Dry conditions allowed for severe (D2) drought conditions to continue across southeastern Pennsylvania through January 2025. Multiple snow storms traversing central Pennsylvania brought snowfall accumulations to the area towards the middle to end of the month; however, the long duration of dry conditions leading up to these systems allowed for drought to persist through the entire month.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS CTP wrote it up.
Dry conditions allowed for severe (D2) drought conditions to continue across southeastern Pennsylvania through January 2025. Multiple snow storms traversing central Pennsylvania brought snowfall accumulations to the area towards the middle to end of the month; however, the long duration of dry conditions leading up to these systems allowed for drought to persist through the entire month.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across Lancaster County throughout all of January 2025.
Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across Lebanon County throughout all of January 2025.
Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across Schuylkill County throughout all of January 2025.
Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across southern Columbia County throughout all of January 2025.
Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across southeastern Northumberland County throughout all of January 2025.
Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across eastern York County throughout all of January 2025.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, January 2025
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: 1224365, 1224366, 1224367, 1224368, 1224369, 1224370.