Bitter cold, several feet of snow forecast for parts of eastern US

After some record Christmas Day snowfalls, snow is continuing to pile up in parts of the United States. As a major blast of cold stretches from the Rockies into the Northeast, western New York state is bracing for a massive blast.NortheastRecords were shattered in Erie, Pennsylvania, when it picked up 19 inches of new snow from midnight to 6 a.m. today, bringing the snowfall total there to 53 inches within 30 hours.

That was the greatest two-day snowfall total in the state of Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service said. The previous record was 44 inches in Morgantown in 1958.

Lake effect snow brought significant accumulation in Erie, Pennsylvania, and this dog so much joy as she frolics through a Winter wonderland. https://t.co/YWJ6n51QZk pic.twitter.com/5BPoCxBKDF
— ABC News (@ABC) December 16, 2017
And the snow isn't over.The National Weather Service has continued a lake-effect snow warning from Ohio to Pennsylvania and into western New York state.Some areas in western New York are forecast to see up to 50 inches of snow through Wednesday. Some travel bans are in effect in the Buffalo area, ABC affiliate WKBW-TV reported this morning.
PHOTO: Additional snow is expected through Wednesday, some areas will see a total of more than 4 feet. (ABC)
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Midwest

Parts of the Midwest had the coldest Christmas on record.

Chicago and Minneapolis had the coldest Christmas since 1996, while Duluth, Minnesota, had the coldest Christmas since 1933.

And the Midwest is experiencing frigid temperatures today.

This morning’s temperature reached minus-8 degrees in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and minus-16 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin.

West Coast

Seattle had its first white Christmas in nine years.

Yaaaaaaaasssssssssssssss! Let it snow! #snow #seattlesnow pic.twitter.com/asK7uWerxF
— Des ?? ?? (@askdes) December 25, 2017
Downtown Portland, Oregon, also had a white Christmas; its sixth since 1884.

We've still got snow and ice here at the office in NE Portland. Temperatures are struggling to get to freezing in NE Portland today. Expect road surfaces and sidewalks to re-freeze tonight as temperatures head into the mid 20s in most valley locations. pic.twitter.com/u8DCZpcZkM
— NWS Portland (@NWSPortland) December 25, 2017
Major cold blast

A major cold blast is stretching across the country with 18 states from Montana to New York feeling dangerous wind chills.

The National Weather Service has issued wind-chill warnings and advisories for wind chills expected to dip as low as minus-50 in the Northern Plains.

The National Weather Service in the Northern Plains and western Great Lakes is warning that exposed skin can get suffer frostbite in as little as 10 minutes.

The polar air is set to continue Wednesday morning with winds chills approaching minus-10 degrees in Chicago and near zero in Boston.PHOTO: The polar air continues to spill into the eastern U.S. on Wednesday morning with winds chills approaching 10’s below zero in Chicago and near zero in Boston. (ABC)