CBS New York meteorologist John Elliott said "very intense snow" will hit communities along the Great Lakes, Plans and Midwest regions as upwards of 6 feet of snow is forecast.

A blast of Arctic air taking over much of the U.S. this weekend is bringing powerful lake-effect snow to several states, including Pennsylvania and New York, and shivering temperatures to parts of the South.

A very cold pattern continues for the Great Lakes region into next week, with the best chance for some additional lake-effect snow in Southeast Michigan coming Friday evening.

The National Weather Service warned that severe winter conditions—triggered by an Arctic blast—could persist over the weekend into Monday.

The National Weather Service has extended its "lake effect snow warning" in Buffalo through Monday at 7 p.m. ET, with potentially 2-3 feet of additional

As we close out Black Friday, many areas throughout the region are seeing well over a foot of snow and might see at least another foot overnight. The snow falls heavy at times causing travel concerns with I-90 and the I-79 corridor impacted.

Officials upstate New York are preparing for a major snowstorm that is forecasted to drop over two feet of snow.

Kathy Hochul on Friday issued a state of emergency for nearly a dozen counties in New York due to several feet of lake effect snow predicted to fall through Monday evening. "This is a very serious storm,