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October 18, 2006
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Surprise Snow Storm 2006
A parked car on Garrison Road sustained a direct hit from a fallen tree limb as a result of the Columbus Day storm.
A massive tree that formerly guarded the entrance to Audubon Drive from Main Street was pushed to the pavement by wet snow Thursday night, temporarily blocking the intersection.
An Amherst Highway Department truck helps clear a lane for motorists on Ridgewood Drive.
A fallen tree obscures a car parked at the curb on Ridgewood Drive in Snyder.
Barricades proclaiming "road closed" are virtually obscured by the deep, wet snow that covered Mill Street.
Don Drescher, neighbor of a friend who resides in the Coventry Garden Apartments on South Cayuga Street, watches utility crews make repairs to overhead wires on Monday.
Hundreds of utility trucks are lined up in the staging area in the rear parking lot of Eastern Hills Mall Monday night, ready to be refueled and reused the next morning as part of a massive effort to restore power across Western New York. Photo by David F. Sherman
Esther Robbins received emergency shelter after the storm at the Amherst Center for Senior Services.
Jim Zymanek, director of emergency services for the Town of Amherst, meets with members of the Army National Guard prior to their deployment from the Williamsville Fire Hall.
Hundreds of homeowners left without power sought to purchase a limited autumn supply of gasoline-powered generators after the storm hit late Thursday night. This was the scene at the Home Depot on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst.
Columbia Drive was blocked between Scott and Oakgrove Friday morning by a tree which became uprooted from the ground between the sidewalk and the curb. Neighbors later cut it into sections to restore access. Photo by David F. Sherman
Westfield Road residents had to content with huge limbs across the front of their homes in addition to the heavy snow.