Credit: PennDOT
The Levittown area had a snow day Thursday.
Starting before sunrise, snow moved into the area and mostly wrapped before dusk. Municipal and state road crews were out clearing roads and highways throughout the day.
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While forecasters called for 4 to 6 inches of snow, the area saw between 7 and 10 inches of snow.
A LevittownNow.com reader in Falls Township’s Levittown section said they had just under 10 inches of snow at their home and another reader in Bristol Township’s Croydon section reported about 6 inches of snow.
The National Weather Service reported 9.8 inches of snow in Fairless Hills, 8.3 just north of Langhorne, 8 inches in Levittown, 7.5 inches in Levittown, and 7.9 inches in Langhorne.
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Lower Bucks County reported more snow than the upper portion of the county.
Route 13, I-95, I-295, Route 1, and East Lincoln Highway were covered by snow during much of the morning. At times, snow became very heavy while plow crews were working to keep up.
Readers reported spotting several spinouts and disabled vehicles on Levittown-area roads.
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While school buildings, local government offices, and many businesses were closed, Bucks County government offices and courts were open, forcing staff to trek through snow-covered roads in the lower end of the county.
The storm is one of several in recent weeks.
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