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Friday, 13 October 2006, 16:17 GMT 17:17 UK

In pictures: US snowstorm

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There has been unseasonably heavy snowfall in the north-eastern US city of Buffalo of up to 2ft (60cm). Send pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 00447725 100 100.

Clearing snow in Buffalo

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Meteorologists said Thursday was the heaviest October day of snow in Buffalo in the 137 years of the weather service there.

Residents of Buffalo in the snow

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The snow came with thunder and lightning and cut power to 350,000 people.

Residents of Buffalo in the snow

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Schools were closed and traffic was snarled across a 100-mile (160km) swath of New York State.

Residents of Buffalo in the snow

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Some residents had fun but the Buffalo police department fielded 2,000 calls on Thursday on the weather alone.

Satellite weather picture

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The satellite image shows the particularly early seasonal low over the Great Lakes that has been responsible for the snowfall.

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