Heavy Snow, Fayette
- When
- December 19, 10:00 PM EST to December 20, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 19 to 20, 2004
Another round of lake effect snow began in the early morning of the 19th. Farming (Fayette Co) reported 6" of snow by 10 PM on 19th.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 100
- Property damage
- $650,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Another round of lake effect snow began in the early morning of the 19th. Farming (Fayette Co) reported 6" of snow by 10 PM on 19th. Sharon had 4 inches by 10 PM on 19th, and 6" by midnight. In Mercer Co, near Hermitage, on Interstate 80, snow covered roads caused an 80-car accident 1130 AM on 19th. 100 people were injured, 3 seriously.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Mercer
- When
- December 20, 12:00 AM EST to 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Injuries
- 100 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $650,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.302, -80.258 (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
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, December 19, 2004
- High Wind in Washington, December 19, 2004
- Winter Storm in Ohio, December 19, 2004
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 19 to 20, 2004
- Winter Weather and Dense Fog in New Jersey, December 19, 2004
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, December 19 to 20, 2004
- Dense Fog and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 19, 2004
- High Wind in Montana, December 19 to 20, 2004
- Winter Weather in Georgia, December 19 to 20, 2004
- Dense Fog and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 19, 2004
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 19 to 20, 2004
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, December 19 to 20, 2004
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5428285, 5428069.