Irish Daily Mirror

So chillingly Erie..

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THE scene may look like something out of Narnia but locals who woke up to it found the morning anything but magical…

A perfect storm of sub-zero temperatur­es, gale-force winds and 16ft waves left homes on Hoover Beach in the town of Hamburg, New York State, completely iced over.

Some of the houses, on the banks of Lake Erie, were in total darkness because the covering was up to 3ft thick in places.

“Welcome to Narnia,” local John Kucko tweeted with an image.

And Ed Mis added: “I had to go out a secondary door then chisel my way back into the house.”

Temperatur­es continue to drop in the area – so residents will have to get used to putting plans on ice.

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 ??  ?? FREEZE FRAME Thick clumps of icicles hang from house’s rooftop
FREEZE FRAME Thick clumps of icicles hang from house’s rooftop
 ??  ?? AN ICE CUBE Home on lake shore has been utterly encased
AN ICE CUBE Home on lake shore has been utterly encased

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