This week Central Pennsylvanians experienced bitterly cold temperatures and according to ABC 27 Meteorologist Dan Tomaso, the cold weather is a sign of more cold air outbreaks to come this season.

“So, we dropped a couple of degrees this morning as that snow pushed through some of the snow squalls. And there were some areas of ice. And we cautioned everyone, you know, leading up to this that there could be some isolated trouble spots, especially in the higher elevations. Now, thankfully, again, in the valleys, it was above freezing leading into this. So, we avoided any major problems this morning.”

Erie received over 50 inches of snow this week from a four-day period.

“And this is the time of the year for that because the lakes are still relatively warm. And when I say relatively warm, 40s and 50s, but the air coming over top of them is very cold. So that air could be ten, 20 degrees coming in from Canada. And so that temperature difference, just the way a summertime thunderstorm works, is really a driver for nonstop snow. And that's why you may say to yourself, how do you get 40 to 50in of snow if you get stuck underneath one of these snow bands and 20 to 30 miles makes a difference. It really becomes a nonstop snow at 2 to 3 in per hour.”

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