<p>Bands of lake-effect snow swept across upstate New York on Thursday, December 7. Snow was falling at a rate of two inches per hour south of Buffalo, a news report said</a>.</p><p>The storm was expected to stay mostly stationary, though it would drift slightly south over the course of the day, the report said.</p><p>Upwards of eight inches of snow had fallen already because of lake-effect snow bands, according to the National Weather Service</a>.</p><p>This video shows conditions along the New York State Thruway traveling south of Buffalo. Credit: Instagram/ryanfromdatre via Storyful</p><br />