Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 3, 2006

Name: Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 3, 2006
Start: 2006-01-03T02:00
End: 2006-01-03T06:00
Location: Pennsylvania

January 3, 2006 · NWS CTP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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: 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, Potter

When: January 3, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
Where: Potter forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.745, -77.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A low pressure system moved into the Ohio Valley by Monday evening on January 2nd, before redeveloping along the mid Atlantic Coast and moving northeast early Tuesday, January 3rd. With a shallow layer of cold air holding in place, precipitation in the form of mainly freezing rain and sleet affected the region from Monday afternoon into early Tuesday morning. Ice accretion from freezing rain of between one-quarter and one-third of an inch occurred, mainly across the higher elevations above 1800 feet, before the precipitation tapered off Tuesday morning.

Winter Storm, Sullivan

When: January 3, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, January 2006

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5492161, 5492162.