Winter Weather, Monroe
- When
- January 9, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A double barrel low pressure system brought snow that mixed in with some sleet and freezing rain toward the end on the 9th. 5 and 4 inches across the Southern Poconos.
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The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A double barrel low pressure system brought snow that mixed in with some sleet and freezing rain toward the end on the 9th. Accumulations averaged between 2.5 and 4 inches across the Southern Poconos. Snow overspread the region during the late morning on the 9th and ended during that evening. The two low pressure systems responsible for the snow moved from the Ohio Valley and Georgia the morning of the 9th to Lake Huron (the former) and Boston (the latter) the morning of the 10th. Keeping their separate identities prevented these lows from dropping heavier snow across the area.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, January 1997
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5596259, 5596260.