More than 4 million people across five states were under winter storm alerts on Sunday as heavy lake-effect snow continued to bury the Great Lakes region, prompting emergency declarations and the deployment of National Guard troops to rescue stranded motorists.

The lake-effect snowstorm has disrupted holiday travel across the region. Some areas could get up to six feet of snow by Tuesday.

Parts of southern Illinois got a blanket of snow this weekend, but it’s nothing compared to the lake-effect snow from Michigan to New York While we have been shivering in cold temperatures, parts of the Great Lakes have been getting buried in lake effect snow.

A winter weather advisory is also underway in parts of the Rochester region through 1 p.m. Tuesday - this includes Wayne and Cayuga counties, where several inches of snow fell overnight and another 4 to 7 inches of lake effect snow is expected by midday Tuesday, Kenyon said. Overnight snow totals were not immediately available.

According to meteorologist Steve Welch, the majority of the snow can be expected south of the Buffalo Metro area and near Watertown. "One to two feet southeast of Lake Erie, so that's primarily going to be Chautauqua and Cattaraugus County,

As lake effect snow pummels parts of New York this holiday weekend, just how much snow is piling up? Here are the latest snowfall totals.