FULTON -- A state of emergency was declared in this central New York city after lake-effect storms dumped up to 3 feet of snow on the region and collapsed the roof of the public works garage early Monday.

Fulton officials said none of the four city workers inside the building were injured when the roof came down shortly before 5:30 a.m. Several pieces of snow-removal equipment remained inside the building, officials said.

Mayor Ron Woodward said the city was working out arrangements for mutual aid with the Oswego County Highway Department. Motorists were advised to stay off the roads in Fulton.

The storms that began Sunday dumped 2 to 3 feet of snow across the county on Lake Ontario's eastern end. The snow was expected to taper off Monday evening, National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Pukajlo said.

The weather service reported 37 inches in Fulton, 36 in the town of Mexico and 34 in the lakeside city of Oswego.

"We're digging out," said Sgt. Edwin Croucher, a state police trooper in Fulton who reported multiple accidents caused by the storm but no serious injuries.

Schools, government offices and some businesses were closed because of the Martin Luther King Day holiday.

"It's not as bad as it would have been with a regular business day," Croucher said of the traffic conditions.

Interstate 81 north of Syracuse was open on Monday, a day after being shut down for 9 hours because of whiteouts caused by blowing snow.

The northern tip of Cayuga County was not immune to the lake-effect storm. Read Tuesday's edition of The Citizen for a full report with photos.