An area of low pressure developed over the Central Plains early on February 1st. The low then moved rapidly northeast toward the Ohio Valley eventually crossing southern Ohio during the evening of the 1st and early morning hours of the 2nd. Snow associated with the low spread into northwestern Pennsylvania just before daybreak on the 1st.  The snow was initially light with accumulations of a couple tenths an hour, but by mid morning the snow intensified with visibilities less than a half mile with snowfall rates of an inch or more per hour. The snow lessened late in the evening with periods of light to moderate snow continuing on the 2nd.  Rain and freezing rain briefly mixed with the snow in Crawford County during the early morning hours of the 2nd.  The snow eventually ended during the early evening hours of the 2nd.  Strong northeast to northwest winds accompanied the precipitation with gusts in excess of 25 mph for much of the storm. This caused considerable blowing and drifting.  Snowfall totals of 10 to 15 inches were common across Erie County with lesser amounts in Crawford County where the mixed precipitation occurred. A peak total in Erie County of 17.5 inches was reported in Cranesville.  Officially, 11.2 inches of snow was measured at Erie International Airport.  The peak snowfall total in Crawford County was 7.9 inches at Canadohta Lake.  Travel was severely disrupted by this storm. Roads in rural areas were nearly impassable at times. Schools were closed over most of the area on the 2nd.

Winter Storm in CRAWFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
From 01-FEB-15 07:00:00 to 02-FEB-15 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snow spread into northwestern Pennsylvania just before daybreak on the 1st. The snow was initially light with accumulations of a couple tenths an hour, but by mid morning the snow intensified with visibilities less than a half mile with snowfall rates of an inch or more per hour. The snow lessened late in the evening with periods of light to moderate snow continuing on the 2nd. Rain and freezing rain briefly mixed with the snow in Crawford County during the early morning hours of the 2nd. The snow eventually ended during the early evening hours of the 2nd. Strong northeast to northwest winds accompanied the precipitation with gusts in excess of 25 mph for much of the storm. This caused considerable blowing and drifting. Snowfall totals of 10 to 15 inches were common across Erie County with lesser amounts in Crawford County where the mixed precipitation occurred.  The peak snowfall total in Crawford County was 7.9 inches at Canadohta Lake. Travel was severely disrupted by this storm. Roads in rural areas were nearly impassable at times. Schools were closed over most of the area on the 2nd.

Winter Storm in NORTHERN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 01-FEB-15 07:00:00 to 02-FEB-15 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snow spread into northwestern Pennsylvania just before daybreak on the 1st. The snow was initially light with accumulations of a couple tenths an hour, but by mid morning the snow intensified with visibilities less than a half mile with snowfall rates of an inch or more per hour. The snow lessened late in the evening with periods of light to moderate snow continuing on the 2nd. The snow eventually ended during the early evening hours of the 2nd. Strong northeast to northwest winds accompanied the precipitation with gusts in excess of 25 mph for much of the storm. This caused considerable blowing and drifting. Snowfall totals of 10 to 15 inches were common across Erie County. A peak total in Erie County of 17.5 inches was reported in Cranesville. Officially, 11.2 inches of snow was measured at Erie International Airport.  Travel was severely disrupted by this storm. Roads in rural areas were nearly impassable at times. Schools were closed over most of the area on the 2nd.

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 01-FEB-15 07:00:00 to 02-FEB-15 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snow spread into northwestern Pennsylvania just before daybreak on the 1st. The snow was initially light with accumulations of a couple tenths an hour, but by mid morning the snow intensified with visibilities less than a half mile with snowfall rates of an inch or more per hour. The snow lessened late in the evening with periods of light to moderate snow continuing on the 2nd. The snow eventually ended during the early evening hours of the 2nd. Strong northeast to northwest winds accompanied the precipitation with gusts in excess of 25 mph for much of the storm. This caused considerable blowing and drifting. Snowfall totals of 10 to 15 inches were common across Erie County. A peak total in Erie County of 17.5 inches was reported in Cranesville. Officially, 11.2 inches of snow was measured at Erie International Airport. Travel was severely disrupted by this storm. Roads in rural areas were nearly impassable at times. Schools were closed over most of the area on the 2nd.