Pennsylvania, 2002

Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 7, 2002

January 6 to 7, 2002 · NWS BGM · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A storm system intensified as it moved north from the gulf coast early on the 6th to the coast of New Jersey that evening. The storm was off of Maine on the 7th.

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.

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

A storm system intensified as it moved north from the gulf coast early on the 6th to the coast of New Jersey that evening. The storm was off of Maine on the 7th. The heaviest snow was during the late afternoon and evening of the 6th. Most locations had 7 to 15 inches of snow. Snow amounts of 1 to 2 feet were from Wilkes-Barre northeast through Scranton and Honesdale to the New York state border. At the peak of the storm snowfall rates were up to 5 inches an hour with thunder and lightning. Mainly light snow lingered through the morning of the 7th as an upper level trough moved through the region.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Bradford

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 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, Lackawanna

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Lackawanna forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Luzerne

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Luzerne forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pike

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.332, -75.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Susquehanna

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 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 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wyoming

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Wyoming forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.518, -76.016 (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: 5279757, 5279758, 5279759, 5279760, 5279761, 5279762, 5279763.