Football fans still basking in the glow of Sunday's enthralling Super Bowl extravaganza awakened this morning to a blanket of snow accompanied by sleet and freezing rain.

Much like with last week's storm, the area didn't receive nearly as much snow as had been forecast, as earlier predictions called for 10 inches of snow in the Lehigh Valley, and over a foot in the Poconos.Susie Behler posted on Facebook that Palmerton received about 4 inches of snow, Amy Beers Collins posted about 5 to 6 inches in Nesquehoning, and Lorie Vogel posted that about 5 inches fell in Saylorsburg.Jim Thorpe had about 4 inches, while folks in Brodheadsville shoveled about 7 heavy inches of snow before the ice started forming.Regardless, schools in the area were closed today, many of which did so in advance of the storm that began to drop snow overnight.The Carbon County courthouse, courthouse annex and all county offices were closed today.County commissioners chose to shut down operations today because of the storm and road conditions this morning. Offices will reopen Tuesday for normal business.The local groundhog braved the weather.Schnogadahl Sammi is always present at the Pleasant Valley display and is a big hit, especially with the kids. Sammi began predicting the weather in 1995, Kresgeville's answer to Punxsutawney Phil.The tradition began behind Cherry's Sunset Family Restaurant in Kresgeville at sunrise and has become an annual event, bringing anywhere between 75 to 100 people who anxiously await to hear if there will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring.Only a couple of people attended this morning's function, according to Robert Andrews, vice president of Groundhog Lodge No. 6 in Kresgeville."The weatherman (Neil Murphy) said according to all the signs and looking at the sky, there wasn't anything he could but predict four more weeks of winter, maybe six," Andrews said.Afterward, the group adjourned and had breakfast, Andrews said."It was unpleasant, to say the least," he said.The snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain early this morning.Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch was possible.The storm was expected to move out of the area by this afternoon.The winter storm warning from the National Weather Service remained in effect through early this afternoon, with a flash freeze potential as temperatures dip from the lower 30s around 4 p.m. to the teens by 6 p.m.Winds had the potential to gust as high as 32 mph.Ron Young, district press officer for the Department of Transportation, Engineering District 5, cautioned motorists to watch for black ice as rain falls and temperatures drop."If people are traveling, use extra caution, go a lot slower," Young said. "If behind any of our plow trucks, please do not pass them, and stay six car lengths behind them."Tonight is expected to be partly cloudy, with a low around 9. The wind chill could make it feel as low as -5. Winds could gust as high as 34 miles per hour.Tuesday will be partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values could be as low as -4. Tuesday night is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.A slight chance of snow is forecast for Wednesday, when it is expected to be cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. There's a 30 percent chance of snow Wednesday night, mainly after 1 a.m.There is also a 30 percent chance of snow Thursday.