Winter Storm, Crawford
- When
- January 13, 1:30 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 13, 1999
Freezing rain and sleet changed to snow in the early morning hours. Most areas had 1/4 inch of ice and an average snow accumulation of three to five inches with eight inches reported in the city of Erie (Erie County).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 CLE wrote it up.
Freezing rain and sleet changed to snow in the early morning hours. Most areas had 1/4 inch of ice and an average snow accumulation of three to five inches with eight inches reported in the city of Erie (Erie County). Roads were ice and snow covered and extremely slippery.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Northern Erie
- When
- January 13, 1:30 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Erie
- When
- January 13, 1:30 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (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
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, January 13 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, January 13 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 13, 1999
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 13 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 13 to 15, 1999
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 13, 1999
- Hail in Louisiana, January 13, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, January 13, 1999
- Cold in Maine, January 13 to 14, 1999
- Winter Weather in Maine, January 13, 1999
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 13 to 14, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 13 to 15, 1999
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, January 1999
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: 5683308, 5683309, 5683310.