2022. Accessed 12-25-2022 at: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/25/weather/christmas-arctic-winter-storm-power-outages-sunday/index.html

CNN. “Snow-inundated Buffalo faces more challenges in the aftermath of storm that left 31 dead in area.” 12-27-2022. Accessed 12-27-2022 at: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/27/weather/arctic-winter-storm-new-york-blizzard-tuesday/index.html

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Denver Post. “At least 4 people died across the Front Range during historic cold front, authorities say.” 12-24-2022. Accessed 12-26-2022 at: https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/24/cold-front-severe-weather-deaths/

Fox19, Cincinnati, OH. “Ohio, Kentucky give updates on winter weather damage.” 12-24-2022. Accessed 12-25-2022 at: https://www.fox19.com/2022/12/25/ohio-kentucky-give-updates-winter-weather-damage/

Fox News. “Ohio 46-car pileup leaves at least 4 dead in winter storm ‘whiteout’ crash.” 12-24-2022. Accessed 12-24-2022 at: https://www.foxnews.com/us/ohio-46-car-pileup-three-dead-winter-storm-whiteout-crash

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Keloland.com, Sioux Falls, SD. “1 weather-related death in Todd County, coroner says.” 12-22-2022. Accessed 12-26-2022 at: https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/1-weather-related-death-in-todd-county-coroner-says/

KOCO News, Oklahoma City. “Troopers respond to three deadly crashes after winter weather hits Oklahoma.” 12-23-2022. Accessed 12-25-2022 at: https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-luther-turner-turnpike-deadly-crash/42318503

Lansing State Journal, MI. “Elderly resident dies after being fund outside assisted living center in bitter cold.” 12-23-2022. Accessed 12-24-2022 at: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/12/23/greater-lansing-storm-snowfall-wind-frigid-temps-to-continue-travel-flights-canceled/69753334007/

Lansing State Journal, MI. “Officials: Deaths of 8 people in mid-Michigan linked to snow and cold.” 12-28-2022. Accessed 1-8-2023 at: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/12/28/cold-snow-blamed-for-at-least-8-mid-michigan-deaths/69758304007/

Lexington Herald Leader, KY. “3 deaths in Kentucky confirmed because of severe winter weather, Gov. Beshear says.” 12-23-2022. Accessed 12-24-2022 at: https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article270375922.html

NBC News (Mithil Aggarwal and Melissa Chan). “Death toll rises to at least 55 as freezing temperatures and heavy snow…” 12-26-2022. Accessed 12-26-2022 at: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/winter-storm-freezing-temperatures-heavy-snow-killed-deadly-buffalo-rcna63226

NBC News. “Live updates: Deadly winter storm brings blizzards and dangerous wind chills to much of the U.S.” 12-25-2022. Accessed 12-25-2022 at: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/live-blog/winter-storm-live-updates-rcna63150

New York Post (David Propper). “Death toll in western New York from brutal winter storm reaches 17.” 12-25-2022. Accessed 12-26-2022 at: https://nypost.com/2022/12/25/deaths-in-buffalo-and-region-reach-17-from-winter-storm/

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New York Times. “‘It Was Just a Crying Day’: Families Mourn Those Killed in the Storm.” 12-27-2022. Accessed 12-27-2022 at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/nyregion/buffalo-western-new-york-winter-storm.html

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News 5, Cleveland. “72-year-old woman found dead outside assisted living facility in Cleveland Heights, officials say. Appears to have succumbed to cold weather, city officials say.” 12-27-2022. Accessed 12-29-2022 at: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/72-year-old-woman-found-dead-outside-assisted-living-facility-in-cleveland-heights-officials-say

NPR. “At least 50 people have died across the U.S. in ‘once-in-a-generations storm’” 12-26-2022. Accessed 12-26-2022 at: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/26/1145518196/us-massive-winter-storm-deaths-weather

PBS Newshour. “Winter storm death toll tops 60 as crews in Buffalo work to clear 4 feet of snow.” 12-27-2022. Accessed 12-27-2022 at: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/winter-storm-death-toll-tops-60-as-crews-in-buffalo-work-to-clear-4-feet-of-snow

Reuters. “Seven dead in Buffalo as Arctic system freezes eastern U.S.” 12-25-2022. Accessed 12-25-2022 at: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/death-toll-rises-buffalo-frigid-cold-freezes-eastern-us-christmas-day-2022-12-25/

Sky News. “US bomb cyclone: At least 59 dead as North America gripped…” 12-27-2022. Accessed 12-27-2022 at: https://news.sky.com/story/us-bomb-cyclone-at-least-50-dead-as-north-america-gripped-by-devastating-winter-storm-12774427

The Gazette, Colorado Springs. “1 dead, 1 hospitalized after apparent exposure to subfreezing temps in Colorado Springs.” 12-23-2022. Accessed 12-29-2022 at: https://gazette.com/news/local/1-dead-1-hospitalized-after-apparent-exposure-to-subfreezing-temps-in-colorado-springs/article_f4d198ba-8314-11ed-a24a-3ff41e8307b7.html

The Gazette, Colorado Springs. “Cold weather appeared to play role in 4 Colorado Springs deaths last week.” 12-27-2022. Accessed 12-29-2022 at: https://gazette.com/news/public-safety/cold-weather-appeared-to-play-role-in-4-colorado-springs-deaths-last-week/article_f1ec93e0-861e-11ed-ba6d-5f81b2e4277c.html

The Nation. “U.S. winter storm death toll rises to 61.” 12-31-2022. Accessed 12-31-2022 at: https://www.nation.com.pk/31-Dec-2022/us-winter-storm-death-toll-rises-to-61

The State, Columbia, SC. “Man on oxygen dies after winter weather knocks out power at SC home, coroner says.” 12-28-2022. Accessed 12-29-2022 at: https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article270496237.html

The Weather Channel. “Winter Storm Elliott: Coastal Flooding Hits Northeast; Deadly Pileup in Ohio.” 12-23-2022. Accessed 12-26-2022 at: https://weather.com/news/news/2022-12-23-winter-storm-elliott-blizzard-bomb-cyclone-live-updates-friday

Time (Anisha Kohli and Mariah Espada) “At Least 15 Deaths Attributed to Bomb Cyclone.” 12-21-22, 12-24-2022 update. Accessed 12-24-2022 at: https://time.com/6243042/deadly-storm-u-s-bomb-cyclone/

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Wall Street Journal. “Buffalo Death Toll Rises to 39 as City Reopens From Winter Storm.” 12-29-2022. Accessed 12-30-2022 at: https://www.wsj.com/articles/buffalo-lifts-driving-ban-as-city-reopens-from-winter-storm-11672329189

WFMJ, Youngstown, OH. “Weather Updates. Utility accident adds to storm death toll.” 12-24-2022. Accessed 12-25-2022 at: https://www.wfmj.com/story/48032641/weather-updates-utility-accident-adds-to-storm-death-toll

WFMZ 69 News, Allentown, PA. “1 dead after tree falls on car in Montgomery County.” 12-233-2022. Accessed 12-26-2022 at: https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/southeastern-pa/1-dead-after-tree-falls-on-car-in-montgomery-county/article_86fc7970-832f-11ed-9b5f-9b229eb581a3.html

WGRZ, Buffalo. “3rd death reported in Western New York as a result of storm.” 12-24-2022. Accessed 12-24-2022 at: https://www.wgrz.com/article/weather/severe-weather/body-found-at-bailey-and-kensington-avenue-buffalo-police-working-to-retrieve-individual/71-e3e0e4b2-9358-4790-bcfc-78d597e4880a

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WIVB, Buffalo. “Two more confirmed storm-related deaths bring total in WNY to 42.” 1-3-2023. Accessed 1-8-2023 at: https://www.wivb.com/weather/buffalo-blizzard-2022/two-more-confirmed-storm-related-deaths-bring-total-to-42/

WMTV, NBC 15, Madison, WI. “Wisconsin state troopers respond to 400+ calls during Thursday’s storm. Troopers were called to one deadly crash.” 12-23-2022. Accessed 1-8-2023 at: https://www.nbc15.com/2022/12/23/wisconsin-state-troopers-respond-400-calls-during-thursdays-storm/