The snow emergency that has closed schools, businesses and government buildings throughout Erie County as flakes continue to fall on feet already on the ground hasn't slowed the workload for area first responders.

Some areas of Erie County were on pace to record nearly 5 feet of snow since the lake-effect storm gripped the region the day after Thanksgiving.

After a mild start to fall, Erie, Pennsylvania, got its first major snowstorm of the season over the holiday weekend, blanketing the region with significant snowfall. On Black Friday, Erie International Airport recorded 22.6 inches of new snow, breaking the city’s previous one-day snowfall record of 21.8 inches set on December 26, 2017.

Officials with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency say they have deployed eight incident management team members to Erie County to assist with the reco

Since it began early Friday morning, the lake effect storm has dumped several feet of snow in some areas. The snow fell at such an unrelenting pace that street crews have been unable to keep pace. Hundreds of holiday travelers were stranded on major highways Friday like i-90 and had to abandon their cars.