Pennsylvania, 2008

Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, February 10 to 11, 2008

February 10 to 11, 2008 · NWS CTP · 27 events in 27 counties and zones

Arctic air combined with gusty winds produced wind chill values of ten to twenty degrees below zero from the evening of the 10th through the early morning on the 11th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
27

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.

Arctic air combined with gusty winds produced wind chill values of ten to twenty degrees below zero from the evening of the 10th through the early morning on the 11th.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 10, 5:55 PM EST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 5:55 PM EST, 5 minutes before
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In the hours before

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Event by event

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

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Warren

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, McKean

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
McKean forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.808, -78.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Elk

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Elk forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.425, -78.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Clearfield

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Clearfield forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.000, -78.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cambria

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Cambria forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Somerset

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.972, -79.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Bedford

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Bedford forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.007, -78.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Blair

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Blair forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.481, -78.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Centre

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Centre forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Clinton

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cameron

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Cameron forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.437, -78.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Lycoming

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Lycoming forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Tioga

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Tioga forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.772, -77.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Sullivan

When
February 10, 6:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Fulton

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Fulton forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.925, -78.113 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Huntingdon

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Huntingdon forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.417, -77.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Juniata

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Juniata forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.531, -77.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Mifflin

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Mifflin forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.610, -77.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Centre

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Centre forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Clinton

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Lycoming

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Lycoming forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Union

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.963, -77.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Snyder

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Snyder forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.770, -77.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northumberland

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Northumberland forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.852, -76.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Montour

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Montour forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.028, -76.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Columbia

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Columbia forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.049, -76.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty degrees below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Schuylkill

When
February 10, 10:00 PM EST to February 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Schuylkill forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.706, -76.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bitterly cold temperatures combined with brisk west-northwest winds produced wind chills of ten to twenty 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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 69455, 69456, 69457, 69459, 69460, 69461, 69462, 69463, 69464, 69465, 69466, 69467, 69468, 69469, 69470, 69471, 69472, 69473, 69474, 69475, 69476, 69477, 69478, 69479, 69480, 69481, 69482.