Western New York is currently under a lake snow effect warning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Why It Matters. The snowfall will cause slippery road conditions,

Parts of western New York received 2 feet of snow from multiple rounds of lake-effect snow this week. Lake-effect snow warnings remain in effect for some of these same areas through Thursday.

Several more inches of lake effect snow are likely to coat roads today in Central New York. Three to 4 inches are expected during the day as bands of lake effect snow flow in from Lake Ontario. A winter weather advisory remains in place until 1 a.

Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings are in place for nine states across the U.S. as of early Tuesday morning, and up to nine inches of snow is forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS) in some parts of the country.