Heavy Snow, Mercer
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.302, -80.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1996
A major winter storm came through the Upper Ohio Valley. It dumped heavy snow across northern parts of western Pennsylvania and a wintry mix to the south.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 7
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 PBZ wrote it up.
A major winter storm came through the Upper Ohio Valley. It dumped heavy snow across northern parts of western Pennsylvania and a wintry mix to the south. The following storm totals were reported...Lawrence County 6 inches...Jefferson County 5-6 inches...Indiana County (northern part) 6 inches...Clarion County 5-8 inches...Forest County 6-8 inches...Venango County 8-13 inches...and Mercer County 8-13 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Venango
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Venango forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.401, -79.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Forest
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.513, -79.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lawrence
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.991, -80.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clarion
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clarion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.192, -79.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jefferson
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.128, -78.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Indiana
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Indiana forecast zone
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Tornado in South Carolina, January 2, 1996
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, January 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: 5544297, 5544298, 5544299, 5544300, 5544301, 5544302, 5544303.