A wintry blast is slamming the Great Lakes region with 3 to 5.5 feet of snow -- and more lake effect snow is in the forecast for later this week.

A weather system over the past week provided parts of Michigan with a harsh welcome to the winter season, dumping more than 3 feet of snow in some places — and it may not be finished. In the Upper Peninsula,

The first significant lake-effect snowstorm of the season, which buried cities from Michigan to New York under 3-5 feet of snow, will finally begin to wind down on Tuesday after the relentless rounds of winter weather paralyzed travel as people tried to get home after the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend.