Ice Storm, Clarion
- When
- March 14, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clarion forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.192, -79.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1997
A storm system moved from southern Indiana into Michigan by late morning. 50 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $20,000
- 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 southern Indiana into Michigan by late morning. With cold air in place across northwest and central Pennsylvania, freezing rain accumulated to between 0.25 and 0.50 inches. Numerous trees and branches were also downed throughout the counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Jefferson
- When
- March 14, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.128, -78.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Venango
- When
- March 14, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Venango forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.401, -79.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Forest
- When
- March 14, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.513, -79.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in New York, March 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 14, 1997
- Tornado in South Carolina, March 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in Pennsylvania, March 14 to 15, 1997
- Tornado in South Carolina, March 14, 1997
- Flooding in Michigan, March 14, 1997
- Flooding in Indiana, March 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Michigan, March 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 14, 1997
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, March 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: 5613335, 5613336, 5613337, 5613338.