Parts of Centre County saw a foot or more of snow on Sunday in what looks to have been the area’s biggest storm in more than five years, according to totals reported to and by the National Weather Service at State College.
The largest accumulation in the county was reported in Port Matilda, which received 15.5 inches. Unionville had the second-most at 14 inches. Both totals were reported on Monday morning by the National Weather Service’s volunteer observer network.
In State College, totals reported on Monday morning ranged from 11.3 to 13.1 inches. The largest snowfall of the 21st century in State College was 15 inches on Dec. 17, 2020.
Observers also recorded 11.2 inches in Bellefonte and between 10.5 and 11 inches in Philipsburg.
Location Amount Time/Date Provider
Port Matilda 2.0 ESE 15.5 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS
Unionville 1.4 NNE 14.0 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS
State College 2.6 NW 13.2 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS
1 NNE Park Forest 13.2 in 0700 AM 01/26 Public
1 NNE State College 13.1 in 0356 PM 01/25 Trained Spotter
1 NW State College 12.6 in 0400 PM 01/25 Trained Spotter
State College 12.6 in 0800 AM 01/26 COOP
2 ESE Port Matilda 12.5 in 0800 PM 01/25 NWS Employee
State College 1.3 SW 12.2 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS
Port Matilda 2.2 ESE 12.1 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS
State College 12.0 in 0715 PM 01/25 Public
Park Forest 12.0 in 0920 AM 01/26 Public
1 NW State College 11.8 in 0620 PM 01/25 Trained Spotter
3 NNE Zion 11.7 in 0950 PM 01/25 Trained Spotter
1 N Boalsburg 11.5 in 0350 PM 01/25 Public
1 ESE Unionville 11.5 in 0403 PM 01/25 Amateur Radio
1 E State College 11.3 in 1130 AM 01/26 Amateur Radio
Bellefonte 7.1 ENE 11.2 in 0827 AM 01/26 COCORAHS
3 NNE State College 11.0 in 0345 PM 01/25 Amateur Radio
Milesburg 11.0 in 0430 PM 01/25 Public
1 NW Philipsburg 11.0 in 0436 PM 01/25 Amateur Radio
Howard 11.0 in 1024 PM 01/25 Public
Boalsburg 1.2 ENE 11.0 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS
1 SSW State College 10.5 in 0416 PM 01/25 Public
Rock Springs 10.5 in 0535 PM 01/25 Amateur Radio
Philipsburg 10.5 in 0700 AM 01/26 COOP
Pleasant Gap 10.2 in 0940 PM 01/25 Trained Spotter
3 NNE State College 10.1 in 0825 PM 01/25 Official NWS Obs
State College 10.0 in 0423 PM 01/25 Amateur Radio
Philipsburg 10.0 in 0439 PM 01/25 Public
2 ENE State College 10.0 in 1024 PM 01/25 Public
1 N State College 9.7 in 0150 PM 01/25 Public
2 NE Park Forest 9.7 in 0400 PM 01/25 NWS Employee
2 NNE Park Forest 9.5 in 0145 PM 01/25 Trained Spotter
1 SW State College 9.3 in 0200 PM 01/25 Public
2 NNW State College 9.3 in 0204 PM 01/25 Public
1 SE State College 9.0 in 0220 PM 01/25 Public
2 ENE State College 9.0 in 0507 PM 01/25 NWS Employee
4 W Poe Valley State Park 8.3 in 0700 AM 01/26 NWS Employee
1 E Boalsburg 8.2 in 0905 AM 01/26 Trained Spotter
Bellefonte 7.1 ENE 8.0 in 0900 AM 01/26 COCORAHS
1 ENE Millheim 7.0 in 1250 PM 01/25 Trained Spotter
Snow began to fall in Centre County at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday and continued into the night.
All Centre County school districts were closed on Monday and Penn State canceled classes, activities and most work until 5 a.m. Tuesday.
Snow emergencies were declared in State College, Bellefonte and College, Ferguson, Harris and Patton townships prohibiting public street parking to allow for snow removal. Municipalities remind residents that sidewalks must be cleared of snow within 24 hours after a storm has ended.
See photos from around State College and Bellefonte during the storm:
