Heavy Snow — Southern Centre, Pennsylvania

2024-01-06 · Southern Centre, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A winter storm produced 6 inches of snowfall across southern Centre County as snow began in the morning hours of January 6, 2024 and continued through the evening hours. A tractor trailer jack knifed with multiple vehicles stuck causing a closure on State Route 350 during the afternoon hours.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure stationed off the New England Coast allowed for a long duration snowfall across much of central Pennsylvania beginning in the morning hours of January 6th with the bulk of snowfall ending in the evening hours. As the low pressure system moved further east on January 7th, northwesterly flow allowed for orographically enhanced snow showers to continue into January 7th along the Allegheny Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1148587. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.