First the good news: Bucks County in 2021 saw no swarms of locusts or stars falling to earth and creating bottomless pits. Nonetheless, we did endure some of the wildest non-apocalyptic weather in recent memory. Rachel Kurland recalled the region’s meteorological highs and lows for KYW Newsradio.

The year wasn’t that old before snowstorms stomped across the county in February. A pair of them put more than three feet of white on area roads and lawns over a handful of days.

Less than six months later in July, the precipitation falling was rain. And more rain. And more rain. Experts called it a “100-Year Flood,” and by the time it was over 70 residents had to be rescued by boat.

Days later came a tornado that blew out windows in a Trevose car dealership. It was one of 14 spawned that night.

September saw Hurricane Ida overtake the region; its combination of rain and wind proved disastrous. The Schuylkill River left its banks, beating a high-water mark established in 1869. The Delaware also over-spilled in Bucks County, where tornadoes worsened conditions.

For what it’s worth, 2022 in the area will begin with a stream of La Niña coolness, as 2021 did, says PA Weather Action. That situation usually signifies a snowy winter, borne out by a 20-inch prediction of total snowfall for winter 2022 in Doylestown.

More on this year-in-review from a weather perspective is at KYW Newsradio.