Strong Wind in Tioga, Pennsylvania

Wind gusts associated with the coastal system knocked down a tree onto power lines that was then knocked down onto a PennDOT truck on State Route 287 in Delmar Township. No injuries were reported from this incident; however, the roadway was closed during the early morning hours of February 23, 2026. Gusty winds began during the late evening hours of February 22nd and continued into the mid-morning hours of February 23rd, where highest estimated wind gusts were 45 mph.

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.