Parts of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine are under winter storm warnings, and precipitation is expected to begin as early as 1 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Higher elevations, including area ski resorts, will see snowfall that could continue through 1 a.m. on Black Friday.

NWS Buffalo lead forecaster Kirk Apffel joins FOX Weather to talk about the heavy snows coming to western New York including parts of Buffalo due to a strong lake-effect snow event starting Friday and lasting for days.

The National Weather Service said Wednesday that as much as 8 inches of snow could hit Lake and Ashtabula counties, beginning Thursday night and running through Monday. The snowfall could affect travel along Interstate 90.