Storm-related fatalities now 26 and counting

ByAll WNY News

Dec 26, 2022 #BlizzardOf22, #Erie County, #Mark Poloncarz, #Niagara County

There have been 25 storm-related deaths in Erie County and one in Niagara County, according to records revealed by Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office.

25 storm related fatalities have been confirmed to date by the Medical Examiner's office.

Please remember not all fatalities are storm related, but 25 have been officially confirmed.

Again my deepest, sincere condolences to all who have lost a loved one.
— Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) December 26, 2022

It is highly expected that the number will increase as roads are cleared and currently unreachable places become reachable.

There were 23 deaths in Western New York during the Blizzard of ’77.

Poloncarz noted that while the Blizzard of ’77 was a three-day event — compared to the two-day storm that occurred this year — the ferocity of this year’s storm was worse.