Any thoughts of spring fever were quickly dashed after the fourth nor’easter this month dumped ample snow throughout many parts of the area.

Snowfall amounts from Wednesday’s storm ranged anywhere from 4 to 5 inches in parts of Monroe County to more than a foot of snow in portions of Schuylkill County.

The conditions posed a bit of a challenge for Danielle Anthony, a city carrier assistant with the Lehighton Post Office, while delivering the mail Wednesday afternoon.

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Anthony said she’s used to working in such conditions due to her line of work.

“All you can do is really just be careful and do the best you can,” Anthony said. “Safety is number one in the post office’s eyes, so we do what we can.”

The wet, heavy snow meant another day home from school for area students.

Lehighton, Palmerton, Panther Valley and Northern Lehigh school districts were all closed today, while Jim Thorpe, Pleasant Valley, Tamaqua and Weatherly school districts operated on delays.

Local readers posted inch counts on Facebook. Dave Kasprzak reported 12 inches in White Bear, Kevan Valentine said there were 9 inches in Tamaqua, Donna Rehrig-Johnson reported 9 inches in Ashfield, Katrina Knittle said they got 9 inches in New Tripoli, and Holly Whitford reported more than 8 inches in Coaldale.

The storm proved difficult, according to Matt Steinbugl, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.

“This was a very challenging forecast overall,” Steinbugl said. “Initial indications, especially over the weekend, looked like there could be potential for a major storm.”

That changed starting on Monday and into Tuesday, Steinbugl said.

“Things really evolved quickly from a forecast standpoint, but from a storm standpoint, the storm really slowed down,” he said.

Steinbugl said Lower Towamensing Township received 7 inches of snow, while Albrightsville saw just 4 inches, as of last evening. Bossardsville, in Monroe County, had 9.8 inches, he said. Jim Thorpe and Lehighton had 8 inches.

On the other hand, parts of Schuylkill County saw anywhere from 10-15 inches, with 13.3 dropping in Ashland, a foot in McAdoo, and 10.7 in Mahanoy City, Steinbugl said.

“In terms of impact this time of year, anytime you have early season or late season (snow) like in March, there are limiting factors to accumulation,” he said. “There are a number of late-season factors.”

Steinbugl said that while there was the potential for some slick spots or ice this morning, the worst driving conditions were probably when the snow was falling Wednesday.

Looking ahead, he said temperatures will be cooler than average, and there figures to be a period of tranquil weather ahead for the weekend.

Steinbugl said today will be partly sunny, with a high of 41, and a low of 26.

Friday will be 40 degrees, with a low of 26, while Saturday and Sunday should see highs in the upper 30s to low 40s, with lows around 25.

So, are we out of the woods yet?

“Certainly we have climatology on our side,” Steinbugl said.

“We would think being so late in the season, the odds of another major snowfall are decreasing rapidly given the time of year.”

However, he added, “I can’t entirely rule out that there won’t be any type of snow, but the odds are decreasing significantly.”