The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.Drivers in Buffalo, New York faced blinding conditions on the roads Monday night, as snow squalls whipped through the area. The intense burst of snowfall, combined with powerful winds that howled as snow plows tried to keep the roads clear.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

The reason why Central New York kept getting creamed by lake effect snow was because, for the first time in years, the region was constantly inundated with arctic air that brought temperatures well below average. Those chilly and blustery systems made the perfect cocktail for lake effect snow to form in abundance.

The lake effect snow band that dropped several inches of snow on the Southern Tier and Southtowns in Western New York is setting its sights on the City of Buffalo and the Northtowns.

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."

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.

Upstate NY could see snow squalls, heavy lake effect snow starting today Jan. 13, 2025, 8:25 a.m. ‘Bitterly cold arctic air’ will descend on Upstate NY early next week Jan. 17, 2025, 8:41 a.m.

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