PENNDOT SAYS STORM WAS WORSE THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED By Josh Widdowson Feb 9, 2021 11:53 AM One of the main reasons why schools were closed this morning was because of the condition of the roads, and PennDOT says that this morning’s storm was a bit worse than originally anticipated. In the early part of the morning, roads were still slick, but PennDOT crews had been working to make sure that roads were passable if not completely cleared, that according to PennDOT District 10’s community relations coordinator Christina Gibbs.