The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5596462
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
LEHIGH
5596462
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Storm |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,596,462 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,060,911 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-01-16T07:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-01-16T15:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | PENNSYLVANIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | LEHIGH |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A large high pressure system brought a cold and dry air mass into Eastern Pennsylvania. As the high drifted off the Middle Atlantic Coast, a slow moving cold front tapped the moisture in the Gulf of Mexico and dropped heavy precipitation across the area. Precipitation started briefly as snow across the area during the early morning of the 16th, but then changed over to a prolonged period of sleet and freezing rain that lasted through the morning commute. Snow accumulations averaged around two inches in the Poconos and an inch or less in the Lehigh Valley. Ice accretions averaged around one-quarter of an inch across most of the area and made travelling extremely hazardous on untreated roadways and surfaces. As precipitation was ending the morning of the 16th, temperatures rose above the freezing mark and helped melt the ice and snow. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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