Pennsylvania, 2004

Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 14 to 15, 2004

January 14 to 15, 2004 · NWS CTP · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

The radar

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Event by event

8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Elk

When
January 14, 4:00 PM EST to January 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Elk forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.425, -78.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A fast moving low pressure system spread snow across central Pennsylvania during the late afternoon hours of January 14th. The snow became heavy during the early evening hours, depositing between 5 and 8 inches before tapering off shortly after midnight.

Heavy Snow, Blair

When
January 14, 4:00 PM EST to January 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Blair forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.481, -78.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cambria

When
January 14, 4:00 PM EST to January 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Cambria forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.495, -78.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cameron

When
January 14, 4:00 PM EST to January 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Cameron forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.437, -78.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Clearfield

When
January 14, 4:00 PM EST to January 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Clearfield forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.000, -78.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Huntingdon

When
January 14, 4:00 PM EST to January 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Huntingdon forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.417, -77.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Centre

When
January 14, 4:00 PM EST to January 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Centre forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Centre

When
January 14, 4:00 PM EST to January 15, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Centre forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.919, -77.820 (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: 5382815, 5382816, 5382817, 5382818, 5382819, 5382820, 5382821, 5382822.