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Winter in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

111 winter storms and snow events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Winter Storm, Winter Weather, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Lake-Effect Snow, Sleet.

111 events · 0 deaths recorded · peak month January · county share of state 1.2%

Winter event locations in and around Sullivan County. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, has 111 winter events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 30 different years.

January is the busiest month, with 36 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 56 events against 55 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1.2% of the 9,299 winter events recorded in Pennsylvania; its 24.7 per 100 square miles compares with 20.8 statewide.

Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.

Compared with Pennsylvania

Measure	Sullivan County	Pennsylvania	US
Winter events since 1950	111	9,299	287,339
Per 100 square miles	24.7	20.8	8.1
Per 10,000 residents	189.2	7.2	8.7
Deaths recorded	0	130	2,509
Busiest month	January	January	January

By year

195019882026

Winter events recorded in Sullivan County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
36Feb
25Mar
17Apr
3May
0Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
4Nov
6Dec
20

Winter events in Sullivan County by month of occurrence, all years.

Recorded events

All 111 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
25 Jan 2026	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Jan 2026	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2026	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Nov 2024	Heavy Snow	—	$50K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2024	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Mar 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Nov 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	1	Forecast zone
18 Apr 2022	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Mar 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Feb 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Jan 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Dec 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Nov 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Feb 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Jan 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2015	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Nov 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2014	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Oct 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Mar 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Mar 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Feb 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Oct 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2009	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 2008	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Dec 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Oct 2008	Heavy Snow	—	$2K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2007	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2007	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Nov 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Apr 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Mar 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 2006	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Dec 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Oct 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Mar 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Feb 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Jan 2005	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Jan 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Mar 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2004	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Feb 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Mar 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2003	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Dec 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 2002	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Mar 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Mar 2001	Heavy Snow	—	$4K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Jan 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2000	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Apr 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2000	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2000	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Mar 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Mar 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Feb 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Jan 1999	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Jan 1999	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 1999	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Feb 1998	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 1998	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Jan 1998	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Dec 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Nov 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Mar 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 1997	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 1997	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Jan 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 1996	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone

Questions and answers

How many winter events has Sullivan County had?

111 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of winter storms and snow became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded winter event in Sullivan County?

25 Jan 2026 (Heavy Snow). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging winter event recorded in Sullivan County?

The heavy snow of 21 Nov 2024, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $50K.

How does Sullivan County compare with Pennsylvania for winter?

24.7 events per 100 square miles against 20.8 statewide; the county holds 111 of the state's 9,299 recorded events.

Provenance

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Winter hub and the county page.