Tyler Kurtz, 25, has been chasing weather events since 2018. He booked a room at an Erie-are hotel last weekend to avoid sleeping in his SUV.

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.

Erie County's lake-effect snow warning is set to come to an end Tuesday. That doesn't mean there won't be more lake-effect snow this week.

Winter storm watches continue for parts of New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio on Wednesday, where lake-effect snow is expected to wallop parts of the Great Lakes region, while a good portion of the continental United States is experiencing bitter-cold temperatures.