Some areas of the United States are on alert for very low temperatures Y Snow storms, as the National Weather Service (NWS) warned. The six affected states are Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.

Driven by northwesterly winds, snow has already spread around the Great Lakes and the precipitation is accompanied by lightning and strong wind gusts. “They will produce near-zero visibility, very difficult or impossible travel, damage to infrastructure and could cripple the most affected communities,” the agency said.

The severe storm forced the various territories to close their routes, ban traffic on some routes and cancel flights, just the weekend before Thanksgiving. It also forced the National Football League to move Sunday’s game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns to Ford Field in Detroit.

Snowfalls of more than 1.8 meters were recorded in two places, according to official data. In Orchard Park, the snowfall was 6 feet in the past 48 hours, and at Natural Bridge, just east of Watertown, it was 6 feet, record numbers for the area.

In addition, two New York County residents died of heart complications related to shoveling snow and their attempts to clear land, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said.

“We send our deepest condolences and remind everyone that this snow is very heavy and dangerous,” Poloncarz said. “Avoid shoveling very heavy, wet snow, and be careful and avoid overexertion.”

The snow has been falling for a long time at a rapid pace, so experts cannot yet confirm when it will end.