A cold front moved across western Pennsylvania on December 15th. Cold westerly winds behind the front caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the evening on the 14th. The winds initially had a slight southerly component so the initial snow showers developed along the Lake Erie shoreline. Winds became due west by midnight on the 15th and eventually west northwest. As this occurred the snow showers spread slowly inland. The bands over northern Erie County eventually dissipated during the early morning hours.  At the same time other snow showers moved into southern Erie County and northern Crawford County from Northeast Ohio.  Some of these bands were intense with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour.  This activity eventually dissipated around midday on the 15th.  More snow showers developed late in the afternoon on the 15th.  Although this activity wasn't as intense as the morning snow showers, some areas did report another few inches of snow before the snow finally ended completely during the early morning hours of the 16th. Winds gusted to as much as 30 mph early in this event causing much blowing and drifting and further reducing visibilities.  Some snow totals from Erie County included: 13.0 inches at Edinboro, 11.0 inches at Corry and 8.0 inches in Amity Township.  Snow totals in Crawford County were a little higher and included: 12.0 inches at both Conneautville and Cambridge Springs with 10.0 inches at Meadville and 9.5 inches at Canadohta Lake.  Many schools were delayed or closed on the 15th.

Lake-Effect Snow in SOUTHERN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 14-DEC-16 22:00:00 to 15-DEC-16 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A cold front moved across western Pennsylvania on December 15th. Cold westerly winds behind the front caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the evening on the 14th. The winds initially had a slight southerly component so the initial snow showers developed along the Lake Erie shoreline. Winds became due west by midnight on the 15th and eventually west northwest. As this occurred the snow showers spread slowly inland. The bands over northern Erie County eventually dissipated during the early morning hours. At the same time other snow showers moved into southern Erie County and northern Crawford County from Northeast Ohio. Some of these bands were intense with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. This activity eventually dissipated around midday on the 15th. More snow showers developed late in the afternoon on the 15th. Although this activity wasn't as intense as the morning snow showers, some areas did report another few inches of snow before the snow finally ended completely during the early morning hours of the 16th. Winds gusted to as much as 30 mph early in this event causing much blowing and drifting and further reducing visibilities. Some snow totals from Erie County included: 13.0 inches at Edinboro, 11.0 inches at Corry and 8.0 inches in Amity Township. Many schools were delayed or closed on the 15th.

Lake-Effect Snow in CRAWFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
From 14-DEC-16 22:00:00 to 15-DEC-16 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A cold front moved across western Pennsylvania on December 15th. Cold westerly winds behind the front caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the evening on the 14th. The winds initially had a slight southerly component so the initial snow showers developed along the Lake Erie shoreline. Winds became due west by midnight on the 15th and eventually west northwest. As this occurred the snow showers spread slowly inland. The bands over northern Erie County eventually dissipated during the early morning hours. At the same time other snow showers moved into southern Erie County and northern Crawford County from Northeast Ohio. Some of these bands were intense with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. This activity eventually dissipated around midday on the 15th. More snow showers developed late in the afternoon on the 15th. Although this activity wasn't as intense as the morning snow showers, some areas did report another few inches of snow before the snow finally ended completely during the early morning hours of the 16th. Winds gusted to as much as 30 mph early in this event causing much blowing and drifting and further reducing visibilities. Snow totals in Crawford County were a little higher and included: 12.0 inches at both Conneautville and Cambridge Springs with 10.0 inches at Meadville and 9.5 inches at Canadohta Lake. Many schools were delayed or closed on the 15th.