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At least 6 inches of snow is possible in parts of Pennsylvania, including the Pocono Mountains in northeast part of the state, as a winter storm brews in the region through Friday.. Up to a foot ...
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the bitter cold and snow for Monday, Dec. 2. For the latest news, view our story for Tuesday, Dec. 3. Pounding snow and bitter cold continued their ...
Snow squall warnings, high winds and more bitter cold is in the forecast. Lake-effect storm warnings issued for parts of New York and Pennsylvania through Saturday Skip to main content
Also, all Philadelphia public and parochial schools closed February 10, 11, and 12th due to the snow and dig out. In addition, many utility companies suffered their worst power outages of all time. For example, PECO Energy suffered its 9th highest power outage since the ice storm of January 1994. About 225,000 homes and businesses lost power.
Heavy lake effect snow is forecasted to continue through Tuesday morning in the Great Lakes region, with more than a foot of new snow expected to fall near Erie, Pennsylvania and the New York ...
In Pennsylvania, snow-accustomed Erie set a single-day record on Friday when 22 inches of snow fell. Parts of Erie County, including North East Borough, have been hit with more than 4 feet.
The storm resulted in an estimated loss of $2 billion in retail sales. [29] Due to widespread accumulation of heavy snow, the storm was ranked as a high-end Category 2 ("significant") winter storm, on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale. The ranking is based on the amount of snowfall, the area, and the population affected. [30]
In mid-February, a series of two major Category 3 winter storms brought a swath of widespread snow and ice from the Pacific Northwest, through the Deep South, and to the Northeast. In total, the two winter storms resulted in at least $27.1 billion in damage, nearly 14 million power outages, and a total of 319 fatalities.