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.

Some parts of the US have already seen up to 46 inches of snow in a 'big freeze' - and the UK is now on alert for a similar blast from the Arctic

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

Highmark Stadium, situated in Orchard Park, is under a Lake-Effect Snow Warning for Sunday night’s San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills game. Lake-effect snow bands could produce multiple feet of

Heavy snow slammed the Great Lakes region during Thanksgiving weekend, clogging communities with several feet of snow.

It’s still snowing in the Great Lakes after it snarled travel, stranded motorists and buried homes. A short-lived break is coming before more snow arrives.

Lake effect snow is slamming the Great Lakes, with seven states from Wisconsin to New York under snow alerts on Monday.

After a weekend of extreme snowfall and accumulations of almost 5 feet near the northern border of New York, lake-effect snow bands lingered Monday morning. The Lake Ontario snow band had mostly dried up,

Post-Thanksgiving travel will be treacherous in parts of the Great Lakes region on Monday with more lake-effect snow falling after the region was already buried under feet of it, while cold temperatures remain across a large swath of the United States.