Pennsylvania, 2026

Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, February 7, 2026

February 7, 2026 · NWS PBZ · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

Strong winds and temperatures falling into the single or negative digits combined with a strong pressure gradient in the wake of a cold front resulted very low wind chill values across the region.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

Strong winds and temperatures falling into the single or negative digits combined with a strong pressure gradient in the wake of a cold front resulted very low wind chill values across the region.

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 Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 6, 1:32 PM EST, 17 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 1:32 PM EST, 17 hours 12 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

4 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Forest

When
February 7, 6:44 AM EST
Where
Forest forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
41.513, -79.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind chill of -211F was observed at East Forest School.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jefferson

When
February 7, 8:05 AM EST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.128, -78.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind chill of -23F was observed near Reynoldsville.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jefferson

When
February 7, 9:35 AM EST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.128, -78.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind chill of -26F was observed at Dubois Airport.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Westmoreland

When
February 7, 11:45 AM EST
Where
Westmoreland forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
40.311, -79.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind chill of -24F was observed at Latrobe Airport.

What these are

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 1319895, 1319893, 1319894, 1319892.