Pennsylvania, 2023

Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, March 6 to 7, 2023

March 6 to 7, 2023 · NWS PBZ · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Jet-supported vertical motion and coincident frontogenesis combined to produce precipitation across southwest Pennsylvania during the night of the 6th and the morning of the 7th. Antecedent warm conditions limited accumulations to areas near and north of the I-80 corridor.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 PBZ wrote it up.

Jet-supported vertical motion and coincident frontogenesis combined to produce precipitation across southwest Pennsylvania during the night of the 6th and the morning of the 7th. Antecedent warm conditions limited accumulations to areas near and north of the I-80 corridor.

The radar

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Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Venango

When
March 6, 9:00 PM EST to March 7, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Venango forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.401, -79.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A location east of Kennerdell received 2.2 inches of snow, with a few other accumulation reports of 1 to 2 inches noted in the county.

Winter Weather, Clarion

When
March 6, 9:00 PM EST to March 7, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Clarion forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.192, -79.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strattanville reported a total of 2.8 inches of snow, while Cooksburg only received 1 inch.

Winter Weather, Forest

When
March 6, 9:00 PM EST to March 7, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Forest forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.513, -79.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to 1.5 inches of snow was reported in the Tionesta area.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1084884, 1084886, 1084887.