oh, my god. reporter: the storm already dumped around four feet of snow south of buffalo, prompting the nfl to move the buffalo bills sunday game to detroit. high mark stadium left completely covered in white. the storm is expected to hit the city hard on friday night. the national weather service and new york officials warning the snowfall will produce life-threatening conditions into the weekend. it can turn very quickly. reporter: even with the warning, some people in buffalo don t seem too worried. we live in buffalo. it s expected. that s all i could say. we ve been through this before. to me, it s no big deal, but my family wants everything done. reporter: officials reminding people to stay inside and off the roads, saying there is a travel ban in south buffalo with many flights in and out of the region canceled. please stay indoors. do not go out unless it is an absolute emergency. reporter: national weather service forecasters explain lake-effect snow is fuelin
optimistic the worst of the storm is over and have the resources they need for the storm response. as for the buffalo bills versus cleveland browns game, looks like the nfl made the right call moving the sunday game to detroit. look at the photo of the stadium with field and seats and everything covered in feet of snow. just like you mentioned, pete, at least two people have died in snow-related activities and a reminder that the snow is heavy and dangerous. will. will: thank you so much. the lone star state stepping up push for enhanced border security planning to deploy armored military vehicles to ten locations along the border and comes days after governor greg abbott invoked the invasion clause of the state s constitution. let s ask deputy secretary ken. let s start with the news room this morning and i ll read a bit from governor abbott s letter
weather alerts after white outs and several feet of snow expected over a few hours. police in new york issued a driving ban for part of the city. that is where polo sandoval is now with a deadly storm. reporter: heavy snowfall and thunder and lightning, a potential historic snowstorm is pommeling areas surrounding the great lakes with western new york state in the bull s eye. it is coming down very hard right now. reporter: the storm expected to dump more than four feet in and around the city of buffalo. it prompted the nfl to move the buffalo bills sunday game to detroit. high mark stadium their usual home left completely covered in white. the national weather service and new york officials warning that the snowfall will produce life-threatening conditions into the weekend. it could turn very quickly. this is a very unpredictable storm. some in buffalo don t seem to worries. we live in buffalo.
we re following a potentially historic snowstorm that s pounding western new york tonight and already blamed for two deaths. cnn s polo sandoval is in buffalo with the latest. yeah, we got some snow. reporter: heavy snowfall, thunder, lightning, a potential historic snowstorm is pummelling areas surrounding the great lakes with western new york state in the bull s-eye. it s a little deep. oh, my god. reporter: the storm already dumped around 4 feet of snow south of buffalo, prompting the nfl to move the buffalo bills sunday game to detroit. highmark stadium, their usual home in orchard park, left completely covered in white. and the storm is expected to hit the city hard tonight.