Winter Weather, Northern St. Lawrence
- When
- February 14, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern St. Lawrence forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in New York, February 14, 1997
An area of low pressure moved northeast along the Atlantic Coast Friday (2/14/97) and passed across Southern New England Friday evening. The heaviest snow in this area fell in portions of Essex County where between 3 and 6 inches accumulated.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 BTV wrote it up.
An area of low pressure moved northeast along the Atlantic Coast Friday (2/14/97) and passed across Southern New England Friday evening. The heaviest snow in this area fell in portions of Essex County where between 3 and 6 inches accumulated. Otherwise, 3 inches or less fell in Northern New York.The heaviest snowfall reported was 5 inches in Newcomb, NY (Essex County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Southern Franklin
- When
- February 14, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Essex
- When
- February 14, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 14 to 15, 1997
- Winter Weather in Delaware, February 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 14, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, February 14, 1997
- Hail in North Carolina, February 14, 1997
- Dense Fog in Virginia, February 14, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, February 14, 1997
More
Every storm in New York in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, February 1997
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5602939, 5602940, 5602941.