The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5552508
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
BUCKS
5552508
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,552,508 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,011,133 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1996-03-02T06:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1996-03-02T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | PENNSYLVANIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | BUCKS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A low pressure system formed off the South Carolina Coastal waters on the morning of the 1st. It moved north during the next two days and was about 200 miles east of Cape Hatteras at dawn on the 2nd and about 200 miles east of Philadelphia during the afternoon. Its storm track was far enough offshore to place the axis of heavy snow across New Jersey. Heavy snow also fell across lower parts of Bucks County. Very little snow fell farther west.Snow began just after midnight on the 2nd and fell at a heavy clip until it tapered off by noon. Accumulations reached 5 inches in Lower Bucks County in Bensalem, New Hope and Southampton. In Upper Bucks County, only two inches fell in Hatfield Township. In Philadelphia, 3.7 inches accumulated at the International Airport upping the record seasonal snowfall to 59.6 inches to date. Accumulations in the rest of the Southeast Pennsylvania was 1 to 3 inches with 1 inch accumulating around the Allentown Metropolitan Area. Numerous accidents were reported, but because the snow fell on a Saturday morning, the number would have been considerably higher if it was a weekday. |
| Yearyear | 1,996 |
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