Blizzard Cripples Central New York Roads and Aid Efforts
A severe blizzard paralyzed central New York with zero visibility and drifting snow. Route 96 from Trumansburg to Interlaken was closed while towns housed stranded residents and crews plowed, escorted emergency vehicles, and delivered supplies. Police, fire departments, and volunteers coordinated rescues and shelter. state and local crews battled outages, with hundreds of calls to town offices and rapid mutual aid across Interlaken Trumansburg Romulus Ovid Lodi and surrounding areas.