Pennsylvania, 1997Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, April 1, 1997
April 1, 1997 · NWS BGM · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
6 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Heavy Snow, Susquehanna
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The major late season snowstorm that struck northeast Pennsylvania on the 31st of March began to wind down during the pre-dawn hours of April 1st. By sunrise on the 1st, much of the accumulating snowfall had moved out of the region. This left total accumulations ranging from a foot to upwards of 30 inches in an area from the Wilkes-Barre Scranton vicinity eastward through the Poconos. It took road crews and power companies much of the day to move stranded vehicles, clear major roadways, and restore electricity to the hardest hit localities.
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wyoming
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.518, -76.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lackawanna
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Luzerne
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Luzerne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pike
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.332, -75.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 1, 19971 injured · $10 million · 44 events
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 1, 19971 death · 1 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 1997$11 million · 10 events
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, April 1, 1997$700,000 · 14 events
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Connecticut, April 1, 1997$1.0 million · 6 events
- Flooding in Louisiana, April 1 to 20, 1997$693,000 · 9 events
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 10, 1997$150,000 · 9 events
- Winter Storm and Hail in Kansas, April 1 to 29, 19971 in hail · 41 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Jersey, April 1, 199762 kt wind · 34 events
- Cold in West Virginia, April 1 to 30, 199734 events
- Cold in North Carolina, April 1 to 18, 199729 events
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 199726 events
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: 5618566, 5618567, 5618568, 5618569, 5618570, 5618571.