Updated 11:15 a.m. on March 14.
All Centre County school districts and Penn State’s University Park campus will be closed on Tuesday as heavy snow is expected to move into the area late Monday night.
State College, Bellefonte, Bald Eagle, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola all announced early Monday night that schools would be closed on Tuesday.
State College and Bellefonte’s closure announcements also said all after-school activities are canceled as well.
Penn State announced that all classes and activities will be canceled between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Tuesday.
The National Weather Service’s most recent winter storm warning issued late Monday afternoon calls for 10 to 16 inches of snow for Centre County. The storm is expected to bring heavy snowfall to most of central and eastern Pennsylvania. AccuWeather is predicting about 12 inches of snow for the State College area from Monday night through Tuesday night.
The heaviest snow is expected to occur between Monday night and mid-morning on Tuesday, with additional light snow expected Tuesday afternoon and night.
Other closings, delays and postponements:
– Arrivals and departures at University Park airport are canceled throughout Tuesday.
– The Nittany Mall will is closed on Tuesday and will resume normal hours on Wednesday.
– Mount Nittany Health announced several closings for patient care on Tuesday: All Mount Nittany Physician Group practices; lab and imaging services at Mount Nittany Physician Group locations; sleep medicine services at Mount Nittany Health – Sieg Neuroscience Center; Mount Nittany Health Surgical Center; Mount Nittany Health Center for Wound Care; and Mount Nittany Health Pain Management Center.
Mount Nittany Medical Center, including the emergency department, will be open. Lab and imaging services at Mount Nittany Medical Center (1800 E. Park Ave.) also will be open.
– Schlow Library will be closed on Tuesday.
– The Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority transfer station will close at noon on Tuesday.
– PIAA basketball playoff games scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday have been postponed until Thursday. State College’s second round game against Butler, originally scheduled for Wednesday, has been changed to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown.
– The PIAA swimming and diving championships at Bucknell University have been moved from Wednesday through Saturday to Thursday through Sunday. The class AAA competition, which includes State College teams, will take place Saturday and Sunday. AA competition, which includes Bellefonte, will take place Thursday and Friday. Diving championships have been moved to March 25 for AA and March 26 for AAA.
– Penn State’s Berkey Creamery will close at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
– PennTap’s Facilities Operator Workshop scheduled for Tuesday at the Penn Stater has been postponed to March 27.
– The Penn State softball game against Saint Francis scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed until April 26.
– Penn State’s Faculty Senate meeting scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed until a date to be determined.
