Heavy Snow, Bradford
- When
- March 6, 10:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bradford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 6 to 7, 1996
A winter storm formed over the Carolinas and tracked up the coast, bringing heavy snow to northeast Pennsylvania. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 6 to 10 inches by the time the snow tapered off on the evening of the 7th.
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
- 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 BGM wrote it up.
A winter storm formed over the Carolinas and tracked up the coast, bringing heavy snow to northeast Pennsylvania. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 6 to 10 inches by the time the snow tapered off on the evening of the 7th. During the height of the storm, there were several minor accidents due to slippery roads and poor visibilities, but no injuries were reported.
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, Susquehanna
- When
- March 6, 10:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Wayne
- When
- March 6, 10:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wyoming
- When
- March 6, 10:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.518, -76.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lackawanna
- When
- March 6, 10:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Luzerne
- When
- March 6, 10:00 PM EST to March 7, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Luzerne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pike
- When
- March 6, 10:00 PM EST to March 7, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.332, -75.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Tornado in Alabama, March 6, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, March 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 6 to 7, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 6, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 6, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, March 6, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, March 6, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, March 6, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, March 6, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 6, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 6, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 6, 1996
More
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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: 5546038, 5546039, 5546040, 5546041, 5546042, 5546043, 5546044.