An early winter storm could bury parts of western New York state in up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) of snow by late this weekend, forecasters said on Thursday, and paralyze the city of Buffalo and other areas downwind of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Snowfall rates of 3 inches (8 cm) an hour were forecast in some locations to the south and east of the two Great Lakes starting late on Thursday, said Liz Jurkowski, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Buffalo.
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