Winter Weather, Carbon
- When
- February 17, 6:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carbon forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 17, 2005
Snow squalls associated with a cold frontal passage caused numerous accidents during the evening commute across the Poconos. In the heavier squalls, one to two inches of snow quickly accumulated and visibilities were quite poor.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
Snow squalls associated with a cold frontal passage caused numerous accidents during the evening commute across the Poconos. In the heavier squalls, one to two inches of snow quickly accumulated and visibilities were quite poor. The commute was described as shut down across the Pocono Plateau. The worst multi-vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 380 near the Monroe and Wayne County border. One woman was seriously injured. Vehicles were sliding off the roads on Interstate 380 and Pennsylvania State Routes 940 and 611. Portions of several roads were shut down in Jackson and Stroud Townships (Monroe County). In general, vehicles had a very difficult time trying to negotiate hills.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Monroe
- When
- February 17, 6:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
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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: 5437757, 5437758.