Pennsylvania, 2026Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, February 7 to 8, 2026
February 7 to 8, 2026 · NWS BGM · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A powerful cold front swept across the region, dragging in an arctic air mass that caused temperatures to plunge and wind chills to fall to dangerous levels Saturday night into early Sunday morning on the 8th. This led to extreme cold warnings being issued for northeast PA.
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.
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- 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.
A powerful cold front swept across the region, dragging in an arctic air mass that caused temperatures to plunge and wind chills to fall to dangerous levels Saturday night into early Sunday morning on the 8th. This led to extreme cold warnings being issued for northeast PA.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Luzerne
- When
- February 7, 10:00 PM EST to February 8, 8:15 AM EST
- Where
- Luzerne forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values ranged from -20 to -26 F.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lackawanna
- When
- February 8, 4:00 AM EST to 7:40 AM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna forecast zone
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind Chill values ranged from -20 to -26 F.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pike
- When
- February 8, 4:07 AM EST to 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWSS
- Coordinates
- 41.332, -75.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind Chill values ranged from -20 to -25 F.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Wayne
- When
- February 8, 5:30 AM EST to 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWSS
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind Chill values ranged from -20 to -26 F.
- 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.
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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: 1320006, 1320008, 1320007, 1320009.