Severe climate circumstances compelled the airfield at Buffalo Niagara International Airport in New York, to shut on Friday, December 23, leaving travellers going through cancellations throughout one of many busiest occasions of the yr. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Buffalo posted video demonstrating what it mentioned was “zero-mile” visibility at a carpark close to the airport. “We don’t even want to be parked in it, you definitely don’t want to be driving in it”, the climate service mentioned. The NWS mentioned circumstances would stay “extremely treacherous” northeast of the Great Lakes on Saturday. Lake-effect snow, near-zero visibility, wind gusts of 60-65 mph, and wind chills of -10 to -30 levels Fahrenheit have been forecast. Credit: NWS Buffalo by way of Storyful
‘Zero-Mile’ Visibility as Buffalo Airfield Closes on Night Before Christmas Eve
