With chances of flurries forecasted for the next few nights and continued drops in temperatures expected, the state and local transportation departments are ready for anything.

Steve Chizmar, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), said PennDOT is ready for any unexpected winter weather, with more than $194 million and 500,000 tons of salt budgeted in preparation for a grim winter.

"Pennsylvania weather can change overnight; we're ready to go," he said.

Regardless of State College's prelude to winter conditions, some students are expecting clearer streets and pathways when the snow arrives.

"It wasn't that bad [last year], but the sidewalks could've been cleaned better for morning classes," said Nicole Markovci (senior-health policy and administration).

Because of advances in technology and increases in the number of higher-load capacity trucks, PennDOT has reduced the size of its fleet, using 34 fewer department trucks.

Crews will begin plowing when about two inches have accumulated; however, salt may be deposited depending on the temperature and the precipitation forecast.

Though the 30-degree decline in temperature that occurred Monday morning seemed strange to some, AccuWeather meteorologist Mike McAuliffe said this sudden change is not unusual for November.