On the morning of March 7th, low pressure was located along the Gulf Coast States. Snow spread into the region during the morning and afternoon hours, then tapered off a bit during the evening and overnight into the 8th. Snow intensified across the area as low pressure moved north into the Carolinas by the morning of the 8th. Snow persisted across much of the area, but did mix with sleet and freezing rain at times across portions of northwest Pennsylvania. By the evening hours of the 8th, snow began tapering off across the area. The low pressure continued intensifying as it moved into New England by the morning hours of the 9th. Some light snow and flurries persisted overnight into the early morning hours of the 9th. Throughout this event, locations across northwest Pennsylvania picked up between 8.0 and 25.0 inches. The least amounts were across Crawford County where the mixed precipitation of snow, sleet and freezing rain persisted the longest.

Winter Storm in CRAWFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-MAR-08 10:00:00 to 09-MAR-08 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 600.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the day. By evening, snowfall amounts varied between 4.0 and 8.0 inches. At times during the day on the 7th, snow was light to moderate with visibilities dropping to less than a mile at times. During the evening hours of the 7th and overnight hours into the 8th, snow gradually mixed with sleet and freezing rain across the area. This mixed precipitation continued through the morning hours of the 8th before changing back to all snow during the afternoon. The snow finally tapered off during the nighttime hours into the 9th. Snowfall totals varied dramatically across the area due to some areas seeing more mixed precipitation. For the event, 16.5 inches was measured in Springboro, 13.3 inches in Linesville, but only 8.0 was measured in Titusville. Numerous accidents were reported during the storm.

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-MAR-08 09:00:00 to 09-MAR-08 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 800.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th, and continued through the day. During the afternoon the snow was light to moderate with visibilities dropping to less than a mile. There were even a few hours where visibilities in snow dropped to around a quarter mile. The snow tapered off a bit during the evening hours, but then picked up again during the overnight hours. Some locations across far southern locations of the county mixed with some sleet and freezing rain. The mixed precipitation across southern areas persisted into the morning hours of the 8th, but quickly changed back to snow through the afternoon. For several hours during the afternoon the snow became moderate to heavy at times where visibilities dropped to around a quarter mile. The snow gradually tapered off during the late evening and overnight hours into the 9th. Snowfall totals from trained spotters from this event were 22.9 inches in Waterford and 12.4 inches in Amity Township. Many accidents were reported across the area.

Winter Storm in NORTHERN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 07-MAR-08 09:00:00 to 09-MAR-08 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 12.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th, and continued for the next day and a half. During the afternoon of the 7th, snow was light to moderate with some occasional periods of heavy snow. By evening between 3.0 and 6.0 inches already fell across the area. The snow lightened up during the evening hours, but then intensified again during the overnight hours. During the day on the 8th, snow was moderate to heavy with visibilities frequently around a quarter mile. Gusty winds around 30 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. The snow finally tapered to flurries and ended during the overnight hours into the 9th. Snowfall totals for this event from trained spotters include 23.4 inches officially at the Erie Airport, 24.8 inches in Franklin Center, 23.0 inches in Northeast, and 18.3 inches in Lake City. Numerous accidents were reported during this event.