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.

Heavy lake-effect snow lowered visibility and created difficult travel conditions in the Buffalo area on Tuesday, January 21, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). This footage was captured by Daniel J.

As of early Tuesday in the Rochester region, Orleans County saw the most snow Monday, with 14 inches of snow measured in Kendall, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo. Elsewhere in New York - parts of Jefferson County saw more than two feet of snow while parts of Erie County topped 17 inches.

It will be a bone-chilling Martin Luther King holiday across the Buffalo-Niagara and Western New York region with lake effect snow on the doorstep to greet a return to school and work Tuesday.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Sunday that crews across the state were getting into position to deal with the snow.

A Cold Weather Advisory and a Lake Effect Snow Warning have since expired. Here in the Empire State, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul had directed state agencies to prepare for the cold temperatures.

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.

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: 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."

The NWS has issued winter weather advisories for parts of upstate New York, with lake effect snow expected to impact travel. Here's how much snow to expect.

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

Four days of New York State Regents exams will be condensed into two days in some districts and three in others due to weather-related school closures.