Winter Storm, Carbon
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carbon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1996
A low pressure system developed over the Gulf Coast States on the 2nd and moved through New Jersey on the 3rd. The storm produced heavy snow over parts of the Lehigh Valley and most of the Poconos throughout most of the day on the 2nd.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 over the Gulf Coast States on the 2nd and moved through New Jersey on the 3rd. The storm produced heavy snow over parts of the Lehigh Valley and most of the Poconos throughout most of the day on the 2nd. Its close proximity to the rest of Southeast Pennsylvania changed the snow to rain.Snowfall accumulations averaged around 6 inches in Northampton County and 6 to 8 inches in the Poconos. Lighter accumulations (2 to 4 inches) occurred throughout the rest of the Lehigh and Schuylkill Valleys and the far northwestern Philadelphia Suburbs.Since this storm coincided with the first work day of the new year, many accidents occurred. In Northampton County alone there were four accidents with injuries. There were no reported deaths.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Monroe
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northampton
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to January 3, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northampton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.754, -75.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5546149, 5546150, 5546151.