Cold northwest winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the afternoon hours of the 4th. The snow showers continued intermittently through the early morning hours of the 7th and then dissipated by daybreak. The snow showers were heavy at times, especially during the evening hours of the 5th and early morning hours of the 6th. Snowfall rates during that period exceeded an inch per hour at times. The heaviest snow fell across the northern and eastern ends of Erie County where totals in some areas were greater than a foot. A few of the higher totals in Erie County included 23.5 inches on the higher terrain south of North East; 16.4 inches in Millcreek Township; 11.4 inches in Fairview and 11.0 inches at Colt Station. Westerly winds gusted to as much as 35 mph on the 4th with 10 to 20 mph winds on the 5th. These strong winds caused a lot of blowing and drifting which helped reduce visibilities. Some accidents were reported.

Lake-Effect Snow in NORTHERN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 04-JAN-17 13:00:00 to 07-JAN-17 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Cold northwest winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the afternoon hours of the 4th. The snow showers continued intermittently through the early morning hours of the 7th and then dissipated by daybreak. The snow showers were heavy at times, especially during the evening hours of the 5th and early morning hours of the 6th. Snowfall rates during that period exceeded an inch per hour at times. The heaviest snow fell across the northern and eastern ends of Erie County where totals in some areas were greater than a foot. A few of the higher totals in Erie County included 23.5 inches on the higher terrain south of North East; 16.4 inches in Millcreek Township; 11.4 inches in Fairview and 11.0 inches at Colt Station. Westerly winds gusted to as much as 35 mph on the 4th with 10 to 20 mph winds on the 5th. These strong winds caused a lot of blowing and drifting which helped reduce visibilities. Some accidents were reported.

Lake-Effect Snow in SOUTHERN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 04-JAN-17 13:00:00 to 07-JAN-17 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Cold northwest winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the afternoon hours of the 4th. The snow showers continued intermittently through the early morning hours of the 7th and then dissipated by daybreak. The snow showers were heavy at times, especially during the evening hours of the 5th and early morning hours of the 6th. Snowfall rates during that period exceeded an inch per hour at times. The heaviest snow fell across the northern and eastern ends of Erie County where totals in some areas were greater than a foot. A few of the higher totals in Erie County included 23.5 inches on the higher terrain south of North East; 16.4 inches in Millcreek Township; 11.4 inches in Fairview and 11.0 inches at Colt Station. Westerly winds gusted to as much as 35 mph on the 4th with 10 to 20 mph winds on the 5th. These strong winds caused a lot of blowing and drifting which helped reduce visibilities. Some accidents were reported.