The Bradford area did see some snowfall overnight from Monday to Tuesday but was spared the debilitating inch-count that hit other part of the state.
Local crews were busy keeping the roads clear, but no major hiccups were reported.
On Tuesday evening, Captain J.D. Tehle of the Bradford City Fire Department said, “We haven’t had anything related to the storm as of right now.”
According to Tehle, “It’s actually been just our normal steady ambulance calls.”
Shortly thereafter, however, the department responded to a house fire on Rosedale Avenue in frigid temperatures. Firefighters were still on scene late Tuesday, battling the cold as well as the blaze.
Meanwhile, a representative of the Kane-based state police barracks was not aware of any road closures or serious motor vehicle accidents in McKean County due to the winter weather.
As for the city employees who bear the responsibility of keeping city streets driveable, the snowfall has been steady enough to keep them busy.
“The guys have been out all day,” said Chip Comilla, the city’s director of parks and public works. He noted there was one point they were able “to take a little break — very little.”
On Tuesday evening, the winter weather was still ongoing. Around 8 p.m., Comilla said, “It’s blowing snow and freezing temperatures,” which he explained makes it “difficult for the salt to work.”
Comilla noted the roads looked “pretty good” considering the weather, commending his road crews. “They do a great job.”
While no inch-count for the Bradford area was reported to the National Weather Service in State College on Tuesday, meteorologist Aaron Tyburski said it may have been because it was minimal compared to elsewhere in the state. Bradford was “too far west to get any real accumulation.”
Spots in central and eastern Pennsylvania were reporting far more snow with 10 to 20 inches during the overnight snow, according to Tyburski.
But it’s not over.
“Now you’re going to see some lake effect off and on overnight,” he said, explaining that a few inches are possible overnight and into Wednesday. “As always, lake effect snow could come down heavy in certain spots.” However, he noted, it’s “really nothing out of the ordinary.”
It will be cold, Tyburski noted. Temperatures are only supposed to be around 18 degrees today, and strong winds will blow up to 40 mph.