Winter Storm Watch, Pennsylvania
Severe1 foot of snow or more possible. Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
Ended Friday, January 23, 2026.
Replaced by the Winter Storm Warning on Friday, January 23, 12:12 in the afternoon.
- Issued
- Expires
- Updated
Places in this watch
- Scranton
- Wilkes-Barre
- Hazleton
- Dunmore
- Kingston
- Mountain Top
- Nanticoke
- Carbondale
- Old Forge
- Pittston
- Archbald
- Blakely
- Taylor
- Dickson City
- Moosic
- Plymouth
- Exeter
- Sayre
- Olyphant
- West Hazleton
- Clarks Summit
- Duryea
- Swoyersville
- Edwardsville
- West Pittston
- Jessup
- Honesdale
- Plains
- Forty Fort
- Larksville
- Saw Creek
- Throop
- Hemlock Farms
- Freeland
- Athens
- Pocono Woodland Lakes
- Wyoming
- Towanda
- Harveys Lake
- Luzerne
- Dallas
- West Wyoming
- The Hideout
- Ashley
- Dupont
- Avoca
- Pine Ridge
- Matamoras
- Trucksville
- Beech Mountain Lakes
- Jermyn
- East Berwick
- Moscow
- Gold Key Lake
- Shavertown
- Chinchilla
- Glen Lyon
- Conyngham
- Forest City
- Tunkhannock
- Mount Cobb
- Mayfield
- Canton
- Georgetown
- Inkerman
- Clarks Green
- Nescopeck
- Birchwood Lakes
- Laflin
- Hudson
- Conashaugh Lakes
- Sunrise Lake
- Susquehanna Depot
- Big Bass Lake
- Simpson
- Hughestown
- Browntown
- Waymart
- Montrose
- Dalton
- Troy
- Hawley
- Wallenpaupack Lake Estates
- Hallstead
- White Haven
- Factoryville
- Pocono Ranch Lands
- Glenburn
- Hilldale
- Milford
- South Waverly
- Misericordia University
- Pocono Springs
- Harleigh
- Sugar Notch
- Chase
- Greens Landing
- Pringle
- Pocono Mountain Lake Estates
- New Milford
- Silkworth
- Sheatown
- Gouldsboro
- Vandling
- Fawn Lake Forest
- Nicholson
- Courtdale
- Masthope
- Nuangola
- Noxen
- Waverly
- Yatesville
- Upper Exeter
- Shickshinny
- Great Bend
- Hickory Hills
- Wyalusing
- Lake Winola
- White Mills
- Wanamie
- Pardeesville
- Lattimer
- Oakland
- West Nanticoke
- Laurel Run
- Warrior Run
- Mocanaqua
- Lanesboro
- Monroe
- Rome
- Laceyville
- Penn Lake Park
- West Falls
- Weston
- Meshoppen
- Hop Bottom
- LeRaysville
- Bear Creek Village
- Pikes Creek
- Thompson
- New Albany
- Little Meadows
- Bethany
- Prompton
- New Columbus
- Union Dale
- Sylvania
- Starrucca
- Burlington
- Alba
- Jeddo
- Friendsville
- Eagle Lake
- East Smithfield
- Springville
- Harford
- Mehoopany
- Indian Rocks
- Lakeside
- Ulster
- North Towanda
- Lake Wallenpaupack Estates
- South Montrose
- Laurel Lake
- The Escape
- Browndale
- Forest Lake
Map
- This watch
- Interstates
- US highways
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- Heavy snow likely. Total snow accumulations of 1 foot or more possible.
- Where
- Portions of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania.
- When
- From late Saturday night through Monday evening.
- Impacts
- Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact travel on Sunday along with the Monday morning and evening commutes.
- Additional details
- At this time, the heaviest snowfall is forecast to be from south-central NY and areas southward into Northeast PA and Catskills. However, further adjustments to the storm track are possible in the coming days. Snowfall could be very heavy at times Sunday through Sunday night with hourly rates exceeding 2 inches per hour.
Updates
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
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Area expanded. January 22, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
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Winter Storm Watch issued for Sunday overnight through Monday evening. January 22, 2026