Heavy Snow — Cumberland, Pennsylvania

2025-01-19 · Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A winter storm produced 5 to 6 inches of snow across Cumberland County, with higher elevations of the county receiving up to 7 inches of snowfall accumulation. Snowfall with this winter storm began during the morning hours of January 19, 2025 and continuing through the evening.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure off the Mid-Atlantic Coast began to form during the morning hours of January 19, 2025 allowing for ample lift and moisture to begin across eastern Pennsylvania generally tapering off during the late evening hours. Low to mid level frontogenesis allowed for a band of heavier snow to form across portions of Lancaster, York, and Lebanon counties that began to shift northeastward into Schuylkill County during the early afternoon hours. The highest snowfall totals across eastern Pennsylvania were observed across Lebanon County, where snowfall totals generally ranged between 8 to 9 inches with slightly lower totals observed across Lancaster and York counties. Enhanced westerly flow with the coastal low stationed east of central Pennsylvania allowed for orographically induced snowfall to continue across portions of Somerset County into the morning hours of January 20, 2025 bringing localized higher totals in upslope locations, where observations exceeded 11 inches, with 15.7 inches of snowfall was observed in Laurel Summit.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1224800. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.