New York, 1997

Winter Storm in New York, January 27 to 28, 1997

January 27 to 28, 1997 · NWS BTV · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A low pressure system moved east from the Great Lakes region Monday (1/27/97) and up the St Lawrence Valley Monday night and then into Canada Tuesday morning (1/28/97).Across much of Northern New York...between 3 and 7 inches of snow.The heaviest snowfall reports were as follows:Newcomb (Essex…

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30,000
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.

A low pressure system moved east from the Great Lakes region Monday (1/27/97) and up the St Lawrence Valley Monday night and then into Canada Tuesday morning (1/28/97).Across much of Northern New York...between 3 and 7 inches of snow.The heaviest snowfall reports were as follows:Newcomb (Essex County)........6 inchesCanton (St Lawrence).........4.5 inches

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Event by event

3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Southeastern St. Lawrence

When
January 27, 6:00 PM EST to January 28, 10:00 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, Southern Franklin

When
January 27, 6:00 PM EST to January 28, 10:00 AM 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 Storm, Western Essex

When
January 27, 6:00 PM EST to January 28, 10:00 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.

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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: 5601266, 5601267, 5601268.