A lake-effect snowstorm that lasted for days walloped Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula as thousands of motorists took to the roads for some dicey travel over the Thanksgiving weekend. There were some eye-popping snowfall reports and even a snowfall record as communities worked to clear the large accumulation of snow.

Snow showers will be an issue for the Michigan lake-effect snow belts. Additionally, cooler air rushes in, leaving lows below freezing throughout Metro Detroit.

Parts of the Great Lakes region saw new snow Monday and faced the prospect of even more this week after U.S. travelers battled harsh weather to get home after Thanksgiving, forecasters said.Snow showers fell in western Michigan overnight,

In Michigan, lake effect snow most often tends to fall in western Upper Peninsula, along the north shore of the UP, and in the Lower Peninsula from the tip of the mitten to Indiana along Lake Michigan. If winds come from the east, Lake Huron can provide the moisture and the eastern portions of Michigan area affected, rather than the west side.

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.

Cleanup work is nearing an end around parts of the Great Lakes region socked by lake-effect snowstorm that dropped more than a foot of snow over the weekend