Post-Thanksgiving travel will be treacherous in parts of the Great Lakes region on Sunday due to several feet of lake-effect snow, while biting cold temperatures sweep across a large swath of the United States.

A long-duration lake-effect snowstorm continued to pummel the Great Lakes region after dumping 3-5 feet of snow in cities across New York, paralyzing travel as people tried to get home after the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lake-effect snow hit Western New York on Friday and has continued throughout the weekend and into Monday, prompting multiple counties to be placed under and lake-effect snow warnings and states of emergency.

Paralyzing amounts of snow are continuing to smother towns along the eastern shores of the Great Lakes as a record-breaking lake-effect snowstorm blasts the region, prompting major road closures

After U.S. travelers battled through harsh weekend weather to reach home following the Thanksgiving holiday, forecasters say residents of the Great Lakes region face the prospect of more snow through

Cities near the Great Lakes have seen up to three feet of lake effect snow over the weekend. See how long it will stay in the forecast.

Lake-effect snow blowing in from the Great Lakes has blanketed parts of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, stranding hundreds of vehicles on roads and snarling post-Thanksgiving travel plans for millions.