Arctic Blast Dumps 40 Inches Of Snow On Great Lakes, NSW Warns Residents

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Luke Bennett helps to clear heavy snow for his neighbors along South Park Avenue on December 27, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by John Normile/Getty Images)

OAN Staff Eddie Padilla
12:33 PM – Saturday, November 30, 2024

The National Weather Service has issued a lake effect snow warning across the Great Lakes region.

In an X post on Friday, the National Weather Service said heavy snowstorms have developed downwind of the Great Lakes and could make traveling in the area difficult or impossible.

The warning, which lasts through the weekend, extends to counties in at least five states including Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.

Lake effect snow is caused by cold air moving across the warmer waters of the Great Lakes. It forms clouds that produce two to three inches of snow per hour.

This really visualizes how much Lake Effect snow Erie, PA & much of the Lower Great Lakes has seen. Over 20″ of snow over the last 24 hours for some areas along The Great Lakes – with highest totals pushing 30 INCHES in Erie, PA.#PAwx pic.twitter.com/YKTjgs106Y

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) November 30, 2024

So far, in parts of Pennsylvania, snowfall totals have already exceeded 40 inches.

New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) officials have asked individuals to stay off the roads.

We have been working tirelessly to keep Route 5 open in the Dunkirk area, however, over 100 vehicles had to be towed from Route 5 to make it possible for our plows to get through – THIS is why we ask that you stay off the roads if you do not have to travel! pic.twitter.com/iejKpPARXH

— NYSDOT Western NY (@NYSDOTBuffalo) November 30, 2024