Pounding snow and bitter cold continued their assault on parts of the U.S. Copenhagen, N.Y., 80 miles north of Syracuse, reported 58.8 inches of snow.

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 plans for millions.

Lake-effect snow warnings were in effect through Tuesday night in parts of Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania while nearly 4 feet fell in upstate New York and parts of Pennsylvania and Michigan.