Pennsylvania, 1997

Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 10 to 11, 1997

December 10 to 11, 1997 · NWS BGM · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 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
4

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.

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Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Bradford

When
December 10, 11:00 AM EST to December 11, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Bradford forecast zone
Coordinates
41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A complex storm system, with one center in the Ohio Valley and another off the mid-atlantic coast, brought a round of heavy wet snow to the northern tier of eastern Pennsylvania. Heavy snow began falling during the late morning hours of the 10th in areas north and west of Scranton, then spread eastward to the northern Poconos by mid afternoon. Significant snow persisted well into the evening before mixing with sleet, freezing rain, and rain and also tapering off. For the most part, snowfall totals for this event ranged from 5 to 9 inches. Some isolated 10 inch amounts occurred across the higher terrain of Wyoming, Susquehanna, and northern Wayne counties. Some of the greater totals included Ledgedale and Equinunk in Wayne county - 10 inches, and Great Bend in Susquehanna county - 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Susquehanna

When
December 10, 11:00 AM EST to December 11, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Susquehanna forecast zone
Coordinates
41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wyoming

When
December 10, 11:00 AM EST to December 11, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Wyoming forecast zone
Coordinates
41.518, -76.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wayne

When
December 10, 11:00 AM EST to December 11, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Coordinates
41.649, -75.303 (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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5625628, 5625629, 5625630, 5625631.