Pennsylvania, 2000

Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 20, 2000

January 20, 2000 · NWS CLE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$40,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

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1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Southern Erie

When
January 20, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 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)

Snow began during the early morning hours on the 20th as an area of low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley. Cold northwest flow behind the low resulted in lake enhanced snow during the afternoon and evening hours. Generally, six to eight inches of snow fell across the southern half of Erie County with localized amounts of up to 14 inches reported.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5127258.