Winter Weather, Bradford
- When
- May 11, 11:00 PM EST to May 12, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bradford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, May 11 to 12, 1996
A late season snowfall blanketed the northern tier of Pennsylvania. Accumulations ranged from about an inch in the valleys, to as much as 3 inches in the higher elevations.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 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 BGM wrote it up.
A late season snowfall blanketed the northern tier of Pennsylvania. Accumulations ranged from about an inch in the valleys, to as much as 3 inches in the higher elevations.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Susquehanna
- When
- May 11, 11:00 PM EST to May 12, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Wayne
- When
- May 11, 11:00 PM EST to May 12, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (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
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New York, May 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 11, 1996
- Hail in North Carolina, May 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 11, 1996
- Flood in Ohio, May 11 to 13, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 11, 1996
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, May 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5559374, 5559375, 5559376.