Pennsylvania, 2009Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 27 to 28, 2009
January 27 to 28, 2009 · NWS CLE · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
An area of low pressure tracked northeast from the Tennessee Valley during the evening hours of the 27th. This area of low pressure continued northeast and moved through the Ohio River Valley, and then into western Pennsylvania during the early afternoon of the 28th.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.3 million
- 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.
An area of low pressure tracked northeast from the Tennessee Valley during the evening hours of the 27th. This area of low pressure continued northeast and moved through the Ohio River Valley, and then into western Pennsylvania during the early afternoon of the 28th. The low pressure intensified as it entered western New York State by that evening. Snow began across the region during the evening hours of the 27th, and continued through the evening of the 28th. Warmer air aloft was able to effect some areas by changing precipitation over to sleet and freezing rain for a short period. Many locations across northwest Pennsylvania hio experienced at snowfall amounts between 8.0 and 14.0 inches.
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 Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 27, 6:42 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 6:42 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 27, 2:41 PM EST, 5 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
241 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009
OHZ011>014-023-089-PAZ001>003-281945-
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-TRUMBULL-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
241 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
OHZ003-006>010-019-281945-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-
241 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND
NORTHWEST OHIO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
OHZ017-018-020>022-027>033-036>038-047-281945-
HANCOCK-SENECA-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
241 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
LEZ061-142>149-162>169-281945-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-
ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
241 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
Winter Storm, Northern Erie
- When
- January 27, 8:30 PM EST to January 28, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $700,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow began during the evening hours of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th. The snow was heaviest during the daytime hours of the 28th with visibilities dropping at or below one half miles at times. Snowfall amounts ranged between 9.0 and 14.0 inches. Trained spotters across the area measured 14.0 inches in Northeast, 11.0 inches in Lake City, and 9.0 inches in Amity Township. At the Erie Airport, 10.1 inches of snow was measured. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.
Winter Storm, Southern Erie
- When
- January 27, 8:30 PM EST to January 28, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow began during the evening hours of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th. The snow was heaviest during the daytime hours of the 28th with visibilities dropping at or below one half miles at times. Snowfall amounts ranged between 9.0 and 14.0 inches. Across far southern portions of the county, there were some brief periods of mixing of sleet and freezing rain. However, the mixed precipitation did not limit snowfall accumulations very much. Trained spotters measured 12.6 inches in Franklin Center, and 9.5 inches in both Pont and Edinboro. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the precipitation. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.
Winter Storm, Crawford
- When
- January 27, 8:30 PM EST to January 28, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow began during the evening hours of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th. The snow was heaviest during the midday and afternoon hours of the 28th with visibilities dropping at or below one half miles at times. The snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain for a period of time across much of the county. Northern areas experienced only a short duration of the mixed precipitation, while central and southern areas of the county experienced several hours of freezing rain that accumulated to around a quarter of an inch. There were reports of the ice coating trees and power lines, but there were no reports of significant power outages or downed trees. Snowfall amounts ranged between 6.0 and 12.0 inches. Trained spotters measured 11.5 inches about five miles west of Meadville, 10.0 inches in Crossingville, 9.0 inches in Titusville, but only 8.5 inches in Meadville. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the precipitation. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.
- 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.
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Texas, January 27 to 28, 20092 deaths · 139 injured · $1.1 million · 27 events
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 27 to 28, 20097 deaths · 45 events
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 27 to 28, 20092 deaths · 10 events
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 27 to 28, 200934 injured · 10 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, January 27 to 28, 200920 injured · $100,000 · 4 events
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 27 to 28, 2009$7.2 million · 29 events
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 27 to 28, 2009$400,000 · 27 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 27 to 29, 2009$320,000 · 16 events
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 27 to 28, 2009$175,000 · 4 events
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 27 to 29, 200960 events
- Ice Storm in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 2009$41,000 · 6 events
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 27 to 28, 200932 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 150591, 150593, 150596.