Pennsylvania, 2022Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 22, 2022
December 22, 2022 · NWS PHI · 8 events in 8 counties and zones
A light wintry mix of precipitation fell across portions of eastern Pennsylvania. While amounts were light, some icy roads and a few accidents resulted.
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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- Wind
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
A light wintry mix of precipitation fell across portions of eastern Pennsylvania. While amounts were light, some icy roads and a few accidents resulted.
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 Dec 22, 6:35 AM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 6:35 AM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, Berks
- When
- December 22, 8:33 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berks forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A light glaze of freezing rain and dusting of snow and sleet occurred. The ABE ASOS reported total ice amounts of 0.01 and 0.1 of sleet was reported in Huffs Church.
Winter Weather, Western Chester
- When
- December 22, 8:33 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Chester forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.973, -75.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Based on trained spotter, public, and DOT reports, a light glaze of freezing rain and trace of snow and sleet occurred.
Winter Weather, Western Montgomery
- When
- December 22, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 40.211, -75.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Based on public and DOT reports, a light glaze of freezing rain and trace of snow and sleet occurred.
Winter Weather, Northampton
- When
- December 22, 9:30 AM EST to 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Northampton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- 40.754, -75.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Based on surrounding reports, a light glaze of freezing rain occurred.
Winter Weather, Lehigh
- When
- December 22, 9:30 AM EST to 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lehigh forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.613, -75.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A light glaze of freezing rain and trace of snow occurred. The ABE ASOS reported total ice amounts of 0.10.
Winter Weather, Upper Bucks
- When
- December 22, 9:30 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Upper Bucks forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 40.337, -75.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Based on public and DOT reports, a light glaze of freezing rain and trace of snow and sleet occurred.
Winter Weather, Monroe
- When
- December 22, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Around 1 to 3 inches of snow and sleet fell along with a light glaze of freezing rain. The highest total was 3.1 inches 1 mile north of Mount Pocono.
Winter Weather, Carbon
- When
- December 22, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carbon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Around 1 to 2 inches of snow and sleet fell along with a light glaze of freezing rain. The highest total was 1.8 inches in Jim Thorpe.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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