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More than 650,000 people in the state of New York and parts of Pennsylvania remain under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings after 14-24 inches of snow already blanketed parts of the region, with more expected to fall Wednesday.
Constableville, New York, reported 2 feet of new snow by Tuesday evening.
The town has received 116 inches, close to 10 feet of snow, this winter. Martinsburg, New York, had 18 inches of new snow, while Irving, New York, reported 14.4 inches.
As forecast, most of the snowfall was concentrated south of Buffalo, around Erie, Pennsylvania, and off of Lake Ontario south of Watertown, New York.
Watertown has received more than 5.5 feet of snow so far this season.
This latest round of snow began late Monday night and piled on through the day Tuesday.
The New York State Thruway Authority reported strong lake-effect snow bands that impacted travel Tuesday afternoon south of Buffalo.
More lake-effect snow is expected in these areas on Wednesday.
Lake-effect Snow Warnings are set to expire late Wednesday night, but more snow from a different weather system could be on the way for this same region, which has seen some of the most snow in the country so far this winter.
These lake-effect events often bring intense bursts of snow, which produce poor driving conditions, including periods of low visibility and gusty winds.
Video from exclusive FOX Weather Storm Tracker Corey Gerken showed him rescuing a semi-truck stuck in the snow near State Route 20 near Irving, New York, before noon on Tuesday.
Exclusive FOX Weather Storm Tracker Brandon Copic reported near-whiteout conditions near Angola, New York, during a similar timeframe on Tuesday.
FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin noted on Wednesday morning that snow bands were setting up in a different pattern than earlier in the week.
Radar showed lake-effect snow blowing in a more southeasterly direction off Lakes Erie and Ontario on Wednesday morning.
Syracuse, New York, which saw a quick shot of snow off Lake Ontario on Tuesday, is under a Winter Weather Advisory for Wednesday.
Brief snow squalls from this event could even reach parts of central Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey on Wednesday, according to Merwin.
This is the fourth major lake-effect snow event for that region this season, including a snow band that set up during the morning rush hour just south of Buffalo in mid-December causing several crashes and snarling traffic along Interstate 90.
A common pattern this winter has brought the highest snow totals and the heaviest lake-effect snow bands skewing towards Erie, Pennsylvania, along the I-90 corridor.
Erie has been walloped by 86.1 inches of snow this season, while Buffalo has received significantly less snow with 29.7 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
This same lake-effect snow event is expected to bring snow to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the state’s western shores along Lake Michigan.
Petoskey, Michigan, in the northern part of the state, recorded 11 inches of snow between Monday and Tuesday.
As this lake-effect event tapers off late Wednesday night, a clipper system could bring even more snow to the area late Thursday and early Friday.
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