Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve undoubtedly heard of the insane amount of lake-effect snowfall that has engulfed areas of New York, with Buffalo being the hardest hit.

These are the photos of the snowpocalypse.

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A photo posted by Kayla Wilson (@kaylaerinwilson) on Nov 11, 2014 at 3:33pm PST

2. As a result of it being lake-effect snow, only certain areas are effected by it. You can actually see the snow/no snow divide in the clouds.

 

Landing in #buffalo at 11pm #snowmageddon14 #LakeEffect #beyondthewall pic.twitter.com/oSBLhyPECF — James A Fry (@JamesAFry) November 19, 2014

3. The clouds are quite ominous.

 

A photo posted by Kim Alessi (@kimalessi) on Nov 11, 2014 at 8:59pm PST

 

4. With lake-effect snow, the weather can be significantly different in areas that are only miles apart.

One area may be engulfed in snow whereas an area within a few miles may not have any at all, save for snow that’s being carried on the wind.

 

  A photo posted by Kylie (@kyhenders) on Nov 11, 2014 at 5:56am PST

5. All is calm and then…BOOM…snow begins to fall at a rate of 3 to 5 inches PER HOUR.

 

A photo posted by Jon Wacienga (@thej_dubs) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:27pm PST

6. One of the craziest searches to do on Twitter is “Buffalo door” because you’ll find pictures like this…

 

  A photo posted by JayMo Jewels (@jaymojewels) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:02pm PST

7. And like this…

 

Thanks Obama #snow #buffalo #blizzard #lakeeffect #winter A photo posted by jt76716 (@jt76716) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:42pm PST

8. And like this….

Nope, that’s not a white wall behind my son #BuffaloSnow pic.twitter.com/xlm4EgQOu7 — Shannon Fisher (@ShanV11) November 18, 2014

9. Believe it or not, people are literally trapped inside of homes and businesses.

@WNYweather In Blasdell. pic.twitter.com/THVQWyXYxV

— Christian Steiner (@csteiner1230) November 18, 2014

10. According to this person’s Instagram caption, they’ve been stuck at work for more than 24 hours. That in and of itself would be a nightmare!

 

A photo posted by Rachael Rutherford (@raylynn59) on Nov 11, 2014 at 2:50am PST

11. Welcome home…this is a garage!

Good Lord! MT @NWSIndianapolis: RT @TrainerAmyIndy: Friend in #Buffalo opened her garage door & it looked like this: pic.twitter.com/hNsA7dakdk

— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) November 19, 2014

12. In order to escape the confines of their homes, people are tunneling through the snow from the front door.

While it may seem ‘cool’ and ‘fun’, it would mean sudden death from suffocation should the snow tunnel collapse.

5-6 FEET of #Snow surrounding your home, how do you get out? Dig a tunnel like this man. Via @WGRZ #Lackawanna, #NY. pic.twitter.com/iLNCKGpHjw

— Marc Franz Jr (@WxmanFranz) November 19, 2014

13. Once outside the walls of their home, people are finding their vehicles buried such as you see in the image below.

 

A photo posted by Austin Manna (@austinmanna) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:41am PST

14. Even if their vehicles weren’t buried in feet of snow, it doesn’t matter when the highways look like this…

Photo: Lake effect storm near Buffalo closes part of @NYSThruway8790 with significant snowfall pic.twitter.com/bOYHZIBUZB

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) November 18, 2014

15. And…more…

My brother is still stuck on the highway in Buffalo. Thankfully people who needed help have been rescued. pic.twitter.com/zzWog8Ep6f

— Katie Halberg (@katiehalberg) November 19, 2014

16. This unbelievable photo was taken from a second-story window!

A photo posted by @melbelinc on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:21am PST

17. If you have the munchies then you’re out of luck…unless you’re a thief.

I just saw several men stealing chips from inside this abandoned Doritos truck. #BuffaloSnow #nywx pic.twitter.com/PlDsEl8H2V

— Jeremy Cohn (@JeremyCohnTV) November 19, 2014

18. There are reports of the snow being so bad in some places, that it’s busting through doors and windows, such as seen below.

Not sure what happened here, but a listener tweeted us this of a house in Cheektowaga: pic.twitter.com/AmDrVjaHIO

— WBEN NewsRadio 930AM (@WBEN) November 19, 2014

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More snow invasions in West Seneca, NY. Via Joyce M. Meyer. #lakeeffect pic.twitter.com/PyASDTPGPO

— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) November 19, 2014

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https://twitter.com/mdhiggs/status/534848698153705472

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Incredible amounts of lake-effect snow cracks this window near Buffalo NY. Photos from @WKBW: http://t.co/ddAtI7u6uy pic.twitter.com/5lit2jkvVY

— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) November 19, 2014

22. So yeah, feel fortunate you don’t live in Buffalo, New York, right now.

A photo posted by Reynolds Wrap (@corey12xy44) on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:45pm PST

23. Your neighborhood would look a lot like this…

RT @dynamodreams: #wgrzsnow neighbors house in cheektowaga #WGRZsnow pic.twitter.com/GA6783kELb

— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) November 19, 2014

24. With the only thing able to save you, being a path to the 7-11.

A photo posted by Michelle Ostrander (@michelleostrander) on Nov 11, 2014 at 5:15pm PST

H/T: BuzzFeed