Heavy Snow, Luzerne
- When
- February 13, 12:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Luzerne forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow accumulated between 4 and 13 inches.
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 13, 2024
A quick hitting snow storm started just after midnight on the 13th and brought a period of moderate to briefly heavy snow to portions of the Wyoming Valley and Poconos. Snow became heavy at times between 2 and 9 AM EST.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 4
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 BGM wrote it up.
A quick hitting snow storm started just after midnight on the 13th and brought a period of moderate to briefly heavy snow to portions of the Wyoming Valley and Poconos. Snow became heavy at times between 2 and 9 AM EST. The storm moved off to the east by the late morning hours and the snow came to an end.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow, 1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Pike
- When
- February 13, 12:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.332, -75.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow accumulated between 4 and 15 inches.
Heavy Snow, Southern Wayne
- When
- February 13, 12:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow accumulated between 3 and 10 inches.
Winter Weather, Lackawanna
- When
- February 13, 12:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow accumulated between 2 and 7 inches.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- 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: 1157857, 1157864, 1157875, 1157876.