Winter Weather, Monroe
- When
- April 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, April 1, 2003
A burst of snow preceding a low pressure system caused slick roads across the Poconos and dozens of accidents. S.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 PHI wrote it up.
A burst of snow preceding a low pressure system caused slick roads across the Poconos and dozens of accidents. In Hamilton Township (Monroe County), a 23-year-old Pleasant Valley High School teacher was killed when her vehicle skidded across the median of U.S. Route 209 and struck a dump truck. The wintry mix slowed traffic on Interstates 80, 380 and 84. Accumulations included 2 inches in Pocono Summit (Monroe County) and 1.0 inch in East Stroudsburg (Monroe County). The snow burst preceded a low pressure system which moved from the upper Mississippi Valley the morning of April 1st into the Great Lakes the evening of the 1st. The first shot of precipitation during the afternoon came in quickly enough to fall as mainly snow. Enough warm air moved in from the Ohio Valley so by the time the second shot of precipitation arrived late in the evening of the 1st, it fell mainly as rain.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in California, April 1 to 30, 2003
- Drought in New Mexico, April 1 to 30, 2003
- Drought in Colorado, April 1 to 30, 2003
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, April 1 to 2, 2003
- Drought in Utah, April 1 to 30, 2003
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, April 1 to 2, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, April 1, 2003
- High Wind in Nevada, April 1, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, April 1 to 3, 2003
- Strong Wind in California, April 1 to 2, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, April 1 to 2, 2003
- Heavy Snow in California, April 1 to 2, 2003
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, April 2003
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5352518.