Pennsylvania, 2024Winter Weather and Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, March 10 to 11, 2024
March 10 to 11, 2024 · NWS PBZ · 7 events in 6 counties and zones
Strong cold advection behind a cold front brought in much colder air on March 10th. Steep lapse rates and marginal instability led to the development of snow showers and a few snow squalls that morning.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Strong cold advection behind a cold front brought in much colder air on March 10th. Steep lapse rates and marginal instability led to the development of snow showers and a few snow squalls that morning. More numerous snow showers continued into the overnight hours, resulting in some accumulations, highest north of I-80 and along the ridges. Also, the steep lapse rates, strong surface pressure gradient, and strong pressure rises behind the front led to a period of strong wind gusts, topping out in the 45 to 58 MPH range.
Winter Weather, Venango
- When
- March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 11, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Venango forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 41.401, -79.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The high total of 4.1 inches was reported 6 miles southwest of Titusville. Three to 3.5 inches was also reported at Cooperstown and Reno.
Winter Weather, Forest
- When
- March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 11, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 41.513, -79.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A total of 3.5 inches of snow was reported 7 miles SSE of Tionesta.
Strong Wind, Fayette Ridges
- When
- March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 11, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette Ridges forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -79.647 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tree damage was noted near Farmington.
Winter Weather, Indiana County
- When
- March 10, 9:00 AM EST to March 11, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Indiana County forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 40.652, -79.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two inches of snow fell at Indiana.
Winter Weather, Fayette Ridges
- When
- March 10, 9:00 AM EST to March 11, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette Ridges forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -79.647 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow squall. At 11:20 AM EST, a web cam video sent via social media displayed visibility less than 0.25 mile in a heavy snow shower. Also, over the course of the entire snow event, four inches of snow fell at Champion, while 2.2 inches was reported at Farmington.
Winter Weather, Armstrong
- When
- March 10, 9:50 AM EST to 10:20 AM EST
- Where
- Armstrong forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 40.812, -79.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow squall. Web cam video sent into the office showed less than 0.25 mile visibility in a heavy snow shower near Ford City.
Winter Weather, Allegheny
- When
- March 10, 11:00 AM EST to 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Allegheny forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.469, -79.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow squall. Visibility dropped below 0.25 mile in a heavy snow shower.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- High Wind in Virginia, March 10 to 11, 2024$74,000 · 54 kt wind · 9 events
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 10 to 11, 2024$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events
- Flood and Coastal Flood in Maine, March 10, 202463 kt wind · 12 events
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, March 10, 20247 events
- Winter Storm and High Wind in West Virginia, March 10 to 11, 202450 kt wind · 5 events
- High Wind in New Jersey, March 10, 202457 kt wind · 4 events
- Winter Storm in New York, March 10 to 11, 20243 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, March 10 to 11, 20243 events
- Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, March 10, 20243 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: 1169097, 1169101, 1169109, 1169098, 1169099, 1169100, 1169095.