Heavy Snow, Indiana
- When
- December 29, 12:00 PM EST to December 30, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Indiana forecast zone
Between 3 and 6 inches of snow fell across the county. The heaviest snow was mainly in the eastern part of the county.
Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 29 to 30, 1997
A storm system moved from the gulf coast states slowly north along the eastern seaboard and intensified. Heavy snow fell across parts of southwest Pennsylvania.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
A storm system moved from the gulf coast states slowly north along the eastern seaboard and intensified. Heavy snow fell across parts of southwest Pennsylvania. The heaviest snow was confined to the Laurel and Chestnut Ridges.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Jefferson
- When
- December 29, 12:00 PM EST to December 30, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.128, -78.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Between 3 and 6 inches of snow fell across the county. Close to 6 inches was reported in Richardsville.
Heavy Snow, Fayette
- When
- December 29, 12:00 PM EST to December 30, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
Between 5 and 7 inches of snow fell across the county. The heaviest snowfall was confined to the eastern part of the county. Chalkhill reported 7 inches.
Heavy Snow, Westmoreland
- When
- December 29, 12:00 PM EST to December 30, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland forecast zone
Between 3 and 7 inches of snow fell across the county. The heaviest snow was confined to the eastern part of the county. Six inches fell in Donegal and 7 inches was reported in Champion.
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
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 29, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in Alabama, December 29, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 29, 1997
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 29 to 30, 1997
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, December 1997
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: 5623360, 5623361, 5623362, 5623363.