Pennsylvania, 2014

Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, November 22, 2014

November 22, 2014 · NWS CTP · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Light freezing rain and road icing resulted in very hazardous travel across the Central Mountains during the afternoon and evening. The quick glaze of ice on roads caused several vehicle accidents and closed multiple roads.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
2
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 CTP wrote it up.

Light freezing rain and road icing resulted in very hazardous travel across the Central Mountains during the afternoon and evening. The quick glaze of ice on roads caused several vehicle accidents and closed multiple roads. Interstate 80 in Centre and Clinton Counties was closed in both directions at multiple locations. One of the incidents included a double fatality.

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Southern Centre

When
November 22, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Centre forecast zone
Deaths
0 direct, 2 indirect
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain caused traffic accidents and road closures throughout the county, including portions of Interstates 80 and 99. Two people were killed after a crash on Interstate 80 in Marion Township. Police said 59 year-old woman and 64 year-old man died after the Volvo they were driving in was crushed between two tractor trailers. The fatality accident occurred around 1630PM EST on I-80 westbound at mile marker 170.

State Police at Rockview said the tractor trailer and Volvo were slowing down for traffic, when another tractor trailer behind them failed to slow down and slammed into the back of the Volvo, pushing it into the back of the other tractor trailer. At least 20 cars were reportedly involved in fender benders and wrecks along I-99 in the Port Matilda area also because of icy conditions.

Winter Weather, Northern Centre

When
November 22, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Centre forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain caused traffic accidents and road closures throughout the county, including portions of Interstates 80 and 99. There were no serious injuries.

Winter Weather, Blair

When
November 22, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Blair forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
40.481, -78.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain caused traffic accidents and some temporary road closures. There were no serious injuries.

Winter Weather, Clearfield

When
November 22, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Clearfield forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
41.000, -78.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain caused traffic accidents and some temporary road closures. There were no serious injuries.

Winter Weather, Southern Clinton

When
November 22, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain caused traffic accidents and some temporary road closures. There were no serious injuries.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Winter Weather, Southern Centre2014-11-2264MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerIndirect
Winter Weather, Southern Centre2014-11-2259FemaleVehicle/Towed TrailerIndirect

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 545870, 545871, 545872, 545873, 545874.