Ice Storm, Bradford
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bradford forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, February 13 to 14, 2000
A strengthening storm system moved out of the Ohio Valley on Sunday the 13th and then tracked across northern Pennsylvania early on the 14th. Abundant Gulf moisture associated with this system in combination with a shallow layer of cold air at the surface produced a mixed bag of wintry precipitation over northeast Pennsylvania.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 strengthening storm system moved out of the Ohio Valley on Sunday the 13th and then tracked across northern Pennsylvania early on the 14th. Abundant Gulf moisture associated with this system in combination with a shallow layer of cold air at the surface produced a mixed bag of wintry precipitation over northeast Pennsylvania. Snow, sleet and freezing rain changed over to rain by Monday morning. Ice accumulations up to a quarter of an inch on exposed surfaces were observed before the precipitation changed over to rain. There were numerous automobile accidents but no serious injuries reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Lackawanna
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Luzerne
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Luzerne forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pike
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.332, -75.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Susquehanna
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wayne
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wyoming
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.518, -76.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Tennessee, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 13 to 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, February 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: 5135144, 5135145, 5135146, 5135147, 5135148, 5135149, 5135150.