The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5599625
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
NORTHAMPTON
5599625
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Weather |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,599,625 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,062,478 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-03-03T16:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-03-04T04:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | PENNSYLVANIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | NORTHAMPTON |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | The run of unseasonably warm weather came to an abrupt end during the day on the 3rd as heavy snow fell over parts of the Poconos and lighter snow fell elsewhere. A strong cold front on the 2nd brought in a colder air mass into the Northeast the night of the 2nd and the morning of the 3rd. Meanwhile a low pressure system developed in Eastern Texas the morning of the 2nd. It moved into the Tennessee Valley the morning of the 3rd before it jumped and redeveloped along the Middle Atlantic Coast near Norfolk the evening of the 3rd. It quickly moved out to sea overnight. Snow began falling around noon on the 3rd and was over by midnight. In the southeast part of the state, precipitation type was partially intensity driven. When it became lighter, it mixed with or changed to sleet and rain. During heavier bursts precipitation went back to all snow. The recent warm weather caused considerably less snow to accumulate on roadways. The heaviest snow fell during the afternoon hours. Accumulations across much of the area averaged between 2.5 and 5 inches, with some higher amounts in Monroe County. The lightest accumulations, an inch or less, fell across extreme Lower Bucks, Delaware and Philadelphia Counties. The afternoon heavy snow burst did contribute to numerous accidents in the Northwest Philadelphia Suburbs. The most serious accident occurred in Middletown Township (Bucks County) when a minivan rammed into a utility pole and critically injured its driver.Snowfall accumulations included 6 inches in Saylorsburg (Monroe County), 5 inches in Green Lane (Montgomery County), Long Pond (Monroe County) and Perkasie (Bucks County), 4 inches in Reading (Berks County), the Lehigh Valley International Airport, Glenmoore (Chester County) and Lehighton (Carbon County), 3 inches in Doylestown (Bucks County) and Coatesville (Chester County) and 2 inches in Valley Forge (Montgomery County) and Hamburg (Berks County). Only 0.5 inches of snow accumulated at the Philadelphia International Airport. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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