Winter Weather — Westmoreland Ridges, Pennsylvania

2020-12-24 to 2020-12-25 · Westmoreland Ridges, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Four to five inches of snow fell across the ridges of Westmoreland County on Christmas Day.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system brought rain transitioning to snow into the region December 24-25th. The deep and pivoting trough maintained the resident time of the precipitation and supported robust snowfall rates. Snow accumulation by 7 AM on December 25th provided an official white Christmas across much of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 934265. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.