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| More snow hits upstate New York | |
| (about 8 hours later) | |
| Residents in northern New York state are facing more heavy snowfalls as they struggle to clear up to eight feet (2.4m) of snow. | |
| Forecasters say an additional foot of snow could fall in the next few hours. In some areas, snow has been falling at a rate of 5in (12cm) an hour. | |
| A state of emergency has been declared in and around Oswego county, which has seen more than a week of snow squalls. | |
| Freezing conditions elsewhere in the US were blamed for at least 20 deaths. | Freezing conditions elsewhere in the US were blamed for at least 20 deaths. |
| 'Unusually long' | 'Unusually long' |
| Emergency crews have been struggling to clear roads in Oswego, where snow squalls have dumped snow by the foot on communities since Sunday. | |
| We catch up when it stops, but then it just comes again, even heavier Mayor Randy Bateman In pictures: Snow storms | We catch up when it stops, but then it just comes again, even heavier Mayor Randy Bateman In pictures: Snow storms |
| On Friday, the squalls shifted south into Syracuse, dropping up to eight inches (20cm) of snow. | |
| But forecasters said there would be heavy snow bands over Oswego County on Saturday and they were likely to be persistent. | |
| Another 6-12in (15-30cm) of snow is forecast, pushing the seven-day total over 100in (254cm). | |
| "Everything is 10 times more difficult; Just getting out of the driveway, going to the store, anything," shop worker Debbie Allers told AP news agency. | |
| The so-called lake-effect snow is caused by the cold air picking up moisture as it moves over the warmer Great Lakes, and depositing it as snow inland. | |
| Meteorologists say the storms in the Lake Ontario area normally last a couple of days, and it is unusual for them to last so long. | Meteorologists say the storms in the Lake Ontario area normally last a couple of days, and it is unusual for them to last so long. |
| Extreme cold weather has also been affecting other north-eastern and central areas of the country. | Extreme cold weather has also been affecting other north-eastern and central areas of the country. |
| Deaths linked to the cold have been reported in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York and Maryland. | Deaths linked to the cold have been reported in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York and Maryland. |
| Have you been caught up in the snow in New York? | Have you been caught up in the snow in New York? |
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