Millions of people were digging out from a severe lake effect snowstorm in parts of the Northeast and Midwest that dumped up to five feet of snow. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin reports that even more snow is on the way.

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. Well over two feet of snow had fallen in many parts of the region by early Monday,

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