Pennsylvania, 1997

Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 10, 1997

December 10, 1997 · NWS CTP · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

8 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

The radar

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Event by event

8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Warren

When
December 10, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Coordinates
41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy wet snow fell across the northern mountains of central Pennsylvania. Snow began falling around sunrise and accumulated from 4 to 7 inches of heavy, slushy, wet snow by mid-afternoon. There were many auto accidents through the late morning as roads became slippery and visibilities dropped to near zero. Elevation was critical for snowfall amounts with many valley communities in the region receiving only an inch or two. Some of the higher accumulations included Wellsboro and Coudersport with close to 7 inches, Bradford with 6 inches, Grand Valley with 6 inches, and Laporte with 6 inches. South of the area, 2 to 3 inches fell across central Pennsylvania.

Heavy Snow, Cameron

When
December 10, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Cameron forecast zone
Coordinates
41.437, -78.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Elk

When
December 10, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Elk forecast zone
Coordinates
41.425, -78.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, McKean

When
December 10, 2:00 PM EST
Where
McKean forecast zone
Coordinates
41.808, -78.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Lycoming

When
December 10, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Lycoming forecast zone
Coordinates
41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Potter

When
December 10, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Potter forecast zone
Coordinates
41.745, -77.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sullivan

When
December 10, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Coordinates
41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Tioga

When
December 10, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Tioga forecast zone
Coordinates
41.772, -77.254 (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.

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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: 5619799, 5619800, 5619801, 5619802, 5619803, 5619804, 5619805, 5619806.