Pennsylvania, 2023Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023 · NWS CTP · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Overrunning ahead of low pressure moving up the Ohio Valley produced a swath of light snow, sleet and freezing rain across much of central Pennsylvania during the morning and early afternoon of February 22, 2023. Although snow accumulations were generally 2 inches or less and ice accumulations were less than a quarter of an inch, it was enough to cause some travel issues.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Overrunning ahead of low pressure moving up the Ohio Valley produced a swath of light snow, sleet and freezing rain across much of central Pennsylvania during the morning and early afternoon of February 22, 2023. Although snow accumulations were generally 2 inches or less and ice accumulations were less than a quarter of an inch, it was enough to cause some travel issues.
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 State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 21, 6:47 PM EST, 18 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 6:47 PM EST, 18 hours 34 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, Southern Lycoming
- When
- February 22, 1:21 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Lycoming forecast zone
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A light wintry mix caused slick conditions on US Route 15 in Jackson Township, Lycoming County, leading to a tractor trailer roll over in the median of the highway. This accident, and the subsequent hazmat clean-up, caused the road to be closed for more than three and a half hours. No injuries were reported.
- 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.
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Michigan, February 22 to 23, 20231 death · $3.1 million · 18 events
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 22 to 23, 2023$46 million · 12 events
- Winter Storm and Avalanche in New Mexico, February 22 to 23, 2023$1.0 million · 68 kt wind · 55 events
- Wildfire in Tennessee, February 22 to 23, 2023$500,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, February 22, 2023$130,000 · 61 kt wind · 11 events
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Arizona, February 22, 2023$70,000 · 80 kt wind · 12 events
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, February 22, 2023$22,000 · 22 events
- Strong Wind in Illinois, February 22, 2023$19,000 · 19 events
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Arkansas, February 22, 2023$36,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Colorado, February 22 to 23, 202328 events
- Extreme Cold in Nebraska, February 22 to 24, 202323 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, February 22 to 25, 2023EF0 · 23 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1071268.