Parts of the Rochester area are digging out after a storm featuring lake effect snow with the heaviest snow cutting a swath through parts of Monroe, Orleans and Wayne Counties.
Many parts of the Rochester area, mainly from the city to points east and south saw at least a foot of snow, and more in some cases, especially to the east.
A winter storm warning remains in effect for parts of Monroe, Wayne, Livingston, Genesee, Ontario and some other nearby counties. It is now in effect until 4am on Tuesday.
The snow combined with strong winds to create extremely hazardous driving conditions with a number of accidents reported on Monday. There was a fatal accident involving a car and a tractor trailer in the Wayne County Town of Williamson. State Police say a car going west on Route 104, near Town Line Road, lost control and moved into the opposite lane colliding head-on with the truck. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver had minor injuries. The name of the victim has not been released yet.
Rochester Gas and Electric says that most customers are back on line now, after some large outages overnight.
The biggest of those was related to a car into a power pole on Manitou Road Sunday night. That caused outages to more than 15,000 RG&E customers.
Officials say power was restored to all but a thousand customers within 90 minutes, with the rest restored overnight. A few customers remained without power Monday morning while final repairs are being made.
There are also several fights canceled or delayed at the Greater Rochester International Airport.
Airport Director Mike Giardino says the problem involved getting the planes into Rochester Sunday evening.
"It was equipment getting in here overnight, so the flights didn't arrive. We had some challenging conditions; I think the winds were in the orientation that just wasn't conducive to some of the airplanes. And we have quite a bit of accumulation at the airport; the wind I think was a factor in airplanes not getting in here last night."
Giardino says it's always best to check ahead with your airline before you head out to the airport to see if your flight is on time.
