As millions continue to dig out from a massive lake effect snowstorm, western New York and Pennsylvania braced for another storm expected later in the week. Millions more on the East Coast were in the grip of a late-autumn freeze.

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

The National Weather Service (NWS) has described the storm as a “prolonged and intense lake effect snow event,” with the heaviest snowfall expected east of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snowfall rates of up to 4 inches per hour have created near-zero visibility in the most affected regions, stranding vehicles and making travel nearly impossible.