2:02 p.m. ET, November 18, 2022
Buffalo mayor urges residents to stay vigilant as storm forces driving ban in part of city
A loader clears snow from a parking lot in Hamburg, New York, on November 18.
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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said the city has re-instituted a driving ban for South Buffalo as the area is now getting "hit extremely hard."
More than 20 inches of snow has fallen in South Buffalo, he told CNN's Kate Bolduan.
While Brown said the rest of the city is "in pretty good shape," he warned residents to stay home and not get on the roads, because the snow band is expected to move further north later tonight.
More than 100 pieces of snowplow equipment are out on the streets, he said.
"We're ready for what comes," he said.
According to
a tweet from Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, "conditions have deteriorated very quickly.”
The New York State Thruway remains closed from Exits 53 through 59, which is located approximately from Buffalo to Dunkirk, New York,
he said.
Here's where the travel bans are located in Erie County:
CNN’s Kiely Westhoff and Laura Ly contributed reporting to this post.