Lake effect snow is slamming the Great Lakes, with seven states from Wisconsin to New York under snow alerts on Monday.

Western New York has been plagued with at least three feet of snow in some areas, amid lake-effect snow warnings. The National Weather Service office in Buffalo, New York, expected some snowfall totals to top 4 feet by Monday,

According to meteorologist Steve Welch, the majority of the snow can be expected south of the Buffalo Metro area and near Watertown. "One to two feet southeast of Lake Erie, so that's primarily going to be Chautauqua and Cattaraugus County,