Pennsylvania, 2018

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, November 15 to 16, 2018

November 15 to 16, 2018 · NWS PHI · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

Early season Winter Storm.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 PHI wrote it up.

Early season Winter Storm.

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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 14, 9:23 PM EST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 14, 9:23 PM EST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

7 winter storm, 5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Carbon

When
November 15, 12:30 AM EST to November 16, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Carbon forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 10.0 in Lehighton to 9.8 in Albrightsville.

Winter Storm, Western Chester

When
November 15, 9:00 AM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Western Chester forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.973, -75.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 7.3 in East Nantmeal Township to 3.7 in Atglen.

Winter Weather, Eastern Chester

When
November 15, 9:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Chester forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.973, -75.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 5.7 in Valley Forge to 3.3 1 mile WNW of Berwyn.

Winter Weather, Delaware

When
November 15, 9:00 AM EST to November 16, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.917, -75.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 5.5 1 mile N of Randor Township to 4.0 1 mile SE of Thornbury Township.

Winter Weather, Philadelphia

When
November 15, 10:00 AM EST to November 16, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Philadelphia forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.008, -75.134 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 3.6 at the Philadelphia International Airport to 2.2 2 miles E of Lower Moreland Township.

Winter Storm, Berks

When
November 15, 11:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Berks forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 8.0 in Kutztown to 5.5 4 miles SW of Reading.

Winter Storm, Lower Bucks

When
November 15, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Lower Bucks forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.337, -75.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 5.2 in 2 miles SSW of Buckingham Township to 4.5 in 1 mile NNW of Langhorne.

Winter Weather, Western Montgomery

When
November 15, 11:00 AM EST to November 16, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Western Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.211, -75.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 6.5 in Gilbertsville to 4.5 1 mile NE of Lower Providence.

Winter Weather, Eastern Montgomery

When
November 15, 11:00 AM EST to November 16, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.211, -75.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 5.0 in Gilbertsville to 4.5 in Plymouth Meeting.

Winter Storm, Upper Bucks

When
November 15, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Upper Bucks forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.337, -75.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 8.5 in Springtown to 5.0 in Perkasie.

Winter Storm, Lehigh

When
November 15, 12:00 PM EST to November 16, 10:00 PM EST
Where
Lehigh forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.613, -75.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 8.6 1 mile SE of Washington Township to 5.8 1 mile SW of Zionsville.

Winter Storm, Northampton

When
November 15, 12:30 PM EST to November 16, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Northampton forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.754, -75.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 9.6 in Williams Township to 5.0 in Bath.

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, November 2018

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: 789227, 789228, 789229, 789230, 789308, 789223, 789226, 789305, 789306, 789225, 789232, 789307.