Erie Pennsylvania buried under record snowfall
Erie
(Reuters) - A storm that has dumped more than 65 inches (165 cms) of snow this week on  Erie   Pennsylvania  is expected to slightly taper off on Wednesday after leaving drifts that buried cars  paralyzed the area and made the county declare an emergency.
But the respite for  Erie   a city of about 100 000 in northwest Pennsylvania on the shores of Lake Erie  is expected to be short-lived  with a fresh round of winter storms coming Thursday night predicted to bring as much as 10 inches more snow  forecasters said.
A general view of 1925 State Street after the record snowfall in  Erie   Pennsylvania  U.S.  December 26  2017 in this picture obtained from social media. Courtesy of Instagram @BLJEFFERYS /via REUTERS
The winter blast in  Erie  was caused by cold Arctic air moving over the lake  which had relatively mild water temperatures  forecasters said.
The storm broke a 59-year-old record for a two-day snowfall in Pennsylvania  topping the 44 inches that fell in 1958. Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper issued a temporary disaster emergency declaration that mobilized resources to help the area.
 Erie resident Brian Sheridan  on Wednesday posted a photo on social media showing the top of  his  mail box peeking out underneath a mound of snow. In a caption   he  wrote: “At this point  it just might be easier to put a hold on our mail until spring.”
(Reuters) - A storm that has dumped more than 65 inches (165 cms) of snow this week on  [TGT]is expected to slightly taper off on Wednesday after leaving drifts that buried cars  paralyzed the area and made the county declare an emergency.
But the respite for [TGT]is expected to be short-lived  with a fresh round of winter storms coming Thursday night predicted to bring as much as 10 inches more snow  forecasters said.
A general view of 1925 State Street after the record snowfall in  [TGT]Pennsylvania  U.S.  December 26  2017 in this picture obtained from social media. Courtesy of Instagram @BLJEFFERYS /via REUTERS
The winter blast in  [TGT]was caused by cold Arctic air moving over the lake  which had relatively mild water temperatures  forecasters said.
The storm broke a 59-year-old record for a two-day snowfall in Pennsylvania  topping the 44 inches that fell in 1958. Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper issued a temporary disaster emergency declaration that mobilized resources to help the area.
 [TGT]on Wednesday posted a photo on social media showing the top of  [TGT]  mail box peeking out underneath a mound of snow. In a caption   he  wrote: “At this point  it just might be easier to put a hold on our mail until spring.”