Heavy Snow, Crawford
- When
- November 21, 10:00 PM EST to November 22, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 21 to 22, 2000
After a brief break, lake effect snow bands redeveloped during the late evening hours. A heavy period of snow began shortly before daybreak on 22nd and continued through the late morning hours.
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
- $900,000
- 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.
After a brief break, lake effect snow bands redeveloped during the late evening hours. A heavy period of snow began shortly before daybreak on 22nd and continued through the late morning hours. Accumulations of 8 to 12 inches were reported in Crawford and northern Erie Counties. A maximum of 17.1 inches fell at Waterford in southeast 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
- November 21, 10:00 PM EST to November 22, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $400,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.118, -80.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Erie
- When
- November 21, 10:00 PM EST to November 22, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $250,000
- 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, November 21 to 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, November 21 to 24, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Ohio, November 21 to 24, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Kentucky, November 21 to 24, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 21 to 22, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 21 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 21 to 22, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 21 to 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, November 21 to 24, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 21, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 21, 2000
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, November 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: 5166024, 5166025, 5166026.