Pennsylvania, 2014Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, November 20 to 21, 2014
November 20 to 21, 2014 · NWS CTP · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Significant lake effect snow impacted the favored snowbelt region of northwest Warren County. Local amounts ranged from 6 to 12 inches.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Significant lake effect snow impacted the favored snowbelt region of northwest Warren County. Local amounts ranged from 6 to 12 inches.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 20, 4:30 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 20, 4:30 PM EST, 30 minutes before
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</html>Lake-Effect Snow, Warren
- When
- November 20, 5:00 PM EST to November 21, 9:43 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.815, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Storm total lake-effect snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 12 inches over the northwest part of the county.
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Cold in Illinois, November 20, 20141 death · 1 event
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, November 20 to 21, 2014$700,000 · 3 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, November 20 to 21, 2014$225,000 · 2 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, November 20, 2014$45,000 · 2 events
- High Wind in Virginia, November 20, 2014$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Montana, November 20 to 22, 201460 kt wind · 7 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, November 20 to 21, 20142 events
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: 544364.