NEW : Snow is falling at a half - inch per hour , down from 3 inches per hour . Authorities used plows and all-terrain vehicles to clear the road and provide food , water and gas to those stuck , even busing stranded motorists to a senior center-turned-shelter in suburban Cheektowaga . ` NEW : Some motorists were stranded on Interstate 90 for about 20 hours . Some climbed highway signs after being stuck for 20 hours , a witness says . Up to three feet of snow fell in some Buffalo - area areas over two days .
NEW : Snow is falling at a half - inch per hour , down from 3 inches per hour . NEW : Some motorists were stranded on Interstate 90 for about 20 hours . Some climbed highway signs after being stuck for 20 hours , a witness says . Up to three feet of snow fell in some Buffalo - area areas over two days .