Update: As of today, Palermo has been buried by 94.5 inches of snow this month — nearly 55 inches of that since Friday. Syracuse, N.Y. — Like anybody who’s grown up in lake effect country ...

We picked up 78 cm of snow through Feb. 27, just beating Feb. 2008 for the title of snowiest second month of the year. Over in Ottawa, this is the capital city’s snowiest February in 53 years.

In the 24-hour period ending at 6 a.m. on Feb. 5, the Yasuzuka district of Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, received 85 cm of snow while 78 cm landed in Shirakawa village in Gifu Prefecture.

Weekend snowfall totals of 10-20 cm are possible in the hardest-hit regions downwind from the lake. Motorists should use caution as gusty winds will reduce visibility within snow squalls as they snake ...