Yep - I grew up in Rochester - during Jan and Feb, I carried a snowmobile outfit in the car because my girlfriend lived out in the sticks - and with some of the country roads, getting stranded was a real possibility.
That’s where I’m originally from as well. Always packed supplies in the trunk in the winter, a good lake effect blast could turn a car ride into an adventure.
I grew up a few miles south of Buffalo on Lake Erie. The lake effect snow. So dangerous.
Later, I moved to Alaska. That was like a day at the beach compared to NY.