Winter Storm — Westmoreland Ridges, Pennsylvania

2019-02-10 to 2019-02-12 · Westmoreland Ridges, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A trained spotter measured 0.25 of ice 1 miles southeast of Laurel Mountain. Ligonier received 0.10 inches of ice. One to two inches of snow was reported on the morning of 2/11/19.

Wider weather episode

A surface low pressure system passed from the Great Plains into the Northeast Feb. 10th to 12th and continued to deepen as a upper level trough amplified over the Midwest. Cold air was already instilled across PA/WV/MD/OH region; supporting a snow changing to freezing rain then changing to rain set up. A swath of moisture that extended across the Appalachian Mountains helped support high amounts of ice accumulation. Strong winds also accompanied and followed this system, with many gusts in the range of 35 to 45 MPH recorded on February 12th and 13th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 808109. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.