Students walk along Fraser Road on the University Park campus on Thursday, Oct. 15, as a large storm brought a surprise wintry mix to much of Pennsylvania. Although no significant accumulation was initially forecast, conditions changed and the wintry mix changed to all snow in the afternoon.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

Maple leaves near the Old Botany Building on the University Park campus bear the weight of unexpected wet snowfall on Thursday, Oct. 15. The snowfall, part of a wintry mix cruising across Pennsylvania, has the potential to cause damage to tree limbs because of the weight the snow adds to the leaves.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

A bicyclist pedals through the surprise snowstorm on campus on Thursday, Oct. 15.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

Bicycles sit outside Pattee Library on Thursday, Oct. 15, as snow fell upon campus from a wintry mix system moving in from the Ohio Valley and across Pennsylvania. The weight of the wet snow may cause downed tree limbs and power lines, so pedestrians are urged to exercise caution and remain alert when moving about campus.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

People walk along Pattee Mall on Thursday, Oct. 15, amidst a surprise snowfall, the first of the season, stemming from a wintry mix system moving across the state.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

The flower beds along Pattee Mall between Burroughs and Sparks Buildings sit under a glaze of wet snow on Thursday, Oct. 15. The storm is dropping more snow than originally forecast, making conditions hazardous.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

Penn State students step out of the cover of Pattee Library's Pattee Mall entrance into the brewing winter storm that brought Happy Valley its first snowfall of the semester.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

A snow-frosted umbrella sits unattended outside Carnegie Building as snow continues to fall across campus on Thursday, Oct. 15.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

Wet and snow-laden Homecoming week balloons rest on the ground along Pattee Mall, a result of the cold temperatures and unexpected snow to hit the area on Thursday, Oct. 15.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

Office of Physical Plant horticulture crew member Steve Rush rakes leaves in the Remembrance Garden near McAllister Building and the HUB-Robeson Center as heavy, wet snow falls on Thursday, Oct. 15.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

Footprints are visible in the snow along Pollock Road as students walk past on Thursday, Oct. 15. Cold and untreated surfaces were the first to exhibit accumulation from the winter storm that surprised University Park and parts of Pennsylvania.

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Year Taken: 2009

Penn State senior Rebecca Lewis treks down Pattee Mall under her umbrella. Thick wet snow surprised the University Park campus on Thursday, Oct. 15, contrasting with most trees on campus, which are only just starting to turn colors.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009