Heavy Snow, Bradford
- When
- December 14, 9:00 PM EST to December 15, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bradford forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 14 to 15, 2003
A strong storm on the gulf coast moved slowly northeast up the east coast on the 14th to be near the Delmarva peninsula late that day. The storm continued up the coast on the 15th to be in southeast Canada late that evening.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 strong storm on the gulf coast moved slowly northeast up the east coast on the 14th to be near the Delmarva peninsula late that day. The storm continued up the coast on the 15th to be in southeast Canada late that evening. Snow started in the early morning hours of the 14th. Snowfall amounts of 6 to 9 inches were across the area. Some 10 inch snow amounts were in Bradford County. Freezing rain and sleet mixed with the snow for a time cutting down the snow amounts. Snowy roads caused automobile accidents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Susquehanna
- When
- December 14, 11:00 PM EST to December 15, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- December 14, 11:00 PM EST to December 15, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wyoming
- When
- December 15, 12:00 AM EST to 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 14 to 15, 2003
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 14, 2003
- Winter Storm in New York, December 14 to 15, 2003
- Winter Storm in New York, December 14 to 15, 2003
- Winter Storm in New York, December 14 to 15, 2003
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 14 to 15, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 14 to 15, 2003
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 14 to 15, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 14 to 15, 2003
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, December 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5329273, 5329274, 5329275, 5329276.