At a Glance

Heavy lake-effect snow has fallen in the Great Lakes snowbelts.Over two feet of snow had already fallen, as of Thursday evening.

Heavy lake-effect snow cranked up in the Great Lakes region, leading to storm totals measured in feet for some locales. This included a band of heavy lake-effect snow that impacted southern portions of the Buffalo metro area during the Thursday evening commute, .

In fact, , adding insult to injury since some roads were unable to be cleared.

Snowfall rates of two inches per hour were ongoing Thursday evening in a snow band affecting areas east of Lake Ontario. Up to 29 inches of snow piled up in this latest round of lake-effect snow east of Lake Ontario in Copenhagen andCroghan, New York, on the Tug Hill Plateau, while up to 28 inches has fallen to the east of Lake Erie in Blasdell, New York (). Interestingly, Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, just 15 miles north of Blasdell, only measured 2.2 inches of snow.

Michigan has also seen lake-effect snow since late Tuesday. In northern Lower Michigan, up to 14 inches fell near Alba.

PHOTOS: Lake Superior Pancake Ice December 2016

Photographer Chris Knight shot these amazing images of pancake ice at the Kewaunee Harbor Pierhead Lighthouse along Lake Michigan earlier this week. (Chris Knight)