WIND GAP, Pa. – The first snowfall of the season has arrived in the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n
It was the first widespread, measurable snow for our region with totals ranging from just an inch to more than half a foot.<\/p>\n
The quick-moving storm turned to sleet and rain as the day went on.<\/p>\n
69 News reporter Cierra Genelle spent the day in the snow, traveling through areas of Northampton County to get a look at the conditions.<\/p>\n
“It’s fun,” said Everett of Nazareth.<\/p>\n
For Everett, it felt like Christmas came early.<\/p>\n
A day off from school, filled with holiday cheer and snow tubes at Nazareth Borough Park.<\/p>\n
“My elf brought it,” said Everett.<\/p>\n
A blue tube gifted from Everett’s elf on the shelf, arrived all the way from the North Pole just in time for the first snow storm of the season.<\/p>\n
“The elf filled it up with air,” said Rob, Everett’s dad. “It’s like he knew.”<\/p>\n
Rob said they visit the park whenever there’s a chance to sled.<\/p>\n
“This is nice. It’s not bad. Wish it was still a little snowing and not raining,” said Rob.<\/p>\n
The wintry mix is causing some mixed emotions.<\/p>\n
In Bushkill Township, it’s feeling more like the Grinch left a mess behind.<\/p>\n
“Winter time is not for me,” said Dave Little of Bushkill Township.<\/p>\n
“I’m not nuts about winter at all, especially the cold, that’s the main thing,” said Jack Hartzell of Bushkill Township.<\/p>\n
It’s bringing some not-so-jolly feelings this December.<\/p>\n
“I would be using my snow blower, but it’s not quite enough,” said Hartzell.<\/p>\n
The storm coated roads and created slush and slick spots throughout areas of the county.<\/p>\n
For 33-year Bushkill Township resident Hartzell, the goal was to see the driveway again.<\/p>\n
“I really don’t like snow that much because of having to do this, if I didn’t have to shovel, I would like it a lot better. That’s for sure,” laughed Hartzell.<\/p>\n
Down the street, Little is dreaming of warmer days.<\/p>\n
“I hate the cold. Hate this. Oh, I’d rather be outside and cutting the grass and doing that stuff in the yard landscape and that kind of things,” said Little.<\/p>\n
Little has spent a few hours shoveling around his home of 35 years.<\/p>\n
“I wanted to be out hunting, but I’m waiting for the rain to stop, and maybe I’ll get out hunting,” said Little.<\/p>\n
The storm brought out plenty of plow trucks and extra muscles from crews in downtown Easton for most of the day.<\/p>\n
On Route 33 in Wind Gap, slippery, slick roads had emergency crews out assisting a minor crash.<\/p>\n
As clean-up efforts continue in the Lehigh Valley and beyond for some, wishful thinking is in full swing.<\/p>\n
“I can’t wait until spring,” laughed Little.<\/p>\n
It was hours of cloudy conditions, but a sunset ended the day over Wind Gap.<\/p>\n
As the sun goes down and the temperatures take a tumble, people are urged to be careful of slick spots on roadways and walkways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WIND GAP, Pa. – The first snowfall of the season has arrived in the Lehigh Valley. It was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[214,153,155,154,805,434,1133],"class_list":{"0":"post-50550","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bethlehem","8":"tag-_homepage_top_stories","9":"tag-bethlehem","10":"tag-bethlehem-headlines","11":"tag-bethlehem-news","12":"tag-lehighvalley","13":"tag-northampton-county","14":"tag-weather"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}