Drivers in Buffalo, New York faced blinding conditions on the roads Monday night, as snow squalls whipped through the area. The intense burst of snowfall, combined with powerful winds that howled as snow plows tried to keep the roads clear.

Powerful winds combined with a burst of snow in Buffalo, New York, Monday night, making it almost impossible to see anything on the roads and more snow is on the way.

Cars were seen in snowdrifts as arctic cold gripped Buffalo, New York, and other communities along Lake Erie on January 27. The National Weather Service said that an arctic cold front was forecast to impact the region through Wednesday,