Pennsylvania, 1998

Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, March 10 to 11, 1998

March 10 to 11, 1998 · NWS PBZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Blustery northwest winds brought heavy snow and some blowing and drifting snow to the higher elevations of the Chestnut and Laurel ridges.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Blustery northwest winds brought heavy snow and some blowing and drifting snow to the higher elevations of the Chestnut and Laurel ridges.

Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Westmoreland

When
March 10, 5:00 AM EST to March 11, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Westmoreland forecast zone

Seven inches of snow fell at Champion in the ridges of Westmoreland County.

Winter Storm, Fayette

When
March 10, 5:00 AM EST to March 11, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Fayette forecast zone

Six inches of snow fell at Indian Head in the eastern part of 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

More

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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: 5641896, 5641897.