Pounding snow and bitter cold continued their assault on parts of the U.S. Copenhagen, N.Y., 80 miles north of Syracuse, reported 58.8 inches of snow.

Lake-effect snow blowing in from the Great Lakes has blanketed parts of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, stranding hundreds of vehicles on roads and snarling post-Thanksgiving travel plans for millions.

Cities across northern parts of lower Michigan and eastern Upper Michigan, will see lake effect snow through Monday night that will create "hazardous travel conditions", the NWS said. Some cities in the lower Michigan peninsula have already received 2 to 3 feet of snow, according to Oravec.