Heavy Snow, Crawford
- When
- March 5, 9:00 PM EST to March 6, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 5 to 6, 1999
Snow, mixed with some rain at times, accumulated eight to twelve inches. North northeast winds caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow which resulted in numerous traffic accidents.
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
- $60,000
- 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.
Snow, mixed with some rain at times, accumulated eight to twelve inches. North northeast winds caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow which resulted in numerous traffic accidents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Northern Erie
- When
- March 5, 9:00 PM EST to March 6, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Erie
- When
- March 5, 9:00 PM EST to March 6, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Arkansas, March 5, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 5, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 5, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 5, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 5, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 5, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 5, 1999
More
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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: 5682093, 5682094, 5682095.