Winter Storm — Northern Wayne, Pennsylvania

2021-02-01 to 2021-02-02 · Northern Wayne, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Snow accumulated 14 to 20 inches.

Wider weather episode

A complex long duration winter storm system affected Northeast Pennsylvania from around midday January 31st through the early morning of February 3rd. A strong surface low pressure system developed off the Mid-Atlantic coast during this time and brought moderate to heavy snow to portions of Northeast Pennsylvania. As the storm pulled away, wrap-around moisture brought additional snow to portions of the area.

Note that the snow amounts indicated in the event descriptions are storm totals for the entire storm which began January 31st stretched into February. This first part of this entry is in January's Storm Data.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 944368. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.