Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains; Heavy Snow in the Sierra and Northern Rockies

Gusty winds and warm, very dry conditions will lead to a Critical Risk of fire weather across much of the High Plains through Thursday. A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and precipitation from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Rockies, with heavy mountain snow in the Sierra-Nevada and northern Rockies. Heavy snow will continue in the northern Rockies on Thursday. Read More >

Overview

A long-duration Winter Storm affected the entire region from late Thursday Night into Friday Night. Many locations picked up 2-4 inches of snow before Noon on Friday. Sleet and Freezing Rain started to occur across the Southern Tier during the morning on Friday as well, which ended the snowfall there. A band of heavier snow and some sleet sat across the north-central mountains most of the day.


Radar Mosaic around 430 PM EST, with many enhanced areas of precipitation.	36 Hour Snowfall reports from 7PM Feb 21st thru 7AM on the 23rd, 2008

Storm Reports

Storm Reports

    ** 36 Hour Snowfall totals (7PM 21st thru 7AM 23rd): **

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


PENNSYLVANIA

...ADAMS COUNTY...
   YORK SPRINGS            3.5   742 AM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT
   BIGLERVILLE             3.2   700 AM    2/22   COOP REPORT
   NEW OXFORD              2.2   947 AM    2/22   PUBLIC RPT
   HANOVER                 1.3   700 AM    2/22   COOP REPORT

...BEDFORD COUNTY...
   EVERETT                 3.5   700 AM    2/22   COOP REPORT
   BUFFALO MILLS           2.9   700 AM    2/22   COOP REPORT
   SAXTON                  2.5   700 AM    2/22   COOP REPORT
   WOLFSBURG               2.3   700 AM    2/22   COOP REPORT

...BLAIR COUNTY...
   ALTOONA                 2.8   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   TYRONE                  1.3   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   WILLIAMSBURG            2.2   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...CAMBRIA COUNTY...
   JOHNSTOWN               4.7   900 AM    2/22   PUBLIC RPT
   PRINCE GALLITZIN SP     5.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   EBENSBURG               3.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...CAMERON COUNTY...
   SINNEMAHONING           4.8   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   STEVENSON DAM           5.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...CENTRE COUNTY...
   STATE COLLEGE           3.7   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   PHILIPSBURG 2S          2.8   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   PARK FOREST             5.0   700 AM    2/23   NWS EMPLOYEE
   STORMSTOWN              4.0   135 PM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT

...CLEARFIELD COUNTY...
   PENFIELD                6.5   700 AM    2/23   PUBLIC REPORT
   HYDE                    5.5   400 PM    2/22   PENN DOT

...CLINTON COUNTY...
   LOCK HAVEN              5.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   LOCK HAVEN              5.5   750 PM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT

...COLUMBIA COUNTY...
   BENTON                  6.2   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
   CAMP HILL               2.5   545 PM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT
   PINE GROVE FURNACE      3.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...DAUPHIN COUNTY...
   HARRISBURG              4.0   959 AM    2/23   PUBLIC REPORT
   HARRISBURG 1NE          1.7   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   HERSHEY                 3.2   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...ELK COUNTY...
   RIDGWAY                 5.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
   UPPPER STRASBURG        3.3   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   SOUTH MOUNTAIN          2.6   700 AM    2/22   COOP REPORTS

...LANCASTER COUNTY... 
   GLEN MOORE              2.7   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   MILLERSVILLE            1.5   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   LANCASTER               2.2   838 AM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT
   LITITZ                  2.2   753 AM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT
   NEW HOLLAND             1.5   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...LYCOMING COUNTY...
   WILLIAMSPORT            5.9   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   WILLIAMSPORT            6.0   926 AM    2/23   PUBLIC REPORT
   WILLIAMSPORT            5.5   800 AM    2/23   PUBLIC REPORT
   MONTGOMERY              3.9   857 PM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT
   MUNCY                   4.0   633 PM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT

...MCKEAN COUNTY...
   CLERMONT                3.5   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   KANE                    3.8   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   PORT ALLEGHENY          2.8   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...MIFFLIN COUNTY...
   LEWISTOWN               2.1   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...MONTOUR COUNTY...
   DANVILLE                3.4   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...
   SHAMOKIN                4.5   950 AM    2/22   PUBLIC RPT
   MONTANDON               2.0   500 PM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT

...POTTER COUNTY...
   GALETON                 4.0  1000 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...
   MAHANOY CITY            3.5   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...SULLIVAN COUNTY...
   LAPORTE                 7.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...TIOGA COUNTY...
   COVINGTON               3.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   SABINSVILLE             4.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...UNION COUNTY...
   LEWISBURG               5.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...WARREN COUNTY...
   CHANDLERS VALLEY        3.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS
   WARREN                  3.0   700 AM    2/23   COOP REPORTS

...YORK COUNTY...
   DALLASTOWN              3.1   650 PM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT
   YORK                    4.3  1016 AM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT
   SEVEN VALLEYS           1.8  1058 AM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT
   SPRING GROVE            2.0   110 PM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT

ICE (FREEZING RAIN) REPORTS:

...CAMBRIA COUNTY...
   JOHNSTOWN               0.05  900 AM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT

...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
   CAMP HILL               0.05  545 PM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT

...DAUPHIN COUNTY...
   HARRISBURG              0.1   959 AM    2/23   PUBLIC REPORT

...LANCASTER COUNTY...
   MILLERSVILLE            0.1   900 PM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT

...YORK COUNTY...
   DALLASTOWN              0.1   650 PM    2/22   PUBLIC REPORT