Heavy Snow, Crawford
- When
- December 27, 6:00 AM EST to December 28, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 27 to 28, 2000
Lake effect snow showers develop during the morning of the 27th. The snow first fell along the Lake Erie lakeshore then shifted inland as winds switched from the west to the northwest.
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
- $120,000
- 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.
Lake effect snow showers develop during the morning of the 27th. The snow first fell along the Lake Erie lakeshore then shifted inland as winds switched from the west to the northwest. Accumulations of 6 to 8 inches were reported in Erie and Crawford Counties. A peak total of 10.4 inches was measured at Franklin Center in southern Erie County.
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
- December 27, 6:00 AM EST to December 28, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Erie
- When
- December 27, 6:00 AM EST to December 28, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $40,000
- 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
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 27 to 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, December 27 to 28, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, December 27, 2000
- High Wind in South Dakota, December 27 to 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 27 to 28, 2000
- Ice Storm in Montana, December 27, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 27 to 31, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, December 27 to 28, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, December 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 27 to 28, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, December 27, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, December 27, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5168556, 5168557, 5168558.