Winter Weather — Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

2022-12-22 · Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A period of moderate snow produced 2 to 3 inches of snow across Schuylkill County during the morning and early afternoon of December 22, 2022. I-81 northbound was closed at MM 107 in Frailey Township for over an hour due to a jack knifed tractor trailer.

Wider weather episode

Precipitation overspread central Pennsylvania from south to north during the morning of December 22, 2022, as a result of a deepening area of low pressure over the Great Lakes combined with a coastal low forming over the Carolinas. The precipitation began as a burst of snow across the area. The snow quickly changed over to rain in the Lower Susquehanna Valley. However, the snow persisted across the central and northern mountains into the afternoon hours where a swath of 3 to 6 inches of snow was observed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1061150. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.