Pennsylvania, 2000

Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 17 to 18, 2000

November 17 to 18, 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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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Southern Erie

When
November 17, 5:30 AM EST to November 18, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Erie forecast zone
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

West to northwest flow behind a cold front caused lake effect snow showers to develop downwind of Lake Erie. Six inches of snow fell over portions of southern Erie County with a maximum of 6.5 inches reported at Waterford.

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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5166020.