Winter Weather — Eastern Chester, Pennsylvania

2026-01-17 · Eastern Chester, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Snowfall totals ranged from 2-3. The highest reported amount was 3.4 in Downingtown.

Wider weather episode

A wintry system brought light to moderate snowfall to portions of the region along and especially north and west of I-95. Generally a widespread 1-4 of snowfall occurred in this area between the morning and early afternoon hours, though some localized higher amounts were reported near and north of I-78. Snowfall rates of 0.5-1 per hour caused some travel disruptions to the area. Brief snowfall changed to rain with limited accumulations southeast of I-95.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1309600. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.