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Winter Weather — Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

March 28, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Schuylkill

Event narrative (NOAA)

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall passed over I-81 in Schuylkill County shortly after 10:30am (EDT) on March 28, 2022, causing an 80 vehicle pileup at mile marker 116 on the northbound lanes that resulted in 6 fatalities, an additional 24 injuries, and closed the northbound lanes between mile markers 107 and 119 for more than 24 hours. State Route 901 was also closed.

Other notable winter weather events in Pennsylvania

Southern Clinton · January 6, 20046 killedLehigh · January 8, 19991 killedLuzerne · November 17, 20251 killedErie · January 13, 1998—Philadelphia · January 13, 1999—

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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