Pennsylvania, 2022

Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 12, 2022

March 12, 2022 · NWS BGM · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A low pressure system passed through Northeastern Pennsylvania and brought accumulating snowfall to the region. Heavy banding produced snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour and resulted in snowfall accumulations near a foot in some counties.

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 BGM wrote it up.

A low pressure system passed through Northeastern Pennsylvania and brought accumulating snowfall to the region. Heavy banding produced snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour and resulted in snowfall accumulations near a foot in some counties.

The radar

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Event by event

8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Bradford

When
March 12, 2:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Bradford forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 6 to 11 inches.

Heavy Snow, Susquehanna

When
March 12, 2:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Susquehanna forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 4 to 8 inches.

Heavy Snow, Northern Wayne

When
March 12, 2:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 6 to 11 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southern Wayne

When
March 12, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 6 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Pike

When
March 12, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.332, -75.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 4 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Lackawanna

When
March 12, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Lackawanna forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 6 to 11 inches.

Heavy Snow, Luzerne

When
March 12, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Luzerne forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 5 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Wyoming

When
March 12, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Wyoming forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.518, -76.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 5 to 8 inches.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 1011128, 1011130, 1011131, 1011132, 1011133, 1011134, 1011135, 1011136.