Local weather: Record breaking early season snow falls

It started snowing October 15th and will continue to snow until October 17th. We've had 6 inches already, and many people around town are out of power. When the trees still have lots of leaves, they are much heavier, so they will break and take down power lines more quickly. So far, we still have power, but I'm not sure how much longer that will last. Over 10,000 local residents have lost power (20% of the region). If it goes out, or if the cable goes out, we may have delays in sending out orders. Here's a picture from our deck. It's beautiful and quiet outside. It's the earliest snow fall on record for Centre County PA! (The previous record was set on Oct. 18, 1901.)