Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania

Events

2,452

Deaths

15

Injuries

113

Damage

$32 million

• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, October 29, 20118 deaths · 2 injured · 10 eventsAn unprecedented winter storm for late October not only dropped heavy snow across most of Eastern Pennsylvania, but caused widespread power outages and road closures as many deciduous trees still had foliage.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 19 to 20, 2004100 injured · $650,000 · 2 eventsAnother round of lake effect snow began in the early morning of the 19th. Farming (Fayette Co) reported 6" of snow by 10 PM on 19th. Sharon had 4 inches by 10 PM on 19th, and 6" by midnight.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 20143 deaths · 13 eventsA winter storm dropped 5 to 9 inches of snow across Eastern Pennsylvania from the middle of afternoon of the 2nd into the morning of the 3rd. This caused hazardous traveling conditions for the evening commute on the 2nd and the morning commute on the 3rd.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 16 to 17, 20032 deaths · 1 injured · $13 million · 10 eventsThe most powerful storm to affect Eastern Pennsylvania since the Blizzard of 1996 struck during the President's Day Weekend. Snow began falling around daybreak on Sunday the 16th in and around Philadelphia and then spread slowly north. It reached Reading around 9 a.m.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 14 to 15, 20132 deaths · 1 injured · 36 eventsA complex low pressure system with energy transferring from the Ohio Valley across the Central Appalachians to the Mid-Atlantic coast produced widespread snow accumulations in excess of 6 inches over much of central Pennsylvania.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 19 to 20, 20092 deaths · 10 eventsA major winter storm affected central and southeast Pennsylvania on the 19th and 20th. A lighter accumulating snow affected the Poconos.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 16 to 17, 20071 death · 11 injured · 10 eventsA nor'easter caused heavy sleet to fall across the greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, heavy snow and sleet to fall across Berks County and the Lehigh Valley and heavy snow in the Poconos on the 16th into the early morning of the 17th.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 19961 death · $210,000 · 3 eventsSnow fell, with the heaviest snow occurring overnight and the morning of the 3rd. Accumulations averaged as little as 4 to 6 inches along the Lake Erie shore to 14 inches inland.
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, October 29 to 31, 20121 death · 56 kt wind · 39 eventsHurricane Sandy began as a tropical wave over the Caribbean Sea around 19 October 2012 and became a powerful storm by 23 October 2012 before making its long track over the western Atlantic, just off the East Coast of the United States and then into New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 15 to 16, 20241 death · $40,000 · 3 eventsA rather disorgranized system brought an extended period of generally light snow to central Pennsylvania from the afternoon of January 15 through the morning of January 16, 2024.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, October 29, 20111 death · 28 eventsAn early season, high-impact, winter storm delivered heavy, wet snow to southern and eastern sections of the CWA on Saturday, October 29, 2011.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 12, 19961 death · 2 injured · 8 eventsFor the second time within a week heavy snow moved into Southeast Pennsylvania. Fortunately accumulations were lighter than with the preceding blizzard.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 21 to 22, 20141 death · 13 eventsHeavy snow fell across east central and southeast Pennsylvania on the 21st and caused scores of accidents and tremendous traffic tie-ups on the afternoon of the 21st as well as least one storm related death.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 22 to 23, 20051 death · 10 eventsA very potent Alberta low pressure system dropped heavy snow cross Eastern Pennsylvania on the 22nd and 23rd. Accumulations ranged from 8 to 16 inches with the highest amounts in Montgomery, Philadelphia and Bucks Counties.
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 18 to 19, 20231 death · $10,000 · 5 eventsA strong coastal storm developed over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, crossed the Florida peninsula, and pushed northward up the East Coast from December 17 through December 19, 2023.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 201217 injured · 4 eventsSnow showers in strong northwest winds behind a cold front produced bands of lake enhanced snow across western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, Garrett county Maryland, and eastern Ohio.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 6, 20248 injured · $120,000 · 16 eventsLow pressure stationed off the New England Coast allowed for a long duration snowfall across much of central Pennsylvania beginning in the morning hours of January 6th with the bulk of snowfall ending in the evening hours.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 9 to 15, 1996$4.0 million · 3 eventsHeavy lake effect snow accumulated an average of two to three feet over a 7 day period. Total storm amounts ranged from 21 inches in Conneautville (Crawford County) to 55 inches in Edinboro (Erie County).
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 3 to 4, 2003$2.5 million · 7 eventsA slow moving nor'easter moved from the southeast United States early on the 3rd to the Delmarva peninsula that evening. The storm then moved to the southeast New England coast the morning of the 4th.
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, October 29 to 31, 2012$460,000 · 31 eventsThe remnants of Sandy brought a variety of weather impacts to western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland as the storm made landfall and interacted with a cold front essentially right over the region.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 27 to 28, 2002$1.1 million · 3 eventsWest to southwest flow across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the morning hours. Initially, a single band of heavy snow developed along the south shore of Lake Erie.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 8, 2004$1.1 million · 3 eventsVery cold westerly winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the early morning hours of January 6th. This activity intensified during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 6th and finally tapered off around midday on the 8th.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 17 to 20, 2003$1.0 million · 3 eventsAn upper level disturbance moved across Lake Erie and into northwestern Pennsylvania on the evening of December 17th. This caused the light lake effect snow already falling to quickly intensify.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 21 to 22, 2000$900,000 · 3 eventsAfter a brief break, lake effect snow bands redeveloped during the late evening hours. A heavy period of snow began shortly before daybreak on 22nd and continued through the late morning hours. Accumulations of 8 to 12 inches were reported in Crawford and northern Erie Counties.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 16, 2004$900,000 · 3 eventsAn area of strong low pressure moved northeast up the Ohio Valley spreading heavy, wet snow across the region. The snow began in northwestern Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of the 16th and then continued through the late evening hours.

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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.