Hometown News: Holiday Weather

Christmas Eve will continue the interesting weather trend we've had the last few days. A High Wind Watch has been issued for Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties from this evening into Thursday morning. There's also a lakeshore flood watch for Erie County from Wednesday evening into Thursday morning.

Superintendent of Streets Larry Panaro says plowing city streets has been, quote, "a very slow, difficult process." He notes that many vehicles are parked illegally, making it difficult for plows to get through. Panaro says crews are constantly on the road, working 16-hour shifts. Officials remind residents that major roads and emergency routes come first, and that because of the severity of the storms, plows had to go back and start over when snow built up on the major thoroughfares once more.

The "Help Wanted" signs are out in front of Ralph Wilson Stadium. 16-year-olds and older with two forms of ID can work snow shoveling shifts that run through Saturday. The pay is ten dollars an hour. Shifts are from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. to midnight, and midnight to 7 a.m.

Cleanup from weekend storms has delayed another kind of cleanup. Garbage pickup has been delayed by one-day this week. Christmas Day was a planned day off for garbage crews before the storms. Thursday and Friday pickups have been moved to Friday and Saturday, respectively.