Snowfall Accumlations Lower Than Expected

This image was taken Monday
outside of State College.  A snow
depth of 5"-6" can be seen on top
of the mountain ridge with
no snow down in the flat valley.
It really shows you how much
elevation factors in for snowfall
accumulations.
Credit: Brandon Orr

For some, this weekends storm caused alot of problems. For most of Northwestern Pennsylvania, it was a storm that really never lived up to its potential.  This storm was elevation dependent in terms of accumulating snowfall and this can be seen on the snow totals map.  Higher elevations through the state yielded higher snowfall amounts and this was forecasted by Meteorologists.  However, more snow was expected to fall across NW PA including Crawford County but the warmer surface made it tough for snow to accumulate. Most foretasted snowfall amounts around the area were a little bit high. Some places across the state did get a good amount of snow from this storm.  These areas suffered power outages form the heavy wet snow bringing down power lines and trees. The winner for highest snowfall accumulation was Laurel Summit down near Somerset.  After the storm moved out, they had recorded a total of 24".

Snowfall totals for Monday April 23.  Higher amounts were
in the snowbelts (higher elevations).
Snowfall values from NWS.

Looking at long range weather, there is no sign of any more freak storms in the near future. :)

Snowfall accumulations for April 23-24.  Mountainous
regions received the higher amounts.  The highest was at
Laurel Summit down near Somerset.  They received
24" of snow over the two day period.
Credit: NOAA