This past Friday marked the beginning of spring and the end of one of the harshest winters in recent memory.
The Pittsburgh region saw nearly 52 inches of snow this past winter, which is nine inches higher than average.
A grading system the NWS uses to measure seasonal severity saw this past winter as severe and slightly off from being considered extreme.
“We’re sitting on a severe winter season. This scale ranks out of five, and severe is basically four out of five,” NWS Meteorologist Colton Milcarek said. “We’re definitely above average in terms of the impact we’ve seen related to the cold and snow.”
Although the severe winter weather may have come to an end, Milcarek says it’s important to remain severe weather ready for potentially danger spring weather.
“It’s a good idea to have a supply of water, non-perishable food, flashlight with batteries, and a radio,” Micarek said.
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