There is a famous weather phenomenon that could take place in Western New York this week. The cold air is not budging this month and across New York State the snow has been flying. In fact, there are some portions of New York that have received several feet of lake effect snow and the machine is still cranking.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a "Lake Effect Snow Warning" for Oswego County in northern New York, along the banks of Lake Ontario. Up to 10 inches of heavy snow has been forecast, making travel difficult for many.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Sunday that crews across the state were getting into position to deal with the snow.

ORIGINAL: Lake Effect Snow Warning for Southern Erie, Wyoming, and Cattaraugus Counties now through 10 a.m. Wednesday. This will be a long-lasting event and snow amounts in some areas will be in the range of 1 to 2 feet.

We're close to the end of January, but lake effect snow is far from ending across parts of New York State this weekend.

More than 650,000 people in New York and parts of Pennsylvania remain under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings after 14-24 inches of snow already blanketed parts of the region.

As of early Tuesday in the Rochester region, Orleans County saw the most snow Monday, with 14 inches of snow measured in Kendall, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo. Elsewhere in New York - parts of Jefferson County saw more than two feet of snow while parts of Erie County topped 17 inches.

Western New York is currently under a lake snow effect warning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The snowfall will cause slippery road conditions, which will impact commuters on Wednesday evening.

The NWS has issued a winter storm watch for several counties in New York, with heavy lake effect snow expected.

Ken Wex begins the task of removing the near two feet of lake effect snow from his home on December 1, 2024 in Hamburg, New York. The North Easter

ORIGINAL: School closings are beginning to roll in as lake-effect snow and bitter cold impact Western New York. Buffalo Public Schools announced schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 21, with no remote instruction, "All students and staff are to stay home and stay safe."

More than a dozen counties are under a state of emergency as areas of upstate New York could receive multiple feet of snow.