--- description: Record snow around Buffalo this week title: Amazing Aerial Photos of Aftermath of Massive Snow Storm in Buffalo image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30254e029e94cf4c/698769e035ba6f8054c0572c/buffalo-snow-storm-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [weather](/tag/weather/) ## weather Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Amazing Overhead Photos Offer New View of Buffalo Snow by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 20, 2014 1:01 PM CUT  Homes are covered in snow in West Seneca, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014\. The Buffalo area found itself buried under as much as 5½ feet of snow with another lake-effect storm expected to bring 2 to 3 more feet. Homes are covered in snow in West Seneca, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014\. The Buffalo area found itself buried under as much as 5½ feet of snow with another lake-effect storm expected to bring 2 to 3 more feet.Derek Gee—The Buffalo News/AP by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 20, 2014 1:01 PM CUT Winter has come early in Buffalo, New York. Between four and six feet of snow have fallen on the area since Monday, leaving over[ 100 people trapped and killing at least six](http://time.com/3595874/snow-emergency-six-dead-winter-storm/ "undefined"). And unfortunately for residents, more is on the way. Photos of the weather event have been pretty spectacular from the ground, but Derek Gee chief photographer at The Buffalo News has taken amazing aerial shots of the wintry weather’s impact on the area.  Homes are covered in snow in West Seneca, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014\. The Buffalo area found itself buried under as much as 5½ feet of snow with another lake-effect storm expected to bring 2 to 3 more feet. Derek Gee—The Buffalo News/AP  Cars are covered in snow in Orchard Park, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014. Derek Gee—The Buffalo News/AP  A man digs out his driveway in Depew, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014. Derek Gee—The Buffalo News/AP  Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. is buried in snow on Nov. 19, 2014. Derek Gee—The Buffalo News/AP  Cars are stranded on Mile Strip Road at the entrance to Route 219 near Buffalo, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014. Derek Gee—The Buffalo News/AP  Cars make their way through South Buffalo, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014. Derek Gee—The Buffalo News/AP  Trucks are parked at Jim's Truck Stop in Cheektowaga, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014. Derek Gee—The Buffalo News/AP  A bulldozer clears the way for an ambulance in a neighborhood in West Seneca, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 2014. 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