Since it began early Friday morning, the lake effect storm has dumped several feet of snow in some areas. The snow fell at such an unrelenting pace that street crews have been unable to keep pace. Hundreds of holiday travelers were stranded on major highways Friday like i-90 and had to abandon their cars.

As we enter into the weekend, many people are waking up to 1-3 feet of snow with buried cars and snow-covered roadways. Travel concerns are still very prevalent, with the continued closure of major highways and roads with heavy accumulation.

More than 3 feet of snow has already been reported to the NWS across parts of Ashtabula County. Totals in the warned counties range from 5 inches to 39 inches. Lake-effect in a nutshell! Meanwhile, the rest of NEO has seen minimal or no snow since Thanksgiving.