Cambria storm history

An extended period of well-below average temperatures across Cambria County allowed for wind chills to generally range between -15 to -20 degrees during the early morning hours of January 21, 2025 with temperatures remaining well-below average throughout the daytime hours. Colder…

Cold temperatures, with wind chills ranging from zero to 10 degrees, were observed across Cambria County throughout the daytime hours on December 22, 2024 and continued until the afternoon hours of December 23. A 75-year-old woman fell outside of her home on December 22nd and was…

Lightning struck and injured 4 motorcyclists, one fatally, who were taking refuge under a tree adjacent to Route 36 in Cambria County.

Downburst winds struck Prince Gallitzin State Park on late afternoon of Friday the 13th, crossing the heart of the campground area in the park. Hundreds of trees were blown down by the strong winds, damaging trucks, cars, tents, and campers. A 20-year old male was killed by a fal…

Extreme cold impacted Cambria County on the morning of January 27. The coldest observed wind chill was -24 degrees at the John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport.

Heavy snow began in the late evening on January 24 and continued into the evening on January 25, with most of Cambria County seeing 10-15 inches of snow. The highest snowfall total in the county occurred near Geistown, where 16.5 inches was measured.

Bitterly cold temperatures coupled with gusty winds allowed for dangerously cold wind chills in Cambria County during the late evening hours of January 23rd. These dangerously cold wind chill continued into the morning hours of January 24, 2026. The coldest wind chills were obser…

SNOW SQUALL. The ASOS at the John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport reported visibility below one quarter of a mile in heavy snow as a snow squall moved through. Wind gusts of 40 mph were also reported.

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall moved across Cambria County on the morning of January 11, 2026. The ASOS at the John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport reported a visibility drop to one quarter of a mile in heavy snow as the squall moved through.

SNOW SQUALL. The ASOS at the John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport reported visibility below one quarter of a mile in heavy snow as a snow squall moved through. Wind gusts of 40 mph were also observed with the squall.

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall brought visibility less than one quarter of a mile with heavy snow observed on US Route 22 near Cresson. Heavy snowfall allowed for quick accumulation on the roadway in a span of 10 to 15 minutes. Winds were observed to gust near 40 mph as the snow squa…

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall was observed at John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, with visibility at or below one quarter of a mile for the duration of the snow squall with heavy snow being reported at the airfield in the early morning hours of January 1, 2026.

High winds began during the late morning hours of December 29th and continued into the early morning hours of December 30th with the highest wind gust, measured at 65 mph, being observed at John Murtha Cambria County Airport during the afternoon hours of December 29th. Gusty wind…

A longer duration period of freezing rain began across Cambria County, with lower elevations experiencing freezing as early as the mid-morning hours of December 26th and continuing through the late morning hours of December 27, 2025. Higher elevations of Cambria County experience…

SNOW SQUALL. The PennDOT RWIS station on Route 22 near Cresson observed visibility below one quarter of a mile as a snow squall moved through.

Heavy snow fell across Cambria County from the afternoon of December 13 through the evening of December 14. While most of the county saw 6 to 10 inches of snow, amounts as high as 12.7 inches were reported near Nanty-Glo.

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall impacted Route 22 across all of Cambria County, bringing heavy snowfall and gusty winds that allowed for near-zero visibility. Snow covering the roadways allowed for ice formation on the road, which caused a multi-vehicle incident, where multiple injuri…

Lightning struck a residence on the 500 block of East Horner Street in Ebensburg, causing a fire. No injuries reported.

Water over the roadway at the Laurel Avenue underpass and on Bridge Street in Johnstown.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked two trees down in Westmont.

Flash flooding led to water across roadways in Ebensburg, with more heavy rain incoming.

The basement of a home on Lakeview Road filled with water and water was approaching first floor of the home.

Flash flooding was observed on Cardiff Road near Railroad Street on the north side of Nanty-Glo.

Flash flooding resulted in four feet of water across the intersection of South Center Street and Lakeview Road in Ebensburg, closing the intersection.

Flash flooding led to water across roadways in southern Richland Township.

Standing water was observed alongside roads in the vicinity of Elton to the east of the University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown campus.

A severe thunderstorm, producing winds gusts estimated at 60 mph, knocked down multiple trees in the Johnstown area.

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked trees and wires down in the 600 block of Eisenhower Boulevard approximately 1 mile south-southeast of Belmont.

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked trees and wires down near the intersection of Diamond Boulevard and Susan Drive in Southmont.

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph knocked down numerous trees on the west and south side of Johnstown.

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked wires down onto a Pennsylvania State Police cruiser.

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph destroyed a one story wood storage building in the 1100 block of Columbia Street in Allegheny Township north of Loretto.

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph blew the roof off of a barn in the 1100 block of Schoolhouse Road east of Chest Springs.

A wind gust of 66 mph was measured by the ASOS at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport as a line of severe thunderstorms moved through on April 29, 2025.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked multiple trees down onto wires on North Sheridan Street in Johnstown. A transformer was also knocked down.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph uprooted a tree which fell onto Colver Road approximately 2 miles east-southeast of Colver.

An NWS damage survey confirmed that straight line winds estimated at 120 mph knocked over a cell tower near Carrolltown as a line of severe thunderstorms moved through.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph caused a bran to collapse on the 800 block of Munster Road in Portage Township. Animals were trapped inside of the collapsed barn.

The RWIS station on State Route 22 at Cresson measured a wind gust of 72 mph as a line of severe thunderstorms moved through.

A strong thunderstorm produced penny-sized hail in Geistown.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph damaged a roof to a retirement home on Chestnut Road in Nanty-Glo.

The ASOS at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a line of severe thunderstorms moved through.

A period of high winds throughout the afternoon and evening hours were observed at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, with winds peaking at 58 mph between 4pm and 5pm. A period of strong winds also occurred throughout the early afternoon hours of February 16, 2025 and …

An ice storm impacted Cambria County on February 8, 2025. Total ice accumulation ranged from 0.15 to 0.3 inches, though locally higher amounts were reported. The ASOS at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport reported an ice accumulation of 0.5 inches. Light snow also o…

An ice storm impacted Cambria County on February 6, 2025. Total freezing rain accumulation generally ranged from 0.15 inches to 0.3 inches, though locally higher amounts were reported. The largest ice accumulation was reported at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport w…

SNOW SQUALL. An RWIS sensor on US Route 22 near Cresson reported a sharp drop in visibility below a quarter-mile, with a slight drop in surface and road temperatures. During the snow squall, roads became snow-covered quickly with sub-freezing temperatures at onset.

A winter storm produced 6 to 10 inches of snow across Cambria County with higher elevations seeing up to 1 foot of snow from the early morning through the late evening of November 22, 2024. State Route 553 and US Route 22 West were closed for a period of time, with multiple accid…

A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires onto William Penn Avenue near the intersection of Varner Lane south of Vinco.

D2 (severe) drought conditions continued across far southwestern Cambria County through much of November 2024 before beneficial rainfall and snowfall allowed for relief by November 26, 2024.