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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Southern Lycoming, Pennsylvania

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill January 16, 2009 – January 17, 2009 · Southern Lycoming, Pennsylvania

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sub-freezing temperatures and brisk winds produced wind chills of fifteen to twenty five degrees below zero.

The wider storm

An unusually strong arctic air mass brought sub-freezing temperatures and extreme wind chills to much of central Pennsylvania. This was one of the coldest air masses to affect the region in years. Overnight low temperatures fell to almost thirty below zero in some locations, while highs struggled to climb out of the single digits above and below zero. The cold outbreak closed or delayed many schools over the two to three day period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 141822. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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