Pennsylvania, 2000

Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 13 to 14, 2000

December 13 to 14, 2000 · NWS BGM · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A complex storm system moving up the Ohio Valley on the 13th reformed off the mid Atlantic coast on the morning of the 14th. The storm then moved northeast up the coast the remainder of the 14th and on the 15th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 BGM wrote it up.

A complex storm system moving up the Ohio Valley on the 13th reformed off the mid Atlantic coast on the morning of the 14th. The storm then moved northeast up the coast the remainder of the 14th and on the 15th. Snow moved into most of northeast Pennsylvania near the end of the 13th. The snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain early on the 14th before changing to mostly freezing rain around 4 AM. Snow and sleet amounts were up to 3 inches before one quarter to one half inch of freezing rain fell. The freezing rain moved east of the area by 10 AM.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Wyoming

When
December 13, 11:00 PM EST to December 14, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Wyoming forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.518, -76.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lackawanna

When
December 13, 11:00 PM EST to December 14, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Lackawanna forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Luzerne

When
December 13, 11:00 PM EST to December 14, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Luzerne forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Pike

When
December 14, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.332, -75.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wayne

When
December 14, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.649, -75.303 (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

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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: 5177096, 5178638, 5178639, 5177094, 5177095.