Pennsylvania, 2004

Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 14, 2004

December 14, 2004 · NWS CTP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Warren

When
December 14, 5:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Very cold air spilling across the relatively warmer waters of the Great Lakes produced localized heavy snow squalls across portions of Warren and McKean Counties from Monday afternoon on December 13th, into the midday hours of Tuesday December 14th. Localized amounts of 6 to 8 inches occurred in extreme northwest Warren, and northern McKean Counties within the more persistent snow bands. The heaviest and most widespread snow squalls, and subsequent accumulation, occurred during the early morning hours of Tuesday.

Heavy Snow, McKean

When
December 14, 5:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
McKean forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.808, -78.569 (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: 5430051, 5430052.