Winter Weather, Carbon
- When
- April 9, 3:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carbon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, April 9 to 10, 1996
A low pressure system developed near Cape Hatteras the morning of the 9th, intensified and moved slowly northeast during the next 24 hours. It reached Cape Cod the morning of the 10th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A low pressure system developed near Cape Hatteras the morning of the 9th, intensified and moved slowly northeast during the next 24 hours. It reached Cape Cod the morning of the 10th. This caused a late season rain and snow storm across Eastern Pennsylvania. Precipitation started as rain in Southeast Pennsylvania and rain and snow farther north during the predawn hours on the 9th. Precipitation type became intensity dependent during the day on the 9th. When precipitation became heavier, it fell as snow; when its intensity decreased, it changed back to rain. Nevertheless above freezing temperatures plus indirect radiation from the April sun caused much of the snow to melt as it reached the ground during the day.Once the sun set (after 7 p.m. EDT), the snow began to accumulate mainly on grassy areas and overpasses across the area. By evening, the heaviest precipitation was confined to Southeast Pennsylvania. Grassy area accumulations averaged 1 to 3 inches across the region. Roads and overpasses became slippery and resulted in accidents. Within Philadelphia two fatal accidents occurred. At 6 p.m. on the 9th, an 83-year-old female passenger was killed at the intersection of 68th Street and Media when a vehicle crashed into a tree. At 720 p.m. a 23-year-old male was killed by a vehicle at the intersection of Erdrick and Cottman Streets. According to police reports slippery roadways were contributing factors in both accidents. An estimated (Because it melted as it fell.) 2.4 inches of snow FELL at Philadelphia International Airport bringing the record breaking season SNOWFALL total to 65.5 inches. At the Lehigh Valley International Airport, 0.2 of an inch of snow fell. This left the seasonal total 0.1 of an inch short of the record 75.9 inches set just two winters ago. Accumulations included 3 inches in Tobyhanna, Green Lane, Perkasie, Exton and Glenmoore, 2 inches in Springtown and 1 inch in Valley Forge. For most locations this was the last measurable snow event of the season.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Monroe
- When
- April 9, 3:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Berks
- When
- April 9, 3:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Berks forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lehigh
- When
- April 9, 3:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lehigh forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.613, -75.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northampton
- When
- April 9, 3:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northampton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.754, -75.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Chester
- When
- April 9, 3:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chester forecast zone
Winter Weather, Montgomery
- When
- April 9, 3:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
Winter Weather, Bucks
- When
- April 9, 3:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bucks forecast zone
Winter Weather, Delaware
- When
- April 9, 3:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.917, -75.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Philadelphia
- When
- April 9, 3:00 AM EST to April 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Philadelphia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.008, -75.134 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Maine, April 9 to 11, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 9, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, April 9 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, April 9 to 10, 1996
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, April 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5561088, 5561089, 5561090, 5561091, 5561092, 5561093, 5561094, 5561095, 5561096, 5561097.