Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 14, 1997

Name: Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 14, 1997
Start: 1997-11-14T04:00
End: 1997-11-14T04:00
Location: Pennsylvania

November 14, 1997 · NWS CTP · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

18 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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.

The radar

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Event by event

18 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Warren

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The first winter storm of the season began overnight on Thursday, November 13th, and produced a wintery mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain across most of central Pennsylvania. Low pressure moved northeast from the Mississippi Valley, creating an easterly flow of moisture inland from the Atlantic. Warm air moved in atop cold air trapped on the surface. Nearly an inch of precipitation fell across the area, but only the northern tier counties recorded heavy snow. Up to 6 inches fell in Russell in Warren County and 5.5 inches fell in LaPorte in Sullivan County. In other areas, much of the precipitation fell as heavy sleet or freezing rain. There were many traffic accidents across the region as roads iced up from the heavy sleet and freezing rain. Heavier snow fell to the north across much of western New York.

Heavy Snow, Blair

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Blair forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.481, -78.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cambria

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Cambria forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cameron

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Cameron forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.437, -78.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Clearfield

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Clearfield forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.000, -78.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Elk

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Elk forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.425, -78.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Huntingdon

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Huntingdon forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.417, -77.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Juniata

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Juniata forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.531, -77.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, McKean

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: McKean forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.808, -78.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Mifflin

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Mifflin forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.610, -77.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Centre

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Centre forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Clinton

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Clinton forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Lycoming

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Lycoming forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Potter

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Potter forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.745, -77.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Somerset

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Somerset forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.972, -79.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Centre

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Southern Centre forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sullivan

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Sullivan forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Tioga

When: November 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Tioga forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.772, -77.254 (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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5619695, 5619696, 5619697, 5619698, 5619699, 5619700, 5619701, 5619781, 5619782, 5619783, 5619784, 5619785, 5619786, 5619787, 5619788, 5619789, 5619790, 5619791.