Pennsylvania, 2025

Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 15 to 16, 2025

February 15 to 16, 2025 · NWS PHI · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A storm system brought widespread wintry mixed precipitation to portions of the region, including light snow and sleet accumulations and light to moderate icing to portions of eastern Pennsylvania.

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 PHI wrote it up.

A storm system brought widespread wintry mixed precipitation to portions of the region, including light snow and sleet accumulations and light to moderate icing to portions of eastern Pennsylvania.

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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 14, 6:45 PM EST, 17 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 6:45 PM EST, 17 hours 15 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Carbon

When
February 15, 12:00 PM EST to February 16, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Carbon forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wintry mix of freezing rain, snow, and sleet occurred. A light to moderate glaze of ice was reported. Snow and sleet amounts around 1-2 were reported. The greatest freezing rain measurement received was 0.80 in Jim Thorpe. The greatest snow and sleet total was 1.9 in Jim Thorpe.

Winter Weather, Berks

When
February 15, 12:00 PM EST to February 16, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Berks forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wintry mix of freezing rain, snow, and sleet occurred. A light glaze of ice was reported across the northern half of the county and at higher elevations by CoCoRaHS observers. Snow and sleet amounts around 1-2 were reported. No freezing rain measurements were received, but surrounding reports indicate around 0.1 or less occurred. The greatest snow and sleet total was 2.0 in Spring Twp and Oley.

Winter Weather, Lehigh

When
February 15, 12:30 PM EST to February 16, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Lehigh forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.613, -75.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wintry mix of freezing rain, snow, and sleet occurred. A light to moderate glaze of ice was reported. Snow and sleet amounts around 1-2 were reported. The greatest freezing rain measurement received was 0.32 at the Lehigh Valley International Airport. The greatest snow and sleet total was 1.7 in Salisbury Twp.

Winter Weather, Western Montgomery

When
February 15, 12:30 PM EST to February 16, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Western Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.211, -75.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wintry mix of freezing rain, snow, and sleet occurred. A light glaze of ice was reported. Snow and sleet amounts around 1 were reported. No freezing rain measurements were received, however the Pottstown Limerick Airport reported a trace of freezing rain. The greatest snow and sleet total was 1.4 in New Hanover Twp.

Winter Weather, Western Chester

When
February 15, 12:30 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Western Chester forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.973, -75.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wintry mix of freezing rain, snow, and sleet occurred. A light glaze of ice was reported. Snow and sleet amounts around 1-2 were reported. No freezing rain measurements were received, however the Pottstown Limerick Airport nearby reported a trace of freezing rain. A CoCoRaHS observer also report freezing rain. The greatest snow and sleet total was 1.8 in West Caln Twp.

Winter Weather, Monroe

When
February 15, 1:00 PM EST to February 16, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Monroe forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wintry mix of freezing rain, snow, and sleet occurred. A light to moderate glaze of ice was reported. Snow and sleet amounts up to 1 were reported. The greatest freezing rain measurement received was 1.06 at the Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport. The greatest snow and sleet total was 1.1 in Mount Pocono.

Winter Weather, Northampton

When
February 15, 1:00 PM EST to February 16, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Northampton forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
40.754, -75.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wintry mix of freezing rain, snow, and sleet occurred. A light to moderate glaze of ice was reported. Snow and sleet amounts around 1-2 were reported. The greatest freezing rain measurement received was 0.25 in Bethlehem. The greatest snow and sleet total was 2.1 in Fountain Hill.

Winter Weather, Upper Bucks

When
February 15, 1:00 PM EST to February 16, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Upper Bucks forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
40.337, -75.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wintry mix of freezing rain, snow, and sleet occurred. A light glaze of ice was reported. Snow and sleet amounts around 1 were reported. The greatest freezing rain measurement received was 0.12 in Springtown. The greatest snow and sleet total was 1.6 in Springtown.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1236818, 1236822, 1236820, 1236826, 1236828, 1236816, 1236819, 1236825.