upstater1
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80+ inches in Orchard Park now. Basically people will be snowed in for a week +, can't get the snow out of the roads, many without power, no help for medical emergencies, freezing their butts off, trees falling over, ice dams on roofs, leaks into houses. There is no way they clear the snow. You can't do it.
I compare this to the difference between a Cat2 hurricane and a Cat4. A Cat4 isn't 2x worse than a Cat2. The amount of damage becomes exponentially worse. 3 feet you can deal with. 4 is something that happens in Buffalo quite a bit and becomes a major PITA. When it hits 5 feet you shut everything down and call in the National Guard. 7 feet? Uh--how are you going to get rid of that snow? There is literally nowhere to put it.
I compare this to the difference between a Cat2 hurricane and a Cat4. A Cat4 isn't 2x worse than a Cat2. The amount of damage becomes exponentially worse. 3 feet you can deal with. 4 is something that happens in Buffalo quite a bit and becomes a major PITA. When it hits 5 feet you shut everything down and call in the National Guard. 7 feet? Uh--how are you going to get rid of that snow? There is literally nowhere to put it.