Snow covered roadways across Pennsylvania prompted Gov. Tom Wolf to sign a disaster declaration for the commonwealth Monday HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed a disaster declaration Monday afternoon as a powerful nor’easter dumped snow across Pennsylvania.PennDOT Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration Melissa Batula explained the importance of the declaration in order for crews to do their job this way, "We are in the middle of one of the most impactful statewide storms we’ve had in a long time.