Winter Storm, Southeastern St. Lawrence
- When
- January 24, 6:00 PM EST to January 25, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeastern St. Lawrence forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in New York, January 24 to 25, 1997
An area of low pressure moved through the Eastern Great Lakes Friday night (1/24/97) and then into Canada on Saturday (1/25/97).Snowfall across the region ranged from 3 to 7 inches.A few of the heaviest snowfall reports were:Newcomb (Essex County).........6 inchesGouverneur (St Lawrence…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 through the Eastern Great Lakes Friday night (1/24/97) and then into Canada on Saturday (1/25/97).Snowfall across the region ranged from 3 to 7 inches.A few of the heaviest snowfall reports were:Newcomb (Essex County).........6 inchesGouverneur (St Lawrence County)...5 inches
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Southern Franklin
- When
- January 24, 6:00 PM EST to January 25, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Clinton
- When
- January 24, 6:00 PM EST to January 25, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Clinton forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Essex
- When
- January 24, 6:00 PM EST to January 25, 6:00 AM 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 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
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
- Tornado in Alabama, January 24, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, January 24, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 24 to 25, 1997
More
Every storm in New York in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5601253, 5601254, 5601255, 5601256.