Summit Hill Couple Turns Snow Piles in Snow Art

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A sizable creation in the front yard of a Summit Hill home is drawing lots of attention. Summit Hill residents Fred Evans Jr., Shannon O’Donnell and Kevin Gieniec have spent numerous man-hours creating a 45-foot long Valentine’s Day display made of snow, ice and a few other materials. It’s features include a red heart-colored igloo, a 10-foot red arch and about a dozen colored ice hearts.

Schuylkill League Championship Finals

Final scores from tonight's Schuylkill League Championships

Girls

Minersville - 61

Marian - 46

Boys

Mahanoy Area - 45

Pottsville - 44

Photo courtesy of: Megan Powers

Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Schuylkill County

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS ...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING ...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ...AND WILL SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 3 AM AND 9 AM ...BEFORE TAPERING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A GUSTY NORTH WIND WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

* IMPACTS ...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVELING HAZARDOUS.

* WINDS ...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES ...IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES ...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV ... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE ...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX.

Pottsville Church Opens Doors To Help Others Through Snowstorm

Trinity Episcopal Church, Pottsville had opened a shelter for the heatless, homeless, or anyone who needed a place to stay throughout the snowstorm.

WNEP and the Republican Herald posted stories about this incredible act of kindness.


Republican Herald
http://republicanherald.com/news/church-in-city-offers-shelter-to-snowbound-homeless-1.1634529


WNEP
http://wnep.com/2014/02/13/helping-storm-victims-in-pottsville/

Schuylkill County School Closings/Delays for 2/14/14

Schuylkill County School Closings for 2/14/14 

Alvernia universe/ Schuylkill, Closed

Blue Mountain - Closed

Child Development - Closed, Daycare opens at 8am

Gillingham Charter - Closed

Mahanoy Area - Closed

Marian Catholic - Closed
McCann School of Business/Pottsville - 2 Hour Delay

Minersville - Closed

Nativty BVM - Closed

North Schuylkill - Closed

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional - Closed

Penn State Schuylkill - Closed

Pine Grove - Closed

Pottsville - 2 Hour Delay, Act 80 Begins at 10am, No School for students

Schuylkill Haven - Closed

Schuylkill Maple Ave - Closed

Schuylkill Tech North and South - Closed

Shenandoah Valley - Closed

St. Ambrose/Schuylkill Haven - Closed

St. Clair - 2 Hour Delay, Act 80 begins at 10am, No school for students

St. Jerome/Tamaqua - Closed

St. Nicholas/Minersville - Closed

Tamaqua - Closed

Tri-Valley - Closed

Trinity Academy - Closed

Williams Valley - 2 Hour Delay

Pictures from Around Schuylkill County During the February Snowstorm

Pictures from around Schuylkill County today during the February 2014 snowstorm

Outside T102 (From T102 Fan Page)

Outside T102 (From T102 Fan Page)

Dutch Hill, Tamaqua (TamaquaArea.com)

Pine Grove

Mahanoy City

Port Carbon

More snow? Round 2 is on it's way!

By: Ryan Fannock

1:10PM UPDATE: For those of us in a lull right now, there is more snow to come. A heavy batch of snow will move through this evening. This is referred to as "Round 2" so get ready! The snow is very wet out there right now so you might want to get shoveling done before the next round. We'll have a decent lull for the majority of the afternoon. I'm not sure on the "exact" timing that it arrives. However, I have it outlined on the attached radar image. It's currently down in North Carolina so sometime this evening it will move through our neck of the woods. So if you were wondering if it's over, here's your answer. Final totals will range from 10-16" across the county.