An additional 6-12 inches of snow is possible in more persistent lake effect snow bands across the Southern Tier especially on the Chautauqua Escarpment by Tuesday evening. Little or no additional accumulation is expected across the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metro.

Lake effect snow is slamming the Great Lakes, with seven states from Wisconsin to New York under snow alerts on Monday.

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Epic snowfall totals have been reported in Great Lakes communities from Michigan to New York as a historic lake-effect snowstorm continues to pound the region. FOX Weather Storm Specialist and Meteorologist Mike Seidel was in Mayville,

Lake effect snow is slamming the Great Lakes, with seven states from Wisconsin to New York under snow alerts on Monday.

The long-duration lake-effect snow event along the Great Lakes is entering its fourth day. Nearly 6 feet of snow has already accumulated, and the storm is expected to continue into Tuesday, potentially bringing total snowfall to over 7 feet. FOX Weather's Mike Seidel is reporting live from Mayville, New York on the latest snowfall.

Lake-effect snow continued to fall on parts of western New York that were already blanketed with a foot or more over the past four days.

Post-Thanksgiving travel will be treacherous in parts of the Great Lakes region on Monday with more lake-effect snow falling after the region was already buried under feet of it, while cold temperatures remain across a large swath of the United States.

In late fall and winter, lake-effect snow is a common occurrence in the Great Lakes region. "Lake-effect snow occurs when cold air, often originating from Canada, moves across the open waters of the Great Lakes.