Lake-effect snow could accumulate over a foot for some along the lakeshore by Tuesday evening. Travel could be treacherous as salt becomes ineffective with the cold.

Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures as tens of millions of residents along the East Coast contend with a thick blanket of snow — and more snowfall in the forecast.

Get your FOX 47 Storm Shield Weather Forecast here. Artic cold air and lake effect snow showers are on the way.

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.

The snow is likely to fall on Sunday from the Appalachians to New England. New York City may see its largest snowfall in years.

Tens of millions of residents along the East Coast are bracing for several inches of snow Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures that will grip much of the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine.

Tens of millions of residents along the East Coast are bracing for several inches of snow Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures that will take hold in much of the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine.

Heavy snow is expected to blanket large portions of the eastern U.S. while much of the country will endure dangerously cold temperatures in the coming days.