Powerful Lake-Effect Snow Event Buries the Great Lakes

Travelers were served up a side dish of trouble for Thanksgiving as a monster lake-effect snowstorm took aim at the Great Lakes region over the holiday. Here is a look back at the record-breaking snow event, as well as what is on tap for this corner of the country as the next system gears up to strike.

Snowfall Records Fall Across the Great Lakes on Thanksgiving

The most significant lake-effect snow event of the season thus far delivered record-breaking accumulations to portions of the Great Lakes ahead of the holiday. The storm persisted into Black Friday, with forecasters warning that another system is coming in close behind.

The powerful storm unleashed snow heavy enough to force the closure of Interstate 90 to the south of Erie, Pennsylvania. Speed restrictions were enforced for a time on Thanksgiving morning.