Winter Weather — Bedford, Pennsylvania

2024-01-09 · Bedford, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Snowy conditions led to a jack-knifed tractor trailer on the PA Turnpike (I-76), leading to a several-hour lane restriction on the eastbound lanes.

Wider weather episode

Warm advection ahead of low pressure pushing up the Ohio Valley produced a 4 to 6 hour period of moderate to heavy snow across the southern Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania during the morning of January 9, 2024. As much as 12 inches of snowfall was observed atop the Allegheny Front in eastern Somerset and eastern Cambria counties, with localized snowfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour. This system also produced 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain across the Cumberland and Susquehanna valleys, resulting in localized flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1148874. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.