Millions face winter weather warning as lake-effect snow blankets Northeast

Dec 02, 2024

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor)

Cold temperatures are sweeping across a large part of the U.S., combined with record-warm temperatures in the Great Lakes, equaling lake-effect snow — and lots of it. Some parts of the Northeast have already received a few feet of snow, and it’s not expected to stop until Wednesday, Dec. 4, with up to two more feet of snow expected to blanket the area through Tuesday, Dec. 3.

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More than two feet of snow was on the ground when the Buffalo Bills put out the call on Sunday for fans to volunteer to shovel snow ahead of the game against the San Francisco 49ers. Lots of people turned out for $20 an hour, warm refreshments and a ticket to the game.

There is a state of emergency in effect Monday morning in parts of New York state. Meanwhile, millions of people are under winter weather warnings from the East Coast to Ohio.

The cold is expected to last well into this week with nearly 70% of the continental U.S. set to feel temperatures below freezing. Some cities, like New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Minneapolis and Cincinnati, will experience below-average temperatures for the entire week.

Tags: Extreme weather, National Weather Service, Severe Weather

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COLD TEMPERATURES ARE SWEEPING ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE U-S COMBINING WITH RECORD-WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE GREAT LAKES AND THAT EQUALS LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND LOTS OF IT. SOME PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST RECEIVED A FEW **FEET** OF SNOW.

IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO STOP UNTIL WEDNESDAY, WITH UP TO TWO MORE FEET OF A SNOW EXPECTED TO BLANKET THE AREA THROUGH TOMORROW.

MORE THAN TWO FEET OF SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND, WHEN THE BUFFALO BILLS PUT OUT THE CALL ON SUNDAY, FOR FANS TO VOLUNTEER TO SHOVEL SNOW AHEAD OF THEIR SUNDAY NIGHT GAME AGAINST THE 49ERS. THERE WAS AN ONLINE SIGN-UP SHEET OVER THE WEEKEND. AND LOTS OF PEOPLE TURNED OUT FOR 20 BUCKS AN HOUR, WARM REFRESHMENTS AND A TICKET TO THE GAME.

THERE IS A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING IN PARTS OF NEW YORK STATE. MEANTIME, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE UNDER WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS. THE COLD IS EXPECTED TO LAST WELL INTO THIS WEEK WITH NEARLY 70 PERCENT OF THE CONTINENTAL U-S SET TO FEEL TEMPERATURES BELOW 32 FREEZING.

SOME CITIES — LIKE NEW YORK, CHICAGO, ATLANTA, MINNEAPOLIS AND CINCINNATI — WILL EXPERIENCE BELOW-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK.