Pennsylvania, 2004

Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 6, 2004

January 6, 2004 · NWS CTP · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 winter weather, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
6
Injuries
12
Property damage
$1.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northern Centre

When
January 6, 11:15 AM EST to 11:30 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)

An arctic cold front crossed central Pennsylvania during the mid morning hours of Tuesday, January 6th, accompanied by a narrow band of intense snow squalls. These squalls caused the visibility to drop to near zero, and caused roadways to quickly become snow covered and icy. Two multi-vehicle accidents occurred around the time that these squalls affected the area. One accident occurred on Interstate 80, between Lock Haven and Bellefonte, and involved 6 fatalities and numerous injuries. Many tractor trailers and other vehicles were involved with this accident. The second accident also occurred on Interstate 80, between Bellefonte and Milesburg. Three tractor trailers were involved with this accident.

Winter Weather, Southern Centre

When
January 6, 11:15 AM EST to 11:30 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)

Winter Weather, Southern Clinton

When
January 6, 11:15 AM EST to 11:30 AM EST
Where
Southern Clinton forecast zone
Deaths
6 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$1.5 million
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Winter Weather, Southern Clinton2004-01-06Vehicle/Towed TrailerDirect
Winter Weather, Southern Clinton2004-01-06Vehicle/Towed TrailerDirect
Winter Weather, Southern Clinton2004-01-06Vehicle/Towed TrailerDirect
Winter Weather, Southern Clinton2004-01-06Vehicle/Towed TrailerDirect
Winter Weather, Southern Clinton2004-01-06Vehicle/Towed TrailerDirect
Winter Weather, Southern Clinton2004-01-06Vehicle/Towed TrailerDirect

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

More

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, January 2004

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: 5382922, 5382923, 5382924.