For the second time in the same work week snow, some of it heavy, fell across Eastern Pennsylvania. Snow began falling during the late evening on the 18th. The exception was in and near Philadelphia where precipitation started as rain. As the precipitation intensity increased, the rain changed over to snow in and around Philadelphia between 1230 a.m. EST and 2 a.m. EST on the 19th. Snow fell heavy at times toward sunrise before it ended during the morning. Accumulations ranged between two and eight inches in most locations. Accumulations were also elevation dependent with higher amounts in the higher terrain, especially closer to Philadelphia. The highest amounts occurred from Berks County northeast into the Poconos. Many schools had delayed openings.In Berks County, the weight of the heavy, wet snow pulled down tree limbs and power lines. About 2,500 homes and businesses lost power in Birdsboro and Nolde Forest because of downed limbs. Pennsylvania State Route 625 in Cumru Township was closed because of the downed trees. The number of accidents overall were less than what occurred with the snow on the 16th as most of it, including the heaviest snow, fell overnight. One of the worst reported accidents was on Interstate 176 in Berks County. The northbound lanes were closed after a 34-year-old woman was seriously injured after her Sports Utility Vehicle spun around, went up an embankment, rolled over and landed upright on the roadway.Specific accumulations included 9.0 inches in Pricetown (Berks County), 8.3 inches in Lehighton (Carbon County), 8.0 inches in Vinemont and Boyertown (Berks County), 7.6 inches in Saylorsburg (Monroe County), 7.5 inches in Springtown (Bucks County ), 7.0 inches in East Nantmeal Township (Chester County) and Williams Township (Northampton County), 6.5 inches in Phoenixville (Chester County), Pocono Summit (Monroe County) and Salisbury (Lehigh County), 6.3 inches in Stroudsburg (Monroe County), 6.0 inches in Reading (Berks County), Albrightsville (Carbon County), Eagleview (Montgomery County), Easton (Northampton County) and Perkasie (Bucks County), 5.5 inches in Emmaus (Lehigh County), 5.0 inches in Fricks (Bucks County), 4.6 inches in Trappe (Montgomery County), 4.5 inches in Newtown Square and Rosemont (Delaware County), 4.2 inches in Bensalem (Bucks County), 4.0 inches in Honey Brook (Chester County), 3.8 inches at the Lehigh Valley International Airport, 3.5 inches in Media (Delaware County) and Ambler (Montgomery County), 3.0 inches in Doylestown (Bucks County) and Exton (Chester County), 2.2 inches in West Chester (Chester County) and 1.9 inches at the Philadelphia International Airport. The low pressure systems that caused the snow moved from Alberta, Canada and western Texas the morning of the 17th, into Wisconsin and Oklahoma on the morning of the 18th. During the afternoon of the 18th, the southern stream low pressure system had moved into the Ohio Valley and started the process of becoming the main system as the second low weakened in Wisconsin. By 1 a.m. EST on the 19th, a consolidated low pressure system was located in far northwestern Virginia. This low moved east and was over the Delmarva Peninsula coastal waters on the morning of the 19th and then scooted east to about 275 miles east of Philadelphia at 1 p.m. EST on the 19th.

Heavy Snow in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-MAR-04 23:00:00 to 19-MAR-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in BUCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-MAR-04 22:00:00 to 19-MAR-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-MAR-04 22:00:00 to 19-MAR-04 08:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-MAR-04 22:00:00 to 19-MAR-04 08:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in LEHIGH, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-MAR-04 22:00:00 to 19-MAR-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in MONROE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-MAR-04 23:00:00 to 19-MAR-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-MAR-04 22:00:00 to 19-MAR-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 19-MAR-04 01:00:00 to 19-MAR-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA
From 18-MAR-04 22:00:00 to 19-MAR-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
From 19-MAR-04 01:00:00 to 19-MAR-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER