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.

As lake effect snow pummels the northwest corner of the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania State Police has handled over 400 calls in the past 24 hours. Governor Josh Shapiro (D) said troopers are working alongside the Pennsylvania National Guard.

Heavy bands of lake-effect snow came down in Erie County, PA on Friday morning. FOX Weather Storm Tracked Brandon Copic reported several weather-related accidents on I-90 when he spoke with Meteorologist Michael Estime.

Post-Thanksgiving travel plans were thrown into chaos as more than two feet of snow fell along Lake Erie, closing I-90 and stranding motorists.

An intense snowstorm is restricting travel along Interstate 90. The National Weather Service predicted up to 30 inches of snow in some areas.

A bit of lake effect snow is still lingering around Southeast Michigan. While the snow will move out, the cold remains.

Parts of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula are getting buried under snow reportedly as deep as 12 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Marquette. Meteorologists are receiving scattered reports of between 5-7 inches to up to 12 inches in some areas,

The heaviest lake-effect snow events occur when a flow of air much colder than the unfrozen lake sets up over the longest stretch of the lake's axis, persisting as long as possibl