Bill Syrett

Pennsylvania State University

Articles by: Bill Syrett

As the Northeast gets pummeled by a blizzard on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, kids take to the streets of Brooklyn for some sledding.

Where Do Snowfall Totals on the Nightly News Come From?

By Bill Syrett published

Since 1890, the National Weather Service has relied on a network of volunteer observers, all strictly adhering to the NWS guidelines, to come up with snow measurement numbers over a region.