3/15/17
by News Department on 03/15/17Storm Stella shuts down county...
Winter Storm Stella shut down Schuylkill County on Tuesday with the most snowfall the state has seen in March since 1993.
All school districts and nearly all businesses were closed as snow fell all morning and there were only a few vehicles along with the snowplows on the roads.
According to the National Weather Service at State College, areas in the northern part of the county had about 20 inches of snow while most of the county saw between 13 and 18 inches.
However, the storm does not qualify as a blizzard, as a blizzard would need 35 mph winds or sustained winds of 35 mph over a three-hour period.
Ashland recorded 21 inches by Tuesday afternoon, Ringtown had 17 inches, Auburn had 16 inches, Tower City had 15 inches and Orwigsburg had 13 1/2 inches. Pottsville had 14 inches before noon.
