Pennsylvania, 2023

Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, March 13 to 14, 2023

March 13 to 14, 2023 · NWS PHI · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Wet snow fell across portions of eastern Pennsylvania with marginal temperatures. Resulting snowfall amounts were highly elevation dependent.

Where it happened

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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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.

Wet snow fell across portions of eastern Pennsylvania with marginal temperatures. Resulting snowfall amounts were highly elevation dependent.

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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 13, 8:01 PM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 8:01 PM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Monroe

When
March 13, 11:00 PM EST to March 14, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Monroe forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A coating of snow fell across much of the county with the highest amounts occurring in the highest elevations of the Pocono Plateau. Totals generally ranged from around 1 to 5 inches, although areas closer to the Pocono Plateau had closer to 7 inches. The highest reported total was 7.5 inches in Coolbaugh Twp.

Winter Weather, Carbon

When
March 14, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Carbon forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A coating of snow fell across much of the county with the highest amounts occurring in the highest elevations. Totals generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches, although areas closer to the Pocono Plateau had closer to 7 inches. The highest reported total was 7.2 inches in Lake Harmony.

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.

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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: 1086597, 1086596.