A winter storm brought widespread snowfall to the region. Moderate to heavy snow totals occurred northwest of the Philadelphia metro with lighter totals farther south within the Philadelphia metro.
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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 PHI wrote it up.
A winter storm brought widespread snowfall to the region. Moderate to heavy snow totals occurred northwest of the Philadelphia metro with lighter totals farther south within the Philadelphia metro.
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 Jan 19, 6:58 AM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 winter weather, 4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Moderate to heavy snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 5-7. The highest report was 7.9 from Bernville.
Moderate to heavy snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 4.5-6. The highest report was 6.5 from Lower Towamensing Twp.
Moderate to heavy snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 5-7. The highest report was 7.3 from both Ancient Oaks and Weisenberg Twp.
Moderate snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 4-5, although some localized amounts near 6-7 occurred in the far northeast portions of the county. The highest report was 7.0 from Nazareth.
Moderate to heavy snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 4-7. The highest report was 7.8 from Delaware Water Gap.
Light to moderate snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 3-5. The highest report was 5.2 from East Rockhill Twp.
Light snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 3-5 with some isolated reports near 6. The highest report was 6.6 from New Hanover Twp.
Light snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 2-4 with some isolated reports near 5. The highest report was 5.3 from East Nantmeal Twp.
Light snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 2-4 with some isolated reports near 5-6 in the far northeast portion of the zone. The highest report was 6.3 from Berwyn.
Light snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 3-4 with some isolated reports near 5. The highest report was 5.7 from Norristown.
Light snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 3-4. The highest report was 4.0 from both Drexel Hill and Wayne.
Light snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 2-3. The highest report was 3.5 from Manyunk.
Light snowfall with totals generally ranging from around 2-3 with some isolated reports near 4. The highest report was 4.3 from Chalfont.
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1232003, 1232001, 1232002, 1232004, 1232000, 1232005, 1232007, 1232010, 1232011, 1232008, 1232013, 1232012, 1232006.