Ice Storm in Pennsylvania

Events

568

Deaths

0

Injuries

66

Damage

$1.4 million

• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 4 to 5, 20142 deaths · 26 injured · 13 eventsA major winter storm brought heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain to the Poconos, a heavy wintry mixture to the Lehigh Valley and Berks County and a crippling ice storm to Philadelphia and in particular its western suburbs.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, December 11, 200240 injured · 9 eventsFreezing rain and sleet started to accumulate just before dawn on the 11th. The ice reached a quarter inch thick at the storm times shown for each county. Precipitation changed to rain or ended by late morning or afternoon.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 19 to 20, 20081 death · 5 injured · 8 eventsA winter storm affected most of Eastern Pennsylvania on the 19th. Mainly ice fell in the Philadelphia northern suburbs, a wintry mix fell in Berks County and the Lehigh Valley and mainly snow fell in the Poconos.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 13, 20071 death · 1 injured · 8 eventsA cold front moved through the region on December 12th. Behind this front, high pressure settled into northern New England providing colder air into the region. An area of low pressure then developed along the aforementioned front across the Tennessee Valley.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, October 29 to 30, 2002$1.0 million · 7 eventsDuring the mid morning hours of Tuesday October 29th 2002, a mixture of wet snow, sleet and rain developed across much of Central Pennsylvania.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 26 to 27, 20254 injured · $100,000 · 6 eventsAn area of low pressure and shortwave trough stationed across the Midwest in the early morning hours of December 26, 2025 along with surface high pressure east of the region allowed for relatively cold surface temperatures with an elevated pocket of warm air across central…
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 5 to 6, 2005$120,000 · 5 eventsOrdinary rain began about 3 AM on 5th; changed to freezing rain about 1 PM on 5th; and back to ordinary rain the afternoon of the 6th. Significant ice accumulated on all exposed surfaces, causing trees and power lines to fall.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 2, 2003$100,000 · 2 eventsA low pressure system in Mississippi, New Year's Eve, moved northeast to the Tennessee/North Carolina border the morning of the 1st. The storm then picked up speed to be in northeast Pennsylvania the evening of New Year's Day. The next morning it was off the coast of Maine.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 15, 20222 injured · 32 eventsA strong area of low pressure crossed from the northern plains into the upper Great Lakes on December 15, 2022, while a secondary area of low pressure formed along the New Jersey Coast.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, November 13 to 14, 1997$41,000 · 11 eventsA low pressure system with abundant moisture moved from the gulf coastal states and into the Tennessee Valley spreading a wintry mix of precipitation into the region. The low moved into East Central Ohio on the morning of November 14 and began to weaken.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, December 10 to 11, 200236 eventsOn Wednesday December 11th, a low pressure system along the central Gulf Coast developed and moved northward along the Appalachian Mountains. This low then weakened, while a new low developed along the mid Atlantic coast.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, February 8 to 9, 2025$50,000 · 2 eventsSurface low pressure began to approach western Pennsylvania during the late evening hours of February 8th and into the morning hours of February 9, 2025 with an occluded front beginning to set up across southwestern Pennsylvania.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 15, 199835 eventsLow pressure moved up the Atlantic Coast, bringing a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet to a large part of central Pennsylvania. Ice accumulated up to 1/4-inch in many locations, but there was little damage to trees and powerlines, and only spotty power outages.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, February 6, 200430 eventsA low pressure system developed along the western Gulf Coast on Thursday, February 5th, and then moved north northeastward into the lower Great Lakes by Friday morning, February 6th.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 7, 2009$4,000 · 29 eventsA prolonged period of freezing rain resulted in a significant ice accumulation across much of Central Pennsylvania. Many locations received one quarter to one half inch of ice accumulation. The icing caused sporadic power outages and brought down several tree limbs.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, February 13 to 14, 200028 eventsLow pressure tracked northeast from the lower Mississippi Valley Sunday morning, crossing Ohio Sunday night into northwest Pennsylvania early Monday.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, November 14, 1997$30,000 · 2 eventsOne quarter to one half inch of freezing rain accumulated on roads and other surfaces along with three to five inches of snow, causing slippery roads and hazardous driving conditions.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 11, 2005$25,000 · 5 eventsFreezing rain began just before noon and ended by 6 PM. This left an ice coating from 0.3 to 0.4 inches thick. Between 2 and 4 inches of snow fell, from 6 am to noon, before the ice storm began.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, March 14, 199721 events1/4-inch of ice on top of 2 inches of snow and sleet brought trees and powerlines down. Thousands were without power for several hours.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1997$20,000 · 4 eventsA storm system moved from southern Indiana into Michigan by late morning. With cold air in place across northwest and central Pennsylvania, freezing rain accumulated to between 0.25 and 0.50 inches. Numerous trees and branches were also downed throughout the counties.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 15 to 16, 202118 eventsA moisture-laden system developed over the Gulf States and pushes up the spine of the Appalachians, bring a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to central Pennsylvania from the evening of February 15 into the morning of February 16.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, February 5 to 6, 200415 eventsAn ice storm began in the late afternoon or early evening of the 5th. Most places got a glaze of ice one quarter of an inch thick. Jefferson County reported ice 1.5 inches thick; Westmoreland 0.8; Armstrong Forest Indiana 0.5 inches thick.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, February 12 to 13, 200815 eventsAn ice storm occurred across the middle and lower Susquehanna valley.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 27 to 28, 200915 eventsA strong area of low pressure moved north across West Virginia to western Pennsylvania producing a heavy mix of precipitation.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, November 26 to 27, 201315 eventsThe first significant winter storm of the 2013-2014 winter season brought a mixed bag of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain to central Pennsylvania, just in time to adversely impact the pre-Thanksgiving travel.

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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 2026-09-24.