A major lake-effect snowstorm brought record-breaking amounts of snow to the Great Lakes region, especially areas downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. The storm caused multiple road closures, including Interstates 90 and 86, along with power outages, school and business closures, and other travel delays.

The first significant lake-effect snowstorm of the season has been blasting Great Lakes communities for days, burying cities like Erie, Pennsylvania, in feet of snow. FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray was in Erie,

Another round of lake-effect snows is on the way Wednesday night into Thursday, with near-blizzard conditions and up to a foot of additional snow for some in the Great Lakes and Northeast regions. The latest batch follows bands of extreme snowfall that have dumped a widespread 3 to 5 feet of snow in the region near Lakes Erie and Ontario.

Cleanup work is continuing around parts of the Great Lakes region socked by lake-effect snowstorms that dropped several feet of snow over the weekend.

A second system is coming into the Great Lakes region, adding to the concerns of 5 million people already impacted by winter weather alerts. NBC News meteorologist Michelle Grossman has the details on Early Today.

Heavy snow slammed the Great Lakes region during Thanksgiving weekend, clogging communities with several feet of snow.

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.

More snow is expected across the region throughout the rest of the week as quick-moving storms move through the area.