Southern Clinton storm history

Freezing rain caused slick roadways in portions of southern Clinton County, where both directions of State Route 220 was closed for most of the afternoon and evening hours of December 26th in Castanea Township due to a tractor trailer rolling over on the roadway. No injuries were…

Light snow fell across Southern Clinton County on the morning of December 2, with most of the area seeing 1 to 2 inches of snow. This snowfall created hazardous travel conditions along Interstate 80, and an accident involving a tractor trailer was reported near Exit 178. This res…

Well-above average temperatures, coupled with humid conditions, allowed for multiple days of heat index values between 100 and 105 degrees beginning during the afternoon hours of June 23 and continuing through the late evening hours of June 25, 2025 across southern Clinton County…

Winter weather caused slick roads in southern Clinton County, causing a tractor trailer to jackknife and flip on its side near mile marker 190 on the eastbound lane of Interstate 80. The driver sustained injuries from the incident and the roadway was closed for approximately two …

Strong wind gusts, measured at 45 mph at Lock Haven Airport, knocked down a tree and wires southeast of Lamar in southern Clinton County during the early morning hours of February 17, 2025 with strong winds also occurring on February 16th.

An extended period of well-below average temperatures across southern Clinton County allowed for wind chills to generally range between -10 to -15 degrees. The lowest wind chill of -14 degrees was observed at William T. Piper Memorial Airport in Lock Haven during the early mornin…

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall impacted portions of Interstate 80 in Southern Clinton County during the evening of January 3rd, 2025. The RWIS station at mile marker 190 of Interstate 80 reported a visibility drop to below 1/4 of a mile as the squall moved through.

SNOW SQUALL. The RWIS station at mile marker 195 on Interstate 80 reported that visibility dropped below 1/4 mile as a snow squall moved through during the evening of January 3, 2025.

SNOW SQUALL. RWIS data indicated a rapid drop in visibility to a quarter of a mile with roadways becoming snow covered quickly in a snow squall. Air and surface temperatures were already below freezing before the snow squall, but data indicated a 4 degree drop in surface temperat…

A thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 50 mph knocked down some larger limbs in and along Interstate 80 southeast of Mill Hall.

A wind gust estimated near 45 mph knocked down trees onto wires onto Route 477 in Greene Township, Clinton County between West Winter Road and Turkey Hollow Road, closing the road in both directions for more than two hours.

Wind chills of -25 to -30 degrees were observed across southern Clinton County from the afternoon of December 23, 2022 into the morning of December 24, 2022.

A winter storm produced 2 to 3 inches of snow, an inch of sleet, and 0.10 to 0.20 of freezing rain across southern Clinton County on December 15, 2022. As a result, there was an accident involving 20 vehicles on I-80 westbound in Greene Township. There were several potential hazm…

SNOW SQUALL. A broken line of snow squalls accompanied by gusty winds produced brief whiteout conditions as it crossed southern Clinton County during the late afternoon of November 18, 2022.

A period of moderate snow led to slick roads, leading to a tractor trailer sliding off of I-80 at MM 187 in Clinton County and careening down a 40-foot embankment. There were no reports of injuries.

A winter storm produced around 5 to 6 inches of snow across southern Clinton County in less than 12 hours during the morning of March 12, 2022. This snow was accompanied and followed by winds gusting over 40 mph, which caused continued blowing and drifting snow through the day. A…

An ice storm produced a quarter of an inch of ice accumulation across southern Clinton County on January 9, 2022.

A winter storm produced 8 to 12 inches of snow across southern Clinton County from January 31 to February 2, 2021.

A winter storm produced 8 to 12 inches of snow across southern Clinton County from January 31 to February 2, 2021.

A winter storm produced 16 to 21 inches of snow across southern Clinton County from December 16-17, 2020.

Portions of the county were experiencing severe drought conditions as noted on the United States Drought Monitor. Portions of the county were experiencing severe drought conditions as noted on the United States Drought Monitor. Lock Haven City Authority, Porter Township Municipal…

Much of southern Clinton County experienced severe drought conditions as noted on the United States Drought Monitor. Cooper Township Municipal Authority, Rote Mutual Water Authority, and South Renovo Water Systems were under mandatory water restrictions.

Portions of Clinton County were experiencing severe drought conditions as noted on the United States Drought Monitor. The Rote Mutual Water Company was under a voluntary water use restriction. The South Renovo Water District was under a mandatory water use restriction.

Non-thunderstorm wind gusts near 60 mph were observed across southern Clinton County from February 24-25, 2019.

A Winter Storm produced 1 to 3 inches of snow and sleet followed by greater than 0.25 of freezing rain across southern Clinton County on February 20-21, 2019.

A winter storm produced 5 to 9 inches of snow and sleet, followed by 0.25 of ice accumulation across southern Clinton County from January 19-20, 2019.

A winter storm produced 8 to 12 inches of snow and sleet across southern Clinton County on November 15-16, 2018.

Non-thunderstorm wind gusts estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires across Southern Clinton County.

A winter storm produced 8-14 inches of snow across Southern Clinton County.

A winter storm produced 6 to 8 inches of snow across Southern Clinton County.

Light snow developed the afternoon of February 15th before quickly changing over to freezing rain. A quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation was observed across the county.

Extreme cold combined with gusty winds resulted in wind chill or apparent temperature values in the -25 to -35 range.

A high-impact snowfall of 4 to 8 inches affected the area basically from dawn to dusk.

Light freezing rain caused traffic accidents and some temporary road closures. There were no serious injuries.

Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 6 to 8 inches.

Snow and sleet accumulations ranged between 6 and 8 inches.

Temperatures generally varied between -0 and -10F with wind chills around -30F.

Light snow started in the morning and became heavy at times through the afternoon and evening. Snow changed to sleet and then freezing rain/drizzle with a glaze of ice topping storm total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches.

Snow changed to freezing rain during the afternoon on the 26th and resulted in significant winter weather impacts during the pre-Thanksgiving holiday travel. These included multiple vehicle accidents, road closures, downed trees/wires and power outages. A prolonged period of free…

Widespread snow accumulations between 6 and 8 inches were observed across the county. The snow mixed with sleet at times during the afternoon before ending as a period of light freezing drizzle.

Significant high wind damage was reported with peak gusts near 60 mph. The high winds knocked down numerous trees and utility wires, disrupting power to over 400 residents or about 10 percent of the county.

Snow accumulations ranged from 3 to 6 inches.

Heat index values exceeded 105 degrees.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 8 to 10 inches.

Heavy snow accumulations between 6 and 8 inches were observed.

Three to six inches of heavy wet snow caused extensive damage countywide related to leaf-laden trees and limbs falling on power lines. Upwards of six inches of snow fell across the highest elevations.

Strong wind gusts up to 50 mph knocked down trees and wires.

Non-thunderstorm wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph toppled numerous trees and power lines across Southern Clinton County. The downed wires left hundreds of people without power or phone service in Lock Haven.

Sub-freezing temperatures and brisk winds produced wind chills of fifteen to twenty five degrees below zero.