The governor of Pennsylvania has signed a disaster emergency declaration and reported that parts of Erie County in the northwest have received nearly a meter of snow, with more expected to fall until Monday night.

Near Buffalo, between 10 and 20 inches of lake effect snow is expected by the end of Sunday, according to the Weather Service. The southern part of Erie County, along with Wyoming, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, are predicted to see 2 to 4 feet of snow by Monday night.

Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency in 11 western and northern New York counties this afternoon. The reason for the declaration is two impressive Lake Effect Snow showers coming almost directly east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.