Residents in Buffalo, New York, endured a fresh coating of snow that began falling Thursday morning right after a ferocious snow storm left 10 people dead and over five feet of snow accumulation.

The epic snowfall began on Tuesday as parts of Buffalo were buried with five-and-a-half feet of snow.

Forecasters say the second lake-effect storm could leave an average of two to three more feet by late Thursday.

"A few areas are getting close to a foot right now, but the worst of it is the additional accumulation and that will occur today," The Weather Channel's Michael Palmer said, according to NBC News. "So it's just going to prolong people getting in and trying clearing the snow away -- that's just not going to happen until the weekend."

Because of the storm, more than 4,000 homes in the region suffered from power outages, the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation said according to Fox News. Plus, the snow caused 10 deaths, including at least four fatal heart attacks and the passing of two people with a mental illness, reports CNN. The storm also left over 100 vehicles on the New York State Thruway stranded, .

"Heavy lake effect snow will result in very difficult or nearly impossible travel at times in the heaviest portion of the band," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned western New Yorkers to "stay home and take it easy" while officials worked to clear out the roads and highways in Buffalo.

"Mother Nature is showing us who's boss once again," the governor said on Wednesday. "This is an historic event. When all is said and done, this snowstorm will break all sorts of records, and that's saying something in Buffalo."

The storm is expected to last until late Friday morning. However, forecasters say temperatures could jump to 60 degrees by the weekend, turning all that snow into floods.

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