Snow squalls, though brief, are intense winter weather phenomena characterized by sudden whiteout conditions, icy roads, and gusty winds.

As heavy lake-effect snow piled up across the northern portion of New York state, footage recorded by Richard Hulburd of the X account @Weather_buffalo shows what Hulburd described as “almost five feet of snow” burying the town of Camden,

I-90 in western New York is dealing with snow early Tuesday morning, part of a multi-day lake-effect snow event.

Chili Ave in Gates, Monroe County, New York, US Video Recording Date/Time3, 2025 Lake effect snow hit parts of upstate New York on Monday, January 13. Gov. Kathy Hochul urged residents to exercise caution as several feet of snow were expected.

Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings are in place for nine states across the U.S. as of early Tuesday morning, and up to nine inches of snow is forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS) in some parts of the country.