Pennsylvania, 2001Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 5, 2001
January 5, 2001 · NWS CLE · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 4, 2:40 PM EST, 11 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 2:40 PM EST, 11 hours 20 minutes before
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</html>Heavy Snow, Crawford
- When
- January 5, 2:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -80.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northwest winds across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the early morning hours. Although the snow showers persisted through the afternoon hours, most of the accumulating snow fell during the morning. Accumulations across the county ranged from 10 inches at Cambridge Springs to just over 6 inches at both Linesville and Meadville.
- 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.
- Extreme Cold in Florida, January 5, 2001$78 million · 3 events
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 5, 2001$6.8 million · 15 events
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 5, 20013 injured · $75,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 5, 2001$65,000 · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 5, 200117 events
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 5, 200111 events
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, January 5 to 8, 200164 kt wind · 11 events
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 5, 200110 events
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 5, 20018 events
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 5 to 6, 20018 events
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 5, 20016 events
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 5 to 6, 20016 events
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: 5231019.