Pennsylvania, 2007

Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 26, 2007

January 26, 2007 · NWS CTP · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Low temperatures and strong winds combined to produce bitterly cold wind chills.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 CTP wrote it up.

Low temperatures and strong winds combined to produce bitterly cold wind chills.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

11 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cambria

When
January 26, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Cambria forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, combined with temperatures near zero, produced wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Warren

When
January 26, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, combined with temperatures near zero, produced wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Somerset

When
January 26, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.972, -79.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, combined with temperatures near zero, produced wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, McKean

When
January 26, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
McKean forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.808, -78.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, combined with temperatures near zero, produced wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Elk

When
January 26, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Elk forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.425, -78.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, combined with temperatures near zero, produced wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Clearfield

When
January 26, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Clearfield forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.000, -78.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, combined with temperatures near zero, produced wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Potter

When
January 26, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Potter forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.745, -77.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, combined with temperatures near zero, produced wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cameron

When
January 26, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Cameron forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.437, -78.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, combined with temperatures near zero, produced wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Clinton

When
January 26, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, combined with temperatures near zero, produced wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Centre

When
January 26, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Centre forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, combined with temperatures near zero, produced wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Tioga

When
January 26, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Tioga forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.772, -77.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, combined with temperatures near zero, produced wind chills of up to 15 degrees below zero.

What these are

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 7369, 7473, 7475, 7477, 7479, 7480, 7481, 7482, 7483, 7484, 7485.