People in the region continued to dig out Tuesday after Winter Storm Orlena dumped an average of 2 feet of snow.

According to AccuWeather, Allentown received 22.4 inches of snow on Monday, breaking its previous daily record by more than 15 inches. By the time the storm was over on Tuesday afternoon, 27.3 inches of snow had accumulated.

More than 36 inches of snow was reported in Nazareth, according to a National Weather Service list of storm reports.

Around the region, most reported 2 feet of snow. The National Weather Service reported Albrightsville with 24.5 inches and Kresgeville with 22 inches. Palmerton residents reported 24 inches and Lehigh Township had 30 inches.

It was more than enough to keep people shoveling in shifts and plow drivers, such as Nicholas DiBartolo of Tamaqua, busy. DiBartolo reported he was out all day Monday and throughout the storm.

Troopers from Troop M, which covers Northampton, Lehigh and Bucks counties, investigated 47 crashes and 204 disabled motor vehicles.

Troopers reminded motorists roads throughout the area continue to be snow covered and icy in some areas. For the latest in road conditions, visit www.511pa.com.

In Carbon County, local volunteer fire departments responded to several calls at the height of the storm Monday night.

Lehighton Fire Department answered a call for a gas leak at Sapore’s Restaurant at Bridge Street and Route 443. When they arrived, the said the odor of gas permeated through the building. The Lehighton Borough Crew assisted with plow trucks and a gas company was summoned. The matter was resolved without incident.

Also Monday night, a snow plow caught fire and was fully involved in the vicinity of the former Sensinger Greenhouses on Route 902 in Mahoning Township. Mahoning Fire Department responded as did fire police from Mahoning. A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crew assisted the fire department.

Earlier Monday, an automatic fire alarm was reported from an apartment complex in Summit Hill. Firefighters arrived in pickup trucks and determined it was a false alarm.

On Monday afternoon crews were dispatched to Mush Dahl Road and Route 309 in West Penn Township where the roads were snow covered and slippery. Multiple trucks were stuck on the hill.