Who told you not to travel? There were no travel bans, just advisorys to tell people to use their best judgement.
The warnings said travel may be treacherous and to exercize caution. And sideroads and roads down here in East Aurora were not all that wonderful as of 6:30 this morning, and will only get worse as the snow picks up this afternoon.
And all weather reports should be taken with a grain of salt anyways. They are predictions.