Post-Thanksgiving travel will be treacherous in parts of the Great Lakes region on Sunday due to several feet of lake-effect snow, while biting cold temperatures sweep across a large swath of the United States.

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.

A video shared from Erie, Pennsylvania, shows the aftermath of a lake-effect snowstorm that buried parts of the city under feet of snow. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a disaster declaration and sent additional resources to the region to help with snow removal efforts.

Since it began early Friday morning, the lake effect storm has dumped several feet of snow in some areas. The snow fell at such an unrelenting pace that street crews have been unable to keep pace. Hundreds of holiday travelers were stranded on major highways Friday like i-90 and had to abandon their cars.

Post-Thanksgiving travel plans were thrown into trouble as almost 30 inches of snow fell along Lake Erie, closing a stretch of I-90 and stranding motorists.

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.

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.