Centre County districts call for two-hour delays after weekend snowstorm
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- Almost every Centre County school district will run a two-hour delay on Jan. 27.
- State College and Philipsburg’s districts were closed Monday after a weekend snowstorm.
- Roughly a foot of snow fell across the State College area over the weekend.
Centre County school districts will begin with a two-hour delay Tuesday after a heavy snowstorm blew through central Pennsylvania over the weekend.
State College, Bald Eagle, Bellefonte, Philipsburg and Penns Valley-area school districts have each announced plans to begin with two-hour delays on Tuesday.
While announcing the changes, several districts said the two-hour delays should give local crews additional time to clear roads and ensure safe travel to school.
The State College and Philipsburg-area school districts gave their students a day off on Monday, while Penns Valley’s district pivoted to a flexible instruction day. The Bald Eagle and Bellefonte-area school districts already had pre-planned days off for students.
The nearby Keystone Central School District and Tyrone Area School District will each implement flexible instruction days on Tuesday.
Penn State’s University Park campus canceled all classes, activities and work between 5 a.m. Monday and 5 a.m. Tuesday. The university has not announced any additional cancellations.
A foot or more of snow fell across Centre County on Sunday and early Monday, providing the area with its most significant snowfall since December 2020. Preliminary totals from the National Weather Service suggest 15.5 inches of snow fell in Port Matilda, while Unionville reported 14 inches and State College recorded about 13.1 inches by Monday morning.
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