(NBCNEWS) — Troopers in all-terrain vehicles and rescue crews working without sleep set out Wednesday to reach drivers trapped in a ferocious winter storm that dumped more than 5 feet of snow outside Buffalo, New York — with plenty more on the way.
About 140 miles of Interstate 90, the main artery running east and west across New York state, remained closed, from Rochester to the New York-Pennsylvania state line. There was no word when it would reopen.
More than 100 cars were reported trapped. Drivers ran out of food and patience.
“Mother Nature is showing us who’s boss once again,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “This snowfall may break all sorts of records, and that’s saying something in western New York and in Buffalo.”
