Lake-effect snow warnings from the National Weather Service in Cleveland are in place until Friday, Jan. 16, at 1 a.m. in Erie and Crawford counties.

Severe impacts, including up to 2 feet of snow and 50 mph winds, are forecast from Alaska to the Great Lakes through Saturday.

Several parts of northeast Ohio are under a Snow Warning or Winter Weather Advisory as widespread snow continues across the area

An orange snowfall warning is in place for much of the Greater Toronto Area, including York, Durham and Peel regions. CBC's Dwight Drummond spoke to Environment Canada's senior climatologist to find out why the warning wasn't issued sooner.

Winter storm warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) as up to 30 inches of snow and 50 mph winds are forecast to strike four states across the U.S., through Thursday into Friday—and in some places even into Saturday—causing “whiteout conditions” and hazardous driving conditions.