Winter Storm, Westmoreland
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland forecast zone
Five to seven inches of sleet and snow fell across the eastern part of the county in the ridges.
Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 4 to 5, 1998
An intensifying low pressure system of the Florida panhandle moved slowly up the Atlantic Coast to the North Carolina Coast. This storm system spread a mix of heavy snow and sleet into parts of southwest Pennsylvania.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
An intensifying low pressure system of the Florida panhandle moved slowly up the Atlantic Coast to the North Carolina Coast. This storm system spread a mix of heavy snow and sleet into parts of southwest Pennsylvania. The highest amounts were confined primarily to the highest elevations.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Greene
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.854, -80.223 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Six to seven inches of snow and sleet fell across the southern part of the county. Lesser amounts were reported in the northern part of the county.
Winter Storm, Fayette
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
Five to six inches of snow and sleet was reported in the highest elevations of eastern Fayette County.
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, February 4 to 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Puerto Rico, February 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, February 4 to 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, February 1998
Sources
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: 5639372, 5639373, 5639374.