Winter Weather, Carbon
- When
- February 4, 5:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carbon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 4 to 5, 1998
The fringe of the precipitation associated with the strongest northeaster of the winter affected the Poconos, Lehigh Valley and Berks County. In the Lehigh Valley and Berks County, precipitation fell mainly as a mixture of sleet and rain.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 PHI wrote it up.
The fringe of the precipitation associated with the strongest northeaster of the winter affected the Poconos, Lehigh Valley and Berks County. In the Lehigh Valley and Berks County, precipitation fell mainly as a mixture of sleet and rain. Farther north across the Poconos, precipitation fell as a mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain. Precipitation fell as snow at both the beginning (late afternoon on the 4th) and end (morning of the 5th) of this event. Accumulations were generally between 1 and 3 inches. Untreated roads were slippery.The storm system developed in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico during the night of February 1st and moved northeast. At 7 a.m. EST on the 3rd it was centered near Appalachicola, Florida and at 7 a.m. EST on the 4th it was located near Charlestown, South Carolina. From there it continued to move northeast and intensify and was just east of Cape Hatteras at 7 p.m. EST on the 4th. The northeaster took a more easterly track overnight on the 4th and by 7 a.m. EST on the 5th was located about 175 miles southeast of Atlantic City, New Jersey. This eastward turn took the heaviest precipitation and coldest air away from the region.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Monroe
- When
- February 4, 5:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Berks
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Berks forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lehigh
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lehigh forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.613, -75.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northampton
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northampton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.754, -75.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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: 5631937, 5631939, 5631936, 5631938, 5631940.