A winter storm developed over the Gulf Coast states and tracked northeastward up the spine of the Appalachians and across central Pennsylvania from Monday, February 15 to Tuesday, February 16, 2016. This storm spread a couple inches of snow across central Pennsylvania on Monday, which changed over to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain Monday night.
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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.
The episode as NWS CTP wrote it up.
A winter storm developed over the Gulf Coast states and tracked northeastward up the spine of the Appalachians and across central Pennsylvania from Monday, February 15 to Tuesday, February 16, 2016. This storm spread a couple inches of snow across central Pennsylvania on Monday, which changed over to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain Monday night. Much of central PA changed over to plain rain on Tuesday, although Warren and McKean counties changed back to snow as colder air wrapped in behind he departing system. Northwestern PA received significant snowfall, while portions of central PA received significant icing.
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 15, 11:08 AM EST, 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1108 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF STATES WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA BY TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE STATE ON THURSDAY...THEN LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTH OF PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... LULL IN SNOWFALL LIFTING NORTHWARD AS H5 TROF LIFTS THROUGH UPSTATE NEW YORK AT MIDDAY...TAKING FIRST SURGE OF WAA AND NUISANCE SNOWFALL WITH IT. LOOKING UPSTREAM...PRECIPITATION SHIELD EXPANDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF THE MASON DIXON TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS AND RACES NORTHEASTWARD TO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BY LATE TONIGHT. SPOTTY LIGHT SNOW WILL TEMPORARILY TAPER OFF IN MOST AREAS THROUGH LATE MORNING...WITH A SEVERAL HOUR BREAK EXPECTED FOR MANY ACROSS CNETRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL PA. TO THE SOUTH...EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPING EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON AS THE MAIN EVENT GETS GOING. INCREASING ISENTROPIC LIFT AND MOISTURE RETURN OVERSPREADS THE STATE FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTN AND EVENING...AS STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY LL JET FORMS OVR THE EASTERN CONUS IN RESPONSE TO DIGGING UPPER TROF OVR THE MISS VALLEY. EXPECT A PERIOD OF STEADIER/HEAVIER SNOW TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES THIS AFTN WITH A FEW INCHES OF ACCUM LIKELY BEFORE WARMING ALOFT RESULTS IN CHANGEOVER TO MIXED PRECIP THIS EVENING. NO ADDITIONAL CHANGES LATE THIS MORNING...AFTER EARLIER ADJUSTING ALIGNMENT OF EXISTING ADVISORIES OVERNIGHT (PATCHY FREEZING RAIN LASTING LONGER OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ALONG THE MD BORDER)...AND UPGRADING TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR BEDFORD AND SOMERSET FOR COUNTY WIDE AVERAGE OF 0.25" OF ICE. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/... NCAR/SPC MESOSCALE ENSEMBLE OUTPUT...AS WELL AS 0C ISOTHERM FROM OPER EC/GFS/CANADIAN...ALL INDICATE A TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO FZRA AND EVENTUALLY RAIN OVER MOST OF CENTRAL PA TONIGHT. BY 06Z SNOW/MIX LINE SHOULD BE OVR THE NW MTNS. SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO EXACT TRACK OF SFC LOW...WHICH WILL IMPACT HOW QUICKLY LOW LVL COLD AIR /AND FZRA THREAT/ IS SCOURED OUT. HOWEVER...BY DAWN TUESDAY...THERE SEEMS TO BE BROAD AGREEMENT AMONG SREF/GEFS/NCAR/SPC OUTPUT THAT PTYPE WILL BE PLAIN RAIN OVER ALL OF CENTRAL PA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WARREN AND POSSIBLY MCKEAN COUNTY. BASED ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF A MAINLY SNOW EVENT OVR WARREN CO...HAVE UPGRADED WATCH TO A WINT STORM WARNING WITH 6-10 INCH AMTS MOST LIKELY. 0C 850 ISOTHERM IN MOST MDL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS MCKEAN CO WILL LIKELY CHANGEOVER TO RAIN...KEEPING AMTS JUST BLW 12 AND 24HR WARNING CRITERIA. IN GENERAL...ICE ACCUMS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE ADVISORY CATEGORY PER WPC GUIDANCE. HOWEVER...EXPECT THE HIGHER RIDGES ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PA TO SEE TEMPS LINGER BLW 32F LONGER...LIKELY RESULTING IN LOCAL ICE AMTS OVER A QUARTER INCH. LATEST NCAR ENS DATA SUPPORTS THIS SCENARIO WITH RIDGETOPS AMTS BTWN 3 AND 4 TENTHS OF AN INCH. LOCALLY HVY RAIN...COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT WILL POSE A FLOODING THREAT ACROSS EASTERN PA ON TUESDAY. LATEST RIVER ENSEMBLE OUTPUT AND WPC GUIDANCE SUGGEST MINOR FLOODING COULD BE A CONCERN. WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS THREAT IN THE HWO. HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL PASS EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY AFTN...AS ANOMALOUS LL JET/PWATS SHIFT EAST. HOWEVER...POTENT MID LVL SHORTWAVE LIFTING NE THRU THE AREA WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE AFTN ESP ACROSS THE W MTNS. MDL SOUNDINGS SUPPORT A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUM ACROSS WARREN AND POSSIBLY MCKEAN COS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HRS OF TUESDAY. PORTIONS OF EASTERN PA THAT BREAK INTO THE WARM SECTOR EAST OF SFC LOW SHOULD SEE HIGH TEMPS AOA 50F TUESDAY...WHILE THE NW MTNS PROBABLY BARELY GET ABV FREEZING. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... MEAN UPPER LVL TROF AXIS AND ASSOC COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO SWING THRU ON WED...ACCOMPANIED BY A ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY OVR THE W MTNS. HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD SUPPLY THE REGION WITH FAIR AND CHILLY WX THURSDAY. IN THE FRI-SUN TIME FRAME...UPPER LVL FLOW BECOMES ZONAL...ALLOWING MILDER PACIFIC AIR TO WORK INTO PA. ECENS AND GEFS BOTH TRACK A SFC LOW NORTH OF PA LATE FRIDAY-SAT. TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCT RAIN SHOWERS OVR MOST OF PA FRI NITE-SAT...WITH SHSN POSSIBLE IN THE NORTH. && .AVIATION /16Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... LULL IN SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROUTES. AS MOISTURE INCREASES AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...HEAVIEST PRECIP DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTH AND SUSQ VALLEY...WITH LOWEST VSBYS IN SNOW. PRECIP WILL INCREASE AREAWIDE TONIGHT AS LLWS DEVELOPS. TYPE WILL TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...INITIALLY IN THE SE AND THEN WORKING NORTHWESTWARD /THOUGH THE NW MTNS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL SNOW OR WINTRY MIX/. ICING COULD BE A CONCERN ON TAKEOFFS AND APPROACHES TONIGHT. OUTLOOK... TONIGHT AND TUE...SNOW LIKELY WRN HALF OF PENN...WITH TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX AND THEN RAIN IN THE SE. WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE. LLWS. WED...ANOTHER WAVE SLIDES THROUGH KEEPING RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE ALONG WITH POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW...ESP OVER THE WEST. THU...MAINLY VFR. FRI...MAINLY VFR. PERHAPS A RAIN SHOWER...MAINLY LATE. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR PAZ006-010>012-017>019-024>028-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY FOR PAZ058-059-066. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR PAZ033-034. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR PAZ035-036-056-057-063>065. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR PAZ005. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR PAZ004. && SYNOPSIS...FITZGERALD NEAR TERM...DEVOIR/FITZGERALD SHORT TERM...DEVOIR/FITZGERALD LONG TERM...FITZGERALD AVIATION...RXR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 853 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 PAZ006-010>012-017>019-024>028-045-161400- POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA- SOUTHERN CLINTON- 853 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ005-161400- MCKEAN- 853 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ004-161400- WARREN- 853 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ033-034-161400- SOMERSET-BEDFORD- 853 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ035-036-161400- FULTON-FRANKLIN- 853 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ037-041-042-046-049>053-161400- TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- 853 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ058-059-066-161400- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-LANCASTER- 853 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ056-057-063>065-161400- PERRY-DAUPHIN-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- 853 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT COULD POTENTIALLY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
808 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0808 AM SNOW FAIRFIELD 39.79N 77.37W
02/15/2016 M1.1 INCH ADAMS PA CO-OP OBSERVER
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EVENT NUMBER CTP1601293
EVANEGOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
809 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM SNOW CASHTOWN 1S 39.87N 77.36W
02/15/2016 M1.3 INCH ADAMS PA CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW DUBOIS 41.09N 78.76W
02/15/2016 M1.2 INCH CLEARFIELD PA CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW WINDBER 40.29N 78.78W
02/15/2016 M2.0 INCH SOMERSET PA CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER
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EVENT NUMBER CTP1601294
EVENT NUMBER CTP1601295
EVENT NUMBER CTP1601296
EVANEGOThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
18 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the evening of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Light snow developed the evening of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.
Heavy snow developed the evening of February 15th and accumulated 8-12 inches across the county by the afternoon of February 16th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, February 2016
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: 613836, 613838, 613839, 613840, 613841, 613848, 613828, 613831, 613832, 613835, 613842, 613843, 613844, 613845, 613846, 613834, 613837, 613847.