The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5636817
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
LEHIGH
5636817
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Weather |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,636,817 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,075,082 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-03-21T20:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-03-22T13:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | PENNSYLVANIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | LEHIGH |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A coastal low pressure system dropped a mixture of sleet and snow across Berks County and the Lehigh Valley from the afternoon of the 21st through sunrise on the 22nd. Precipitation started as rain before dawn on the 21st, but as cold air was drawn into the region from New York State and Canada, precipitation slowly changed over from rain to sleet in the afternoon and then to snow by the evening, starting first in the higher elevations. Periods of light snow persisted through the night of the 21st until the upper level low guiding the surface low pressure system (near Cape Cod the morning of the 22nd) moved through the region. The heaviest precipitation fell as rain earlier in the day and thus accumulations were on the light side, generally around an inch in the valleys and a couple of inches over the higher terrain. Accumulations included 1 inch at Hamburg and 0.5 inches at the Lehigh Valley International Airport. The low pressure system that caused the wintry mix moved northeast from North Carolina early in the morning on the 21st, to just east of Delaware the evening of the 21st to Cape Cod the morning of the 22nd. The upper level low steering the surface system moved through New Jersey during the early morning on the 22nd. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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