State of emergency: Looking back at the November storm of 2000 From the Looking back at Buffalo's memorable November storms series Staff Nov 20, 2025 Nov 20, 2025 Updated Nov 21, 2025 0 × Ellen Przepasniak Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Abandoned vehicles sit in front of City Hall the day after the storm. Harry Scull Jr./News file photo kAmpE fib_ 2]>] @? }@G] a_[ a___[ D?@H 3682? E@ 72== :? 5@H?E@H? qF772=@] %9@F89 D<:6D H6C6 52C<[ D?@H H2D :?E6C>:EE6?E 367@C6 :?E6?D:7J:?8 27E6C ?@@?] k^AmkAm%96 27E6C?@@? 4@>>FE6 H2D D?2C=65 3J :?E6?D6 =2<6\67764E D?@H DBF2==D[ 2?5 2 D=@H 4@>>FE6 9@>6 7@C H@C<6CD 2?5 D49@@=49:=5C6? H2D D@@? 3C@F89E E@ 2 DE2?5DE:== 2D G69:4=6D H6C6 232?5@?65]k^AmkAm%9@FD2?5D @7 5@H?E@H? H@C<6CD DA6?E E96 ?:89E >2C@@?65 :? E96 A=246D @7 3FD:?6DD[ 2?5 23@FE a[___ 49:=5C6? 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