Pennsylvania, 2002

Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 19, 2002

January 19, 2002 · NWS BGM · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Low pressure over the southern Mississippi valley, early on the 19th, strengthened and lingered off the middle Atlantic coast during the second half of the day. The moisture with this storm was helped across the northern tier of Pennsylvania by an upper level boundary.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 BGM wrote it up.

Low pressure over the southern Mississippi valley, early on the 19th, strengthened and lingered off the middle Atlantic coast during the second half of the day. The moisture with this storm was helped across the northern tier of Pennsylvania by an upper level boundary. Snow amounts were mostly 4 to 7 inches across the area. Snow to water ratios were mostly 15 to 1.

The radar

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Bradford

When
January 19, 11:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Bradford forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Susquehanna

When
January 19, 11:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Susquehanna forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wayne

When
January 19, 11:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.649, -75.303 (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.

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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: 5279764, 5279765, 5279766.