Winter Storm Warning Issued Amid Additional 36 Inches of Snow, 'Hazardous' Conditions

The National Weather Service issued a new warning on New Year's Eve as the Great Lakes area is set to be hit with a dangerous winter storm that could bring heavy amounts of snow.

"Arctic air behind a departing intense cyclone will continue to surge into much of the eastern two-thirds of the country today. In the process, the lake-effect 'snow machine' will remain active downwind from the Great Lakes, and will be reinforced with the arrival of an Alberta clipper today," the NWS said.

States East of Lake Erie...