Winter Storm — Fayette Ridges, Pennsylvania

2020-12-16 to 2020-12-17 · Fayette Ridges, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

The local ski resort reported 14 inches on the morning of 12/17/20 in Champion, PA.

Wider weather episode

An upper trough combined with a coupled jet structure resulted in an impressive snow storm across the region. The resulting divergence aloft generated strong frontogenetically forced snow bands across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 932679. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.