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30.7 inches (78 cm) of snow fell in Philadelphia (as measured at the official city observation location, Philadelphia International Airport), the most of any major city in the storm's path. It remains the city's all-time greatest snowstorm, compared to its previous greatest snowstorm which was a "mere" 21.3 inches (54 cm). [ 9 ]
By Sunday, December 20, 23.2 inches (59 cm) of snowfall had accumulated in Philadelphia, surpassing the city's second-largest record 21 inches (53 cm) snowfall of February 11–12, 1983 – which itself was surpassed less than two months later by the February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard.
[9] [32] In Central Park, 17.6 inches (45 cm) of snow fell, which is the thirteenth-highest snowfall accumulation there since 1869 as of 2021. [33] [34] Twenty-four-hour snowfall records were set in Allentown, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia, with all three cities receiving more than 20 inches (51 cm) of snow.
The snow has led to hundreds of deaths, disruption in transportation and millions of dollars in damage. The Buffalo region of New York… Here are the biggest snowfalls in US history
Both areas recorded 18 inches of snow, and Topeka, Kansas, recorded its third-largest calendar day snowfall and fourth-largest two-day total. (6:17 a.m. ET) Snow Begins In Delaware And Southern ...
Philadelphia is on the edge of higher snow totals as projections range from 1-3 inches, with a low chance of potentially exceeding 3 inches. If snowfall surpasses 2 inches in Philadelphia, it ...
WCAU-TV in Philadelphia forecast a snowfall of between 10 and 20 inches (25 and 51 cm) in Philadelphia itself (which received 12.2 inches (31 cm)), while nearby Trenton, New Jersey and parts of southern New Jersey were expected to receive snowfalls of 20 inches (51 cm) or more.
Much of Ohio received heavy snowfall, with Mansfield receiving 21 inches and Columbus receiving about a foot. However, early on February 16, heavy snow started falling in those two cities, and the snow later developed in Philadelphia. Heavy snow was continuously reported, falling at rates of up to 4 inches (10 cm) per hour.