Heavy Snow, Berks
- When
- February 3, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berks forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 3 to 4, 2000
A cold front that moved through the Middle Atlantic States during the night of the 3rd was preceded by a period of snow across Eastern Pennsylvania. Snow began falling during the mid afternoon hours and lingered into the evening.
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
- 10
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 PHI wrote it up.
A cold front that moved through the Middle Atlantic States during the night of the 3rd was preceded by a period of snow across Eastern Pennsylvania. Snow began falling during the mid afternoon hours and lingered into the evening. It coincided with the commutes home from school and/or work. Accumulations were very uniform with most places receiving between 1.5 and 2 inches of new snow. While the accumulations were considerably lighter than what fell during the snow storms during the second half of January, it coincided with the afternoon drive from school and the evening commute home. Untreated roads became slippery. Several weather related accidents were reported, particularly in the Philadelphia area. Overnight, an icy spot on Interstate 95 and high speed contributed to a fatal accident within Philadelphia when a 21-year-old driver's vehicle hit a guardrail and flipped over. Accumulations included 2.8 inches in Dublin (Bucks County), 2.5 inches in Williams Township (Northampton County), 2 inches in Furlong (Bucks County) and Reading (Berks County), 1.6 inches at the Lehigh Valley International Airport, 1.5 inches in East Stroudsburg (Monroe County) and at the Philadelphia International Airport
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Carbon
- When
- February 3, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carbon forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lehigh
- When
- February 3, 3:00 PM EST to February 4, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lehigh forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.613, -75.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Monroe
- When
- February 3, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Bucks
- When
- February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bucks forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Chester
- When
- February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chester forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Delaware
- When
- February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.917, -75.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Montgomery
- When
- February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Northampton
- When
- February 3, 4:00 PM EST to February 4, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northampton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.754, -75.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Philadelphia
- When
- February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Philadelphia forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.008, -75.134 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in California, February 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, February 3 to 4, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, February 3 to 5, 2000
- Waterspouts in Florida, February 3, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, February 3, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, February 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Delaware, February 3, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, February 3 to 4, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 3, 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: 5133447, 5133449, 5133452, 5133453, 5133448, 5133450, 5133451, 5133454, 5133455, 5133456.