Heavy Snow, Lackawanna
- When
- December 19, 10:00 AM EST to December 20, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 19 to 20, 2000
A coastal storm formed off the mid Atlantic coast late on the morning of the 19th. Snow moved north well ahead of the storm into northeast Pennsylvania also on the morning of the 19th.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 coastal storm formed off the mid Atlantic coast late on the morning of the 19th. Snow moved north well ahead of the storm into northeast Pennsylvania also on the morning of the 19th. The storm was off the New England coast on the morning of the 20th. A narrow band of moderate snow set up across these counties the afternoon of the 19th and continued to around midnight. Snowfall amounts were 4 to 7 inches. To the east of these counties, closer to the coast the warmer air kept snow amounts lower.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Luzerne
- When
- December 19, 10:00 AM EST to December 20, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Luzerne forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Susquehanna
- When
- December 19, 10:00 AM EST to December 20, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- December 19, 10:00 AM EST to December 20, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (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
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, December 19, 2000
- Cold in North Carolina, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Georgia, December 19, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 19, 2000
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 19, 2000
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, December 2000
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: 5177191, 5177192, 5177193, 5177194.