New York, 1997Heavy Snow in New York, February 16 to 17, 1997
February 16 to 17, 1997 · NWS BGM · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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Heavy Snow, Cortland
- When
- February 16, 3:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cortland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An Alberta clipper type storm system raced eastward from the Ohio Valley and across Pennsylvania during the evening of the 16th. This system eventually moved off the New Jersey coast early on the morning of the 17th. It produced widespread snowfall across New York's southern tier. A narrow east to west stripe of heavier snowfall occurred across sections of Cortland and Chenango counties. By daybreak on the 17th, 7 to 9 inches of snow had fallen in these areas. In Cortland county, East Homer and Cincinnatus received about 7 inches of snow, while Smithville Flats in Chenango county got 8 inches.
Heavy Snow, Chenango
- When
- February 16, 3:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chenango forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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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: 5595465, 5595466.