A quick moving low pressure system that moved through the Ohio Valley overnight on the first and reformed along the Middle Atlantic coast on the second caused a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain across Eastern Pennsylvania with the worst accretions of ice and snowfall accumulations from Chester County northward. From the Lehigh Valley southward, precipitation began as a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain including the greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. EST on the second. Around the local Philadelphia area precipitation changed to plain rain by 10 a.m. EST. In the northern Philadelphia suburbs and Berks County precipitation did not change to plain rain in some locations until late that afternoon. In the Lehigh Valley, precipitation never changed to plain rain. It fell as sleet and freezing rain during the afternoon before it changed to snow before it ended early that evening. Across the Poconos precipitation started as snow around 6 a.m. EST on the 2nd. Precipitation changed to sleet and freezing rain around Noon EST and then changed back to snow during the second half of the afternoon. The snow ended late that evening. Snow accumulations averaged around two inches in the Poconos and less than one inch elsewhere. Ice accretions from Chester County northward averaged between one quarter and two-fifths of an inch. In locations that received the freezing rain, temperatures were at or just below freezing. The indirect insolation from the sun kept roadways wet and most of the ice accretions were on exposed surfaces as well as bridges and overpasses. Ice accretions did cause power outages in Palmerton (Carbon County). Numerous minor accidents were reported, mainly fender benders and vehicles sliding off roads. In the local Philadelphia area, most of the accidents were during the morning commute. Several flights were delayed or cancelled at the Philadelphia International Airport. In the Poconos, most of the accidents occurred during the evening commute. Planned township meetings that evening were cancelled.  Actual snowfall accumulations included 2.5 inches in Pocono Summit (Monroe County), 2.3 inches in East Stroudsburg (Monroe County), 2.1 inches in Lehighton (Carbon County), 1.6 inches in Palmerton (Carbon County) and 0.5 inches in Phoenixville (Chester County).  Ice accretions from Chester County northward averaged one quarter of an inch and included three-eights of an inch in East Nantmeal Township (Chester County) and three-tenths of an inch in Palmerton (Carbon County). The wintry weather was caused by a low pressure system that moved east from central Missouri on the evening of the 1st, to Illinois around Midnight EST on the 2nd, into Ohio at sunrise on the 2nd. As the primary low pressure system moved into Pennsylvania early in the afternoon on the 2nd, a secondary low pressure system formed over Chesapeake Bay. By 4 p.m. EST that afternoon, the secondary low was as strong as the primary and was already about 150 miles east of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The low pressure system continued to move rapidly offshore overnight. The rapid movement of the low pressure system prevented heavier precipitation from occurring.

Winter Weather in BUCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-MAR-06 07:00:00 to 02-MAR-06 16:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Weather in DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-MAR-06 07:00:00 to 02-MAR-06 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Weather in MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-MAR-06 06:00:00 to 02-MAR-06 16:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Weather in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-MAR-06 07:00:00 to 02-MAR-06 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm in BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-MAR-06 15:00:00 to 02-MAR-06 22:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-MAR-06 15:00:00 to 02-MAR-06 22:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-MAR-06 16:00:00 to 02-MAR-06 16:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm in LEHIGH, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-MAR-06 16:00:00 to 02-MAR-06 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm in MONROE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-MAR-06 15:00:00 to 02-MAR-06 22:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 02-MAR-06 16:00:00 to 02-MAR-06 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC