(CNN) There's White Christmas. And then there's Whiteout Christmas. 
 
 Erie, Pennsylvania, experienced the latter on Monday, when a total of 34 inches of snow fell on Christmas Day, blanketing the city and shattering the city's previous records for snowfall in a single day. 
 
 The snowfall total was more than four times the city's previous all-time Christmas record of 8.1 inches, and it also broke the record for most snowfall in one day in the city's history, which was 20 inches on November 22, 1956. 
 
 The snow didn't stop overnight, either. 
 
 Erie picked up another 24.5 inches of snow on Tuesday, bringing the two-day tally to 58.5 inches. That is the highest two-day snowfall total in the entire state of Pennsylvania, according to the National Weather Service 
 
 However, the storm, which actually began on Sunday, has dropped a grand total of 62.9 inches of snow on Erie, according to National Weather Service Cleveland. 
 
 By Tuesday night, 21 Pennsylvania National Guard troops were put on State Active Duty in northwestern Pennsylvania. 
 
 The huge snowfall total is a consequence of lake-effect snow, a weather phenomenon in which cold air combines with lake water to create narrow bands of powerful snow. The lake effect snow is expected to continue through Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said. 
 
 The city of Erie declared a Snow Emergency on Tuesday, Erie Police said. 
 
 "Roads are dangerous and impassable," police said on Facebook . "This is an incredible amount of snow that we're trying to move and (we) appreciate resident cooperation. Residents should stay off of City of Erie streets until it stops snowing, and we can get the roads open." 
 
 Kara Murphy has lived in Millcreek Township, a suburb of Erie, for 15 years and told CNN she's never seen snow like this. She said they cleared the snow off of her in-laws' car Monday night, but it's already covered in snow again. 
 
 She took this photo of the snowfall covering trees and the in-laws' car at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. 
 
 Kara Murphy of Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania said the snow blanketed her in-laws' car on Tuesday morning. 
 
 "We had a plow come down our street overnight, but it's impassable again," she said. 
 
 CNN affiliate WICU shared this photo on its Facebook page from meteorologist David Wolter showing vehicles smothered by the snow. 
 
 "We are buried here at Erie News Now!" the news station wrote. 
 
 Pennsylvania web marketing company Epic Web Studios filmed the snowfall from Monday at 9 a.m. until Tuesday at 6 a.m. and posted a time-lapse of that period. 
 
 With fresh snow piled high, the dogs of Erie seemed to enjoy the day. Marissa McGraw posted a short video of her 3-year-old dog, Chevy, wading through snow to get his frisbee. 
 
 ☃️❄️ A post shared by Marissa McGraw (@marissalmcgraw) on Dec 26, 2017 at 10:25am PST 
 
 Vince Dragone, who lives just outside Erie, posted video of Oakley, his two-year-old German Shepherd, venturing out into the piles of snow. Oakley typically likes the snow, Dragone said, but it took him a while to get the confidence in snow this heavy. 
 
 "He did finally do his business after digging out a clearing," Dragone said. 
 
 Dragone said he is still shoveling his driveway and hasn't gotten out yet. 
 
 "Luckily, I'm off today," he said. ||||| Erie, PA picked up 19" of new snow from midnight to 6 AM. This brings the storm total to 53" over the past 30 hours, shattering many records. This is the greatest 2-day total in the entire state of PA (prev. record 44" in Morgantown, PA 3/20-21/1958). ||||| Sign up for one of our email newsletters. 
 
 OK, this is taking "White Christmas" a bit too far. 
 
 The National Weather Service in Cleveland reported the lake-effect snowfall that inundated Erie over the weekend and Christmas — and continues to fall — can now count itself as the most intense in Pennsylvania history. 
 
 Erie received 34 inches of snow on Christmas Day, not only breaking the all-time city Christmas record of 11 inches but also breaking the all-time daily snowfall record, which was 20 inches on Nov. 22, 1956. 
 
 Erie, #PA got 34 inches, yep you read that right-- 34' of #snow in just 24 hours on Christmas Day. That is the most snow they have ever recorded in a single day and snow is still falling in the city. pic.twitter.com/62E556pIBb — AMHQ (@AMHQ) December 26, 2017 
 
 From midnight to 6 a.m. today, Erie received another 19 inches, making the storm total 53 inches, far and away the highest two-day total in Pennsylvania history. The previous record was 44 inches in Morgantown, Pa., From March 20-21, 1958. 
 
 Some more tidbits from the National Weather Service: 
 
 • The 34 inches in 24 hours also was more than the highest three-day snowfall in Erie history — 30.2 inches from Dec. 29-31, 2002. 
 
 • It fell just shy of the highest seven-day total of 39.8 inches set from Dec. 27, 2001 to Jan. 2, 2002. 
 
 • December 2017 has been the snowiest month in Erie's history, with 73 inches (and counting). The previous record was 66.9 inches in December 1989. 
 
 • 53 inches also beats Erie's previous 13-day snowfall record of 52.8 inches from Dec. 31, 1998 to Jan. 12, 1999. 
 
 The city of Erie declared a snow emergency Tuesday morning , GoErie.com reported. 
 
 It won't stop there. 
 
 The National Weather Service, which has a lake-effect snow warning ongoing through 4 p.m. Wednesday, is calling for an additional 8 to 16 inches of snow around Erie, falling at rates of up to 3 inches per hour in some cases. 
 
 Check out some images of the madness: 
 
 So big. #ForgettingWhatSunshineFeelsLike A post shared by Heather Hermen (@heathersviews) on Dec 26, 2017 at 8:51am PST 
 
 Erie International Airport is closed because of snow. Only one flight cancelled so far. @JET24FOX66 live camera: https://t.co/gFv7EVTPiB pic.twitter.com/Ile3R3Ik8z — Alex Yoder (@AlexYoder) December 26, 2017 
 
 Dear Everyone in the Erie Area,I'm sorry for dreaming of a white Christmas. I mean I wanted it to snow on Christmas, but not like this. Not like this pic.twitter.com/hwWmrdqyyZ — Will (@WillSwagler) December 26, 2017 
 
 Record snowfall in Erie today ... more than 11 inches of snow and more on the way! #winterwonderland #lakeeffect #Erie pic.twitter.com/UaqI8qQpMf — Jill McCormick (@JillMcCormick2) December 26, 2017 
 
 I grew up in Erie, PA but have never seen snow like we've had here in the last 24 hours. It's crazy that there's hardly any back in Cleveland right now. Here's the obligatory patio table photo. pic.twitter.com/13CuOTwnf3 — Mike Richwalsky (@mrichwalsky) December 26, 2017 
 
 @WKRN here is a pic from my friend in Erie county, PA this morning pic.twitter.com/J9onEWoCJN — Shannon DutchessNeal (@mamadutchess) December 26, 2017
– On Nov. 22, 1956, Erie, Pennsylvania, got buried by 20 inches of snow, reports CNN. That record was crushed on Christmas Day, when 34 inches covered the city ... and then kept falling. By 6am Tuesday, the total snowfall clocked in at 53 inches, which the National Weather Service tweeted is a state record for a two-day period; the previous record, from 1958, was the 44 inches that fell on Morgantown. And the lake-effect snow that brought the huge dump is set to continue through 4pm Wednesday, reports TribLive, with as much as another 16 inches coming. The paper notes the Christmas Day snowfall was so great it came close to besting Erie' record for the most snow in seven days: 39.8 inches that fell between Dec. 27, 2001, and Jan. 2, 2002. As one 28-year-old who said he had already shoveled his mother's driveway three times tells NPR, "It might be the last time I wish for a white Christmas."