Lake-effect snow buried Pennsylvania’s fourth largest city under more than four feet of snow over Christmas, smashing both local and state snowfall records while hampering holiday travel around the Great Lakes.
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| Erie, Pa. is blanketed under more than 4 feet of snow, which fell over 30 hours on Monday and Tuesday. |
With snow falling at a rate of up to three inches per hour, the National Weather Service reported Erie, Pa., picked up 56.5 inches of snow since the storm began on Christmas Eve. The bulk of that fell in a 30-hour period from Christmas morning into Tuesday.
Erie officials have declared a state of emergency and are pleading with motorists to stay off city streets and nearby highways, including Interstates 90 and 79. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) was also expected to call up some national guardsmen because so much snow has fallen there is concern ambulances will not able to reach some patients.
Read The Washington Post story by Tim Craig - “Record-setting Christmas storm buries Pennsylvania's fourth largest city under more than 4 feet of snow.”
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