Pennsylvania, 1998Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 23, 1998
February 23, 1998 · NWS CTP · 15 events in 15 counties and zones
15 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Heavy Snow, Potter
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.745, -77.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Low pressure moved east along the Gulf Coast, then turned northeast across the Carolinas. A deep flow of moisture from the Atlantic spread westward into Pennsylvania. Snowfall was highly dependent on elevation with rain mixing with snow in the valleys and remaining all snow at higher elevations. Snowfall totals ranged from a couple inches in the valleys to close to 2 feet on the mountain tops, with 22 inches in Laporte in Sullivan County and 17 inches at Trough Creek in Huntingdon County. The heavy snow extended across the mountains extending southwest to northeast from the Maryland to New York borders. A line from Somerset to Wellsboro defined the western boundary and a line from South Mountain to Nordmont measured the eastern limits of the heavier snow. A little more than 6 inches also fell across the high elevations of Schuylkill County.
Heavy Snow, Cambria
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cambria forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Cameron
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cameron forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -78.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clearfield
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clearfield forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -78.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Columbia
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Columbia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.049, -76.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Juniata
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Juniata forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.531, -77.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Clinton
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Lycoming
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Lycoming forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Schuylkill
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Schuylkill forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.706, -76.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Snyder
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Snyder forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.770, -77.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Somerset
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.972, -79.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Centre
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Centre forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sullivan
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tioga
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tioga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -77.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Union
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.963, -77.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 23 to 24, 19985 deaths · 1 injured · 4 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, February 23 to 24, 19982 deaths · 2 injured · $110 million · F0 · 10 events
- Flood in California, February 23 to 25, 1998$18 million · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, February 23 to 25, 19981 injured · $70,000 · 55 kt wind · 38 events
- Damaging Wind in California, February 23, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 23 to 24, 1998$50,000 · 3 events
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, February 23, 199815 events
- Winter Storm in New York, February 23 to 25, 1998$10,000 · 13 events
- Strong Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, February 23 to 25, 199813 events
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 23 to 24, 199858 kt wind · 12 events
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 23 to 24, 19987 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 23 to 24, 19986 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5628739, 5628740, 5628741, 5628742, 5628743, 5628744, 5628745, 5628746, 5628747, 5628748, 5628749, 5628750, 5628751, 5628752, 5628753.