The highest snow accumulations are expected east of Lake Ontario, where some isolated areas could be hit by up to 60 inches of lake-effect snow by early next week.

Parts of the Great Lakes region were pummeled with almost 3 feet (90 centimeters) of snow, threatening what’s expected to be one of the busiest US travel weekends on record as Americans return home from Thanksgiving holiday gatherings.

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

An Arctic blast brought snow, frost and dangerously cold winds to the northern Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes, creating difficult travel conditions on one of the busiest travel days of the year, as millions of Americans head home from their Thanksgiving destinations.

Lake-effect snow blanketed swaths of the U.S. as Thanksgiving travelers journeyed home this holiday weekend, with more snow expected to fall over the Great Lakes region through the week. While