After winter weather caused crashes and closed schools in Missouri, dumped more than a foot of snow in Iowa and left drivers struggling to see in Buffalo, New York, the East Coast is bracing for its own dangerous winter weather Tuesday.

Light snow will begin after midnight Monday night with much of the area waking up to at least 1 to 2 inches of new snow. The snow will continue throughout the morning Tuesday, and should come to an end in the early afternoon. Luckily there will not be too much wind with the snow.

Strong gusty winds and heavy lake-effect snow began sweeping across Buffalo, New York, the day before Thanksgiving on Wednesday, November 26, and were expected to impact the area through the holiday.This footage from @weather_buffalo shows near-whiteout conditions close to Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

There will be a quiet start to the week, but wintry weather is set to return to Western New York just in time for Thanksgiving.

A major weather-related incident shut down the Skyway on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews are on the scene, and drivers should expect significant delays.

Powerful winds, snow, and ice unleashed chaos on western New York on Thanksgiving, and the wild weather is far from over with another dump of heavy snow on its way to the region

Dropping temperatures tonight will make roads slick into Monday morning. Get ready for an active wintry pattern in the new week.

On Wednesday at 8:03 p.m. an updated lakeshore flood warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until Thursday at 10 a.m. for Northern Erie and Southern Erie as well as Chautauqua County.

Nearly 20 inches of snow fell in some areas. See where.

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Agencies statewide are preparing to keep the roads safe as snow is expected to hit Western New York soon. And while this winter weather could impact holiday travel, local officials say they’re confident and prepared.

There are bands of lake effect snow south of the City of Buffalo,” National Weather Service meteorologist Heather Kenyon tells WBEN. “And that’s going to persist today, and through this evening.”