Heavy Snow in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Light snow associated with a coastal system began during the early morning hours of February 22, 2026 become heavier during the evening hours and into the morning hours of February 23rd across Lancaster County. Lingering light snow did occur throughout the day on February 23rd before slowly tapering off during the evening hours. Snowfall totals generally ranged between three to five inches with the multiple reports across eastern portions of the county ranging between five to seven inches of snowfall from this system. A tractor trailer overturned on State Route 272 in Drumore Township due to slick roadways on February 22nd, injuring one person. During the early morning hours of February 23rd, another tractor trailed jackknifed on US Route 222 in Manheim Township closing the roadway for a period of time. Winds associated with this system also knocked down a tree onto wires in Ephrata Township.

A coastal low stationed off the Tidewater of Virginia during the morning to afternoon hours of February 22, 2026 allowed for ample moisture influx from the Atlantic with light snow forming across portions of eastern Pennsylvania. Light snow was mainly observed throughout the morning and afternoon hours with heavier snow beginning during the late evening hours and throughout the morning hours of February 23rd across portions of eastern Pennsylvania. This heavier snow was due to a combination of bombogenesis of the aforementioned area of low pressure and ample frontogenetic forcing that allowed for a heavy band of snowfall to form across portions of south-central Pennsylvania extending into the Susquehanna Valley. Winds associated with the pressure gradient of the rapidly deepening cyclone allowed for gusty winds, generally in the 30 to 40 mph range, across much of eastern Pennsylvania with highest gusts closer to the Atlantic Coast. Slick conditions and gusty winds from this system allowed for multiple accidents across eastern Pennsylvania, including one that resulted in one injury in Lancaster County.