Buffalo Blizzard Renders CNN Reporter Invisible In Wild Whiteout Clip

CNN reporter Polo Sandoval was nearly invisible as he crept his way to the network’s cameras while reporting outside during blizzard conditions in Buffalo , New York.

Sandoval said he was about 40 yards away from CNN ’s camera while demonstrating the city’s whiteout conditions, deemed “wickedly bad ” by Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, The Buffalo News reported .

Wind gusts reached up to 79 mph in the area as experts predicted certain communities could see a maximum of 50 to 55 inches of snow by the storm’s conclusion, according to the newspaper.

AccuWeather meteorologist Jake Sojda said the storm could “near the top of the list of worst blizzards ” in the city’s history. Meanwhile, millions of Americans have been hit with power outages along with winter warnings or advisories due to winter conditions, The Associated Press reported .

“I mean, Polo, wow!” said CNN anchor Kristin Fisher, responding to a nearly all-white camera shot that showed little else but the snow concealing Sandoval’s whereabouts.

“Kristin, our viewers can Google Image ‘Buffalo in winter’ and they’ll probably find this image,” Sandoval said. Watch the video below:

The brutal conditions in the Buffalo area have also been enough to whip up a storm surge on Lake Erie  and damage a local golf dome  in the town of Clarence, New York.