Winter Weather in Fayette Ridges, Pennsylvania

Snow squall. At 11:20 AM EST, a web cam video sent via social media displayed visibility less than 0.25 mile in a heavy snow shower. Also, over the course of the entire snow event, four inches of snow fell at Champion, while 2.2 inches was reported at Farmington.

Strong cold advection behind a cold front brought in much colder air on March 10th. Steep lapse rates and marginal instability led to the development of snow showers and a few snow squalls that morning. More numerous snow showers continued into the overnight hours, resulting in some accumulations, highest north of I-80 and along the ridges. Also, the steep lapse rates, strong surface pressure gradient, and strong pressure rises behind the front led to a period of strong wind gusts, topping out in the 45 to 58 MPH range.