Frozen Susquehanna River Turns to Ice Jams
On March 8, I took a trip down to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to see something I've never witnessed: The Susquehanna River frozen over. (You may recall I was also there for the 2011 flooding). The river froze over (or very close to it) last winter, but I wasn't able to get down there. It was quite a sight to see. (More pictures coming tonight).
The warm spell that weekend started breaking up the ice on frozen rivers, lakes and creeks statewide. These photos of the Alleghany River were taken on the same day by the National Weather Service:
After another few warm days, the ice was on the move, in some cases causing damage. The following is a list of photos and videos of ice jams documented by the Facebook Group "Pennsylvania Storm Chasers" between March 13th and 17th:
- Alan Miller - Harrisburg 3/13
- Misti Dawn - Lock Haven 3/15
- Laura Kosht - West Monterey 3/15
- Jessica Brooke - Lock Haven 3/15 (Shows Fast-Moving Jam; Some Language)
- Michael Tarr - Parker City 3/15
- Misty Dawn - Lock Haven 3/15 #1 and #2
- Laura Kosht - Foxburg 3/16 (VIDEO) - Laura Kosht - Foxburg 3/16 Photos | #1 (VIDEO) and #2 (VIDEO)
- Judy Oshlick - Monterey 3/17- Laura Kosht - Templeton 3/17
- Eli Roberts - Muncy, PA 3/17
- Duane Morris - Harding, PA 3/17
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