Winter Storm, Monroe
- When
- January 4, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 43.165, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in New York, January 4, 1996
A major winter storm brought record snowfall to the area. Enhancement off Lake Ontario due to northeast winds brought snowfall amounts of 18-24 inches to the Rochester metro area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BUF wrote it up.
A major winter storm brought record snowfall to the area. Enhancement off Lake Ontario due to northeast winds brought snowfall amounts of 18-24 inches to the Rochester metro area. A 24 hour snowfall record was set at the Rochester airport. At Rochester 23 inches fell and at Webster the snow totalled 18 inches. School closings were the rule and there were numerous delays in airline flights at the Rochester airport. The winter road conditions were blamed for many automobile accidents, some with injuries.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in New York, January 4, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 4, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 4, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 4, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 4, 1996
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 4, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 4, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 4 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 4, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 4, 1996
More
Every storm in New York in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5537921.