A pair of quick-moving weather systems will sweep through the Great Lakes, New England and the Northeast. Travel could become challenging at times. Let's break it down.

The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.Drivers in Buffalo, New York faced blinding conditions on the roads Monday night, as snow squalls whipped through the area. The intense burst of snowfall, combined with powerful winds that howled as snow plows tried to keep the roads clear.

Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie. A U.S. Coast Guard cutter from Cleveland heled free the freighter.

Cars were seen in snowdrifts as arctic cold gripped Buffalo, New York, and other communities along Lake Erie on7. The National Weather Service said that an arctic cold front was forecast to impact the region through Wednesday,

Strong winds and cold temperatures may also create concerns for those relying on heating that could be disrupted by power outages.

President Donald Trump is continuing his first-term focus on building a big, new American icebreaker fleet. Days after his second inauguration, the president broke from a North Carolina hurricane-recovery briefing and made a surprise announcement that, “we’re going to order about 40 big icebreakers.”

The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods for the Great Lakes.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a "Lake Effect Snow Warning" for Oswego County in northern New York, along the banks of Lake Ontario. Up to 10 inches of heavy snow has been forecast, making travel difficult for many.

Cities and towns from the Great Lakes region to parts of the Northeast ... with snow showers tapering off later Tuesday afternoon. Buffalo and Watertown in New York are once again in the bull ...

A clipper storm, as defined by the National Weather Service, is a fast-moving storm that drops into the U.S. over the Great Lakes from Alberta, Canada. As of 4:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, Dave Dombek, a senior meteorologist with AccuWeather, revealed that snow is already falling upstate and would continue to do so through Wednesday evening.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Canadian freighter with 17 people on board got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie while departing Buffalo, according to the Coast Guard, which arrived with icebreaking equipment Thursday to begin freeing the vessel.

The merger will add two IRS Buffalo Federal Credit Union branches to Great Erie Federal Credit Union's network.