Office of Physical Plant landscape crew members Nate Pataky, foreground, and Bobby Gearhart work to clear slush and snow from the sidewalk and stairs between the HUB Robeson Center and the HUB Parking Deck.

Photo Credit: Annemarie Mountz

Year Taken: 2009

Snow weighs down branches of a tree outside Henderson Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The snowfall is the earliest on record for Centre County, and has caused numerous power outages and downed tree limbs across the region.

Photo Credit: Annemarie Mountz

Year Taken: 2009

A student makes her way past trees laden with snow as she heads to class Friday morning (Oct. 16). Heavy snowfall overnight has caused several tree limbs to break both on Penn State's University Park campus and throughout the county.

Photo Credit: Annemarie Mountz

Year Taken: 2009

Penn State Tree Crew member Drew Beben works to dislodge snow from leaves to reduce the chance of branches cracking and breaking under the weight caused by the heavy snow clinging to the leaves. One branch already broke off this tree, between Henderson Building and the HUB-Robeson Center on Penn State's University Park campus. Beben and co-worker Gareth Peoples removed the fallen branch from the road, cut it into manageable pieces and piled it below the tree until it can be hauled away.

Photo Credit: Annemarie Mountz

Year Taken: 2009

The crown of another tree outside Henderson Building on Penn State's University Park campus is laden with snow. Falling limbs may present hazards until temperatures rise and the snow melts. Employees and students are urged to use extreme caution and remain alert to areas that may either be closed off to pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or could pose a potentially unsafe condition.

Photo Credit: Annemarie Mountz

Year Taken: 2009

Tree branches also are down in the Peace Garden, between Henderson and McAllister Buildings on Penn State's University Park campus.

Photo Credit: Annemarie Mountz

Year Taken: 2009

Students walking between Old Main and Pattee Mall, many of them wearing galoshes and breaking out heavy coats for the first time this season, marveled at broken branches strewn on and around sidewalks. The University community has been reminded to be on the lookout for falling limbs that are breaking from the weight of wet snow on leaves that have not yet fallen from the trees.

Photo Credit: Jill Shockey

Year Taken: 2009

Students from Alpha Zeta Delta sorority were among the few brave diehards reserving parade viewing spots Friday morning (Oct. 16) near the campus side of the College Avenue and South Allen Street intersection, where the parade's judging stand was being erected.

Photo Credit: Jill Shockey

Year Taken: 2009

Students on the campus wall overlooking the West College Avenue bus stop brought large plastic garbage bags to try to keep the concrete dry for friends who will join them to view Penn State's Homecoming parade.

Photo Credit: Jill Shockey

Year Taken: 2009