Pennsylvania, 2000

Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 19, 2000

December 19, 2000 · NWS CTP · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

The radar

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Event by event

5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northern Lycoming

When
December 19, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Lycoming forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Moderate to heavy snow fell across a large portion of central Pennsylvania. Most areas picked up from 3 to 5 inches, but a narrow band of heavier snow accumulating up to 7 inches fell across parts of Union and southern Lycoming County northeast into Sullivan and Montour counties.

Heavy Snow, Montour

When
December 19, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Montour forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.028, -76.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Lycoming

When
December 19, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Lycoming forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sullivan

When
December 19, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Union

When
December 19, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.963, -77.062 (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.

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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: 5165633, 5165634, 5165635, 5165759, 5165760.