6 Feet Of Snow In Western New York  Forces Flights Cancellation

Snowfall of more than 6 feet in western New York state prompted officials to restrict road travel and forced airlines to cancel flights in the Buffalo area ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

A historic snowstorm is slamming western New York state Saturday with more than 6 feet of snow in some places, closing roads, triggering driving bans and canceling flights the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday.

Another round of heavy lake-effect snowfall is expected to return to the Buffalo area Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.

With most of the heavy snow bands falling over Lake Ontario, north of metro Buffalo.

Winter weather alerts are still in effect for over 8 million people across six Great Lakes states Saturday evening: Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.

Forecasters and officials have been sounding the alarm on the life-threatening nature of this snowstorm, which is historic even for the Buffalo region where heavy snow is the norm during winter months.