But millions of Americans are under winter weather alerts for the first time this season. And there's more to come later this week. Snow could hit the I-95 corridor. But tonight, there is a Lake Effect snow warning from Cleveland to Buffalo. These images are from Watertown, New York. To the west, the Buffalo Bill's called for volunteers to help clear the snow ahead of tonight's game, and Governor Hochul is promising more resources to keep the roads moving. Just outside of Buffalo, a rare winter water spout was spotted offshore in Lake Erie. Pennsylvania's governor called up the National Guard to assist in what's being called a historic storm that's dumping feet of snow in the area. This all comes during one of the busiest travel days of the year, with millions on the move after the Thanksgiving holiday. But first, ABC's Trevor Alt leads us off tonight from Watertown, New York.
Tonight, dangerous winter weather causing chaos for millions. Five states under weather alerts with Lake Effect snow blanketing parts of the northeast. Travel advisory Ries issued through Northern and Western New York because of terrible road conditions. Car scene banked along I-81 near Watertown. More than three feet of snow already on the ground there, and there may be five feet by tomorrow. The snowplows and emergency services out in force. Buffalo Bill's fans also chipping in ahead of tonight's game. Just keeps coming. Digging out the stadium from snow.
Team from the West Coast over here into the snow, and we should have a It's a great game.
In Pennsylvania, the governor announcing a proclamation of disaster emergency to help bring in resources as parts of the state are buried after days of snow, more than 2 feet falling in Erie County. State police responding to nearly 200 incidents between Friday and Saturday.
This is measured, unfortunately, in feet and not inches during this event. I would just echo that, Stay home, stay home, stay home.
This dangerous weather comes as millions of families make their way back home from Thanksgiving. At airports across the country, Saturday, the TSA screened nearly 3 million travelers, and today's total could be even higher, potentially the agency's busiest day ever.
Luckily, we got here as an overnight flight, and we were able to get right in early in the morning, but I see the line behind me and it looks really long. Glad we did that overnight flight to get here soon.
Lindsay, I am sure you can tell we're in the midst of one of these Lake Effect snow bands right now. We know here in Watertown, had to abruptly close in the middle of the day because some of their employees just couldn't make it to work on these roads. This snow is likely to keep coming down in heaps through this evening, Lindsay.
A state of emergency for parts of New York. We can see why. Trevor, thank.
Millions of Americans are under lake-effect snow alerts during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year after Thanksgiving.