Winter Storm, Adams
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.872, -77.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 13, 1997
3 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area with an ice coating on top.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 25 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
- 25
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 CTP wrote it up.
3 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area with an ice coating on top.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
25 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Cambria
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cambria forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clearfield
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clearfield forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -78.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Columbia
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Columbia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.049, -76.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cumberland
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.164, -77.266 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dauphin
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dauphin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.415, -76.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Franklin
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.927, -77.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Huntingdon
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Huntingdon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.417, -77.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Juniata
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Juniata forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.531, -77.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lancaster
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.042, -76.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lebanon
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lebanon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.367, -76.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mifflin
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mifflin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.610, -77.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Montour
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montour forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.028, -76.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Centre
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Centre forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Lycoming
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Lycoming forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northumberland
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.852, -76.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Perry
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.398, -77.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Schuylkill
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Schuylkill forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.706, -76.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Snyder
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Snyder forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.770, -77.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Centre
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Centre forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Clinton
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sullivan
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Tioga
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tioga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -77.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Union
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.963, -77.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, York
- When
- February 13, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -76.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, February 13, 1997
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 13 to 14, 1997
- High Wind in California, February 13, 1997
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 13, 1997
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 13, 1997
- Winter Weather in Maryland, February 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, February 13, 1997
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 13 to 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 13, 1997
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, February 13, 1997
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, February 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: 5593184, 5593185, 5593186, 5593187, 5593188, 5593189, 5593190, 5593191, 5593192, 5593193, 5593194, 5593195, 5593196, 5593197, 5593198, 5593199, 5593200, 5593201, 5593202, 5593203, 5593204, 5593205, 5593206, 5593207, 5593208.