Heavy Snow in Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Snowfall began in Cumberland County during the early morning hours with the heaviest snowfall falling during the evening hours of February 22nd and into the morning hours of February 23rd allowed for slick travel conditions, mainly during the early morning hours of February 23rd, where a tractor trailer overturned on Interstate 81 in Penn Township. There were no injuries reported from this incident; however, the northbound lane of Interstate 81 was closed for a brief period of time. Snowfall amounts in the county ranged from four to six inches across the eastern half of the county, with locally heavier amounts under a heavy snow band that set up in the region. Snowfall became lighter during the late morning hours of February 23rd before tapering off during the afternoon/evening hours.

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.