Pennsylvania, 2022

Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 7, 2022

January 6 to 7, 2022 · NWS CTP · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Low pressure tracked from the Lower Ohio Valley eastward across Virginia, producing a quick-hitting 5 to 7 inches of snowfall across south-central Pennsylvania from the evening of Thursday, January 6 into the early morning hours of Friday, January 7, 2022.

Where it happened

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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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS CTP wrote it up.

Low pressure tracked from the Lower Ohio Valley eastward across Virginia, producing a quick-hitting 5 to 7 inches of snowfall across south-central Pennsylvania from the evening of Thursday, January 6 into the early morning hours of Friday, January 7, 2022.

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Event by event

8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Adams

When
January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Adams forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.872, -77.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A quick-hitting winter storm produced 5 to 7 inches of snow across Adams County from the evening of January 6 through the early morning hours of January 7, 2022.

Winter Storm, Cumberland

When
January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
40.164, -77.266 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A quick-hitting winter storm produced 5 to 7 inches of snow across Cumberland County from the evening of January 6 through the early morning hours of January 7, 2022.

Winter Storm, Franklin

When
January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.927, -77.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A quick-hitting winter storm produced 5 to 7 inches of snow across Franklin County from the evening of January 6 through the early morning hours of January 7, 2022.

Winter Storm, Perry

When
January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
40.398, -77.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A quick-hitting winter storm produced around 5 inches of snow across Perry County from the evening of January 6 through the early morning hours of January 7, 2022.

Winter Storm, Dauphin

When
January 6, 7:00 PM EST to January 7, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Dauphin forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
40.415, -76.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A quick-hitting winter storm produced 5 inches of snow across Dauphin County from the evening of January 6 through the early morning hours of January 7, 2022.

Winter Storm, Lebanon

When
January 6, 7:00 PM EST to January 7, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Lebanon forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
40.367, -76.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A quick-hitting winter storm produced 5 to 6 inches of snow across Lebanon County from the evening of January 6 through the early morning hours of January 7, 2022.

Winter Storm, Lancaster

When
January 6, 7:00 PM EST to January 7, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Lancaster forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
40.042, -76.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A quick-hitting winter storm produced around 5 inches of snow across Lancaster County from the evening of January 6 through the early morning hours of January 7, 2022.

Winter Storm, York

When
January 6, 7:00 PM EST to January 7, 6:00 AM EST
Where
York forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.920, -76.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A quick-hitting winter storm produced 5 to 7 inches of snow across York County from the evening of January 6 through the early morning hours of January 7, 2022.

What these are

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.

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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: 993455, 993456, 993457, 993459, 993458, 993460, 993461, 993462.