Deep snow in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, in January 2016.
Pennsylvania’s major winter storms have not all favored the same part of the state. A storm remembered in Philadelphia can differ greatly from one that buried Pittsburgh or concentrated its heaviest snow in the south-central counties. Looking at those differences makes the history more revealing than a simple list of record depths.
These five episodes span more than a century. They combine heavy snow, wind, cold and disruption in different ways, and a famous storm name should not be read as proof that every Pennsylvania community experienced formal blizzard conditions for the same duration…