Winter Storm, Southeastern St. Lawrence
- When
- March 31, 9:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM 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, March 31, 1997
A storm system along the middle Atlantic coast developed explosively during Monday (3/31/97). A mixture of snow and rain changed to all snow during Monday and Monday night.
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
- $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 storm system along the middle Atlantic coast developed explosively during Monday (3/31/97). It moved slowly northeast passing east of New England overnight.A mixture of snow and rain changed to all snow during Monday and Monday night. Generally between 4 and 6 inches of wet snow fell across this area...with the heaviest accumulations in southern portions of the area. For example, Gouverneur, NY in southern St Lawrence county received 8 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Southern Franklin
- When
- March 31, 9:00 AM EST to 11:59 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 Storm, Western Essex
- When
- March 31, 9:00 AM EST to 11:59 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 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
- Winter Storm in Utah, March 31, 1997
- Coastal Flood in New York, March 31, 1997
- Coastal Flood in Connecticut, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind in Virginia, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 31, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, March 31, 1997
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5602924, 5602925, 5602926.