Heavy Snow, Northern Herkimer
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Herkimer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, March 7 to 8, 1996
A large winter storm was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Thursday morning March 7. This system moved slowly northeastward and was situated off the New Jersey coast by Friday morning March 8.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
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 ALY wrote it up.
A large winter storm was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Thursday morning March 7. This system moved slowly northeastward and was situated off the New Jersey coast by Friday morning March 8. Heavy snow fell across all of eastern New York with 10 to 16 inches common over the entire area. Some specific snowfall totals included: 14.7 inches at the Albany County Airport, 12 inches at Little Falls in Herkimer County, 9 inches at Glens Falls in Warren County, 14 inches at Windham in Greene County and 13 inches at Cobleskill in Schoharie County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Hamilton
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Herkimer
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Herkimer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Fulton
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Montgomery
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.902, -74.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Saratoga
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Saratoga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Warren
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Warren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Washington
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Schoharie
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Schoharie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.588, -74.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Schenectady
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Schenectady forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Schenectady
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Schenectady forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Saratoga
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Saratoga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Albany
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Albany forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Albany
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Albany forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Rensselaer
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Rensselaer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Rensselaer
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Rensselaer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Greene
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Greene
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Columbia
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Columbia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Columbia
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Columbia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Ulster
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Ulster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Ulster
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Ulster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Dutchess
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Dutchess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Dutchess
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM EST to March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Dutchess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Alabama, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 7 to 8, 1996
More
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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: 5551122, 5551123, 5551124, 5551125, 5551126, 5551127, 5551128, 5551129, 5551130, 5551131, 5551132, 5551133, 5551134, 5551135, 5551136, 5551137, 5551138, 5551139, 5551140, 5551141, 5551142, 5551143, 5551144, 5551145.