Clearfield storm history

A quick glazing of ice from freezing rain caused a major traffic accident on I-80W and closed a 10-mile section section between Kylertown and Woodland (Exits 123-133).

A severe thunderstorm with winds estimated near 60 mph brought down multiple trees in the area and snapped a power pole in half.

Torrential rains inundated the DuBois area with over 5 inches of rain in a 2-3 hour period from late morning into the early afternoon. Nearly 6.5 inches of rain fell at the city's sewage treatment plant, which was consistent with radar-derived storm total precipitation estimates.…

Freezing rain began across lower elevations of Clearfield County during the mid-morning hours of December 26, 2025 and continued through evening hours. Higher elevations of Clearfield County experienced a brief snow/freezing rain mix at onset with a transition over to freezing ra…

A line of gusty showers produced a 59 mph wind gust at the Clearfield-Lawrence Township Airport.

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall was observed on Interstate 80 near Penfield, with temperatures dropping rapidly in heavy snow that reduced visibility below a quarter of a mile for over 20 minutes. A localized band of snowfall occurred just ahead of the squall, when road temperatures w…

Icy road conditions from earlier snow squalls coupled with multiple transient snow showers allowed for continued wintry driving conditions across Clearfield County throughout the evening hours of November 28. Multiple incidents were reported on Interstate 80 and State Route 879 w…

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall moved across Interstate 80 in Clearfield County on the morning of November 17, 2025. The PennDOT RWIS station at mile marker 111 reported visibility below one quarter of a mile in heavy snow as the squall moved through and the road surface temperature d…

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall moved across Interstate 80 in Clearfield county during the early morning of November 17, 2025. The PennDOT RWIS station at mile marker 111 reported visibility below one quarter of a mile with heavy snow falling. A flash freeze was also observed as road …

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall impacted Interstate 80 in Clearfield County. The PennDOT RWIS station at mile marker 111 reported a visibility drop to a quarter of a mile with heavy snow falling.

SNOW SQUALL. A slow moving band of lake effect snow impacted Interstate 80 in Clearfield County. The PennDOT RWIS station at mile marker 111 reported visibility below a quarter of a mile with heavy snow falling as a heavier snow squall embedded in the band moved through. Webcams …

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall led to an accident involving three commercial vehicles on Interstate 80 at exit 97. Interstate 80 eastbound was closed for over 4 hours, resulting in a trapped queue approximately 1 mile long. No injuries were reported. The same snow squall continued al…

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall resulted in an accident involving two commercial vehicles on State Route 153 near Colby Road.

A persistent lake effect snow band developed over the northern half of Clearfield County on the evening of Monday, November 10, 2025 and continued into the early afternoon on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Many areas saw 2 to 4 inches of snow as a result of this band. The highest sn…

A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down a tree onto wires in Dubois.

A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts measured at 64 mph, occurred at Clearfield-Lawrence Airport in Clearfield.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and power lines approximately 4 miles north-northwest of Philipsburg.

A severe thunderstorm, producing winds estimated near 60 mph, knocked a tree down on wires along Calabash Court southeast of Treasure Lake.

A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down a tree on wires on Walking Horse Lane northeast of Salem.

A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down a tree on Main Street in Mahaffey.

A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down a tree on Main Street in Newburg.

A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked a tree down into wires in Plymptonville.

A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down a tree and wires on US Route 322 west of Philipsburg.

Flash flooding led to water covering Flowing Well Road at Coal Run to the east of Dubois.

Flowing Well Road near DuBois was temporarily closed between Route 255 and Sher De Lin Road due to overflow from Coal Run during a multi-day rain event.

A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked trees and wires down along the 3700 block of Glendale Boulevard south of Coalport.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked down multiple trees onto power lines on Lincoln Drive approximately 2 miles south-southwest of Dubois.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked a tree down onto a driveway approximately 2 miles south of Treasure Lake. Additional large branches were snapped off of trees in the area.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked a tree and wires onto a home approximately 2 miles west-southwest of Penfield.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked trees and wires down along Decatur Street approximately 2 miles west of Philipsburg.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires in Grassflat.

The RWIS station at Exit 120 on Interstate 80 measured a wind gust of 59 mph as a line of severe thunderstorms moved through.

The RWIS station on Interstate 80 at Kylertown measured a wind gust of 75 mph as a line of severe thunderstorms moved through.

A severe thunderstorm produced a measured wind gust of 64 mph at the Clearfield-Shawville Exit on Interstate 80.

A severe thunderstorm, producing estimated wind gusts near 60 mph, knocked down numerous trees and wires down between Hyde and Clearfield.

A severe thunderstorm, producing estimated wind gusts near 60 mph, knocked down numerous trees in Clearfield.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing estimated wind gusts of 60 mph knocked down trees and power lines in DuBois.

The RWIS station on Interstate 80 at Kylertown measured a 60 mph wind gust as a line of severe thunderstorms moved through.

An NWS Storm Survey confirmed that a downburst occurred along Haag Hill Road northeast of Olanta in Clearfield County during the afternoon of March 16, 2025. Within this swath, approximately 25-30 trees were either snapped or uprooted in this south-to-north oriented ravine. The t…

A line of severe thunderstorms producing winds estimated near 60 mph, consistent with nearby observations, knocked down multiple trees and wires on Quehanna Highway near Quehanna Boot Camp.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing winds estimated near 60 mph, consistent with nearby observations, knocked down multiple trees across Karthaus, which was confirmed by local fire departments.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing winds estimated near 60 mph, consistent with nearby observations, caused extensive tree damage along Rolling Stone Road near Kylertown. This thunderstorm uprooted or snapped upwards of 50 trees along the roadway between Kylertown and the i…

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall impacted Interstate 80 in Clearfield County during the afternoon of January 29, 2025. An RWIS station at Exit 111 on Interstate 80 near Penfield reported a visibility drop to below 1/4 mile as the squall moved through and a wind gust of 25 mph. The same…

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall impacted portions of Interstate 80 in Clearfield County on the morning of January 28, 2025. The RWIS station at Exit 111 of Interstate 80 near Penfield reported a visibility drop to near 1/4 mile as the squall moved through.

An extended period of well-below average temperatures across Clearfield County allowed for wind chills to generally range between -15 to -20 degrees. The lowest wind chill was observed at Clearfield-Lawrence Airport, where a wind chill of -19 degrees was observed during the early…

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall impacted portions of Clearfield County on the afternoon of January 3rd, 2025. The RWIS station near Penfield on Interstate 80 reported a visibility drop to less than 1/4 mile.

SNOW SQUALL. An RWIS sensor on at exit 120 on Interstate 80 indicated a rapid drop in visibility to a quarter of a mile in heavy snow. Road surface temperatures dropped from 34 degrees to 28 degrees during the snow squall. This snow squall resulted in multiple crashes on the west…

SNOW SQUALL. An RWIS site along Interstate 80 southeast of Penfield reported visibility of less than 1/4 mile in heavy snow with a road surface temperature of 31.4F and air temperature 28F during the snow squall.

SNOW SQUALL. Clearfield ASOS reported surface visibility 1/4 mile in heavy snow with concurrent RWIS road surface temperatures below freezing at Interstate 80 between exits 111 and 120.