Pennsylvania, 2005

Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, March 23 to 24, 2005

March 23 to 24, 2005 · NWS CTP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

The radar

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Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Tioga

When
March 23, 9:00 PM EST to March 24, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Tioga forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.772, -77.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A low pressure system tracked northeast from the lower Ohio Valley on Wednesday morning, March 23rd, before redeveloping along the mid Atlantic coast during Wednesday afternoon. Precipitation initially began as rain across the region, but as colder air filtered into the area, the precipitation quickly changed to heavy wet snow during Wednesday afternoon. This heavy wet snow continued intermittently into Wednesday night, before tapering off early Thursday morning. Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 6 to 12 inches across the region, leading to hazardous travel conditions late Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning. In addition, the weight of the heavy wet snow snapped numerous tree limbs, leading to scattered power outages across the area.

Winter Storm, Sullivan

When
March 23, 9:00 PM EST to March 24, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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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: 5439793, 5439794.