Erie, Pennsylvania, is used to snowstorms, but this week’s is one for the books.
The city nestled in the state’s northwest corner has been hit with over 63 inches of snow since Christmas Eve, shattering records and prompting Erie County officials to declare a disaster emergency.
Some 34 inches fell on Christmas Day alone, breaking Erie’s all-time, single-day record by over a foot, according to the National Weather Service. The city’s previous record was 20 inches in November 1956.
The storm also broke two-day snowfall records for the state, with 53 inches falling between Christmas Eve and Tuesday. The previous record was set in March 1958, when 44 inches fell on Morgantown, roughly 320 miles southeast of Erie, the NWS reported.
This week’s massive snowfall made December 2017 the snowiest month in Erie’s recorded history by more than 30 inches, the NWS reported. As of Tuesday evening, over 97 inches had fallen in Erie this month; the previous record was 66.9 inches set in December 1989.
The city nestled in the state’s northwest corner has been hit with over 63 inches of snow since Christmas Eve, shattering records and prompting Erie County officials to declare a disaster emergency.
Some 34 inches fell on Christmas Day alone, breaking Erie’s all-time, single-day record by over a foot, according to the National Weather Service. The city’s previous record was 20 inches in November 1956.
The storm also broke two-day snowfall records for the state, with 53 inches falling between Christmas Eve and Tuesday. The previous record was set in March 1958, when 44 inches fell on Morgantown, roughly 320 miles southeast of Erie, the NWS reported.
This week’s massive snowfall made December 2017 the snowiest month in Erie’s recorded history by more than 30 inches, the NWS reported. As of Tuesday evening, over 97 inches had fallen in Erie this month; the previous record was 66.9 inches set in December 1989.
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