Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Bradford
- When
- September 28, 10:00 PM EST to September 29, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bradford forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, September 28 to 29, 2000
On the evening of the 28th and the morning of the 29th a widespread killing freeze occured across central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. Most observations had low temperatures below 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
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.
On the evening of the 28th and the morning of the 29th a widespread killing freeze occured across central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. Most observations had low temperatures below 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Record lows for the 29th of September were set in Syracuse and Binghamton New York and Avoca Pennsylvania. All three were at least in the coldest five temperatures for September.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lackawanna
- When
- September 28, 10:00 PM EST to September 29, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Luzerne
- When
- September 28, 10:00 PM EST to September 29, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Luzerne forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pike
- When
- September 28, 10:00 PM EST to September 29, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.332, -75.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Susquehanna
- When
- September 28, 10:00 PM EST to September 29, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne
- When
- September 28, 10:00 PM EST to September 29, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wyoming
- When
- September 28, 10:00 PM EST to September 29, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.518, -76.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5174230, 5174231, 5174232, 5174233, 5174234, 5174235, 5174236.