New York, 1998

Winter Weather in New York, February 24 to 25, 1998

February 24 to 25, 1998 · NWS BTV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Snow spread across the region Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night mixing with rain at times on Wednesday (February 25) before ending. Snow accumulations were generally 4 to 6 inches across this area.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Virginia coast early Tuesday morning (February 24) moved northeast along the New Jersey coast during Tuesday to a position off the southern New England coast Tuesday night (February 24) before moving slowly east.Snow spread across the region Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night mixing with rain at times on Wednesday (February 25) before ending. Snow accumulations were generally 4 to 6 inches across this area.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northern St. Lawrence

When
February 24, 2:00 PM EST to February 25, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Northern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (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

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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: 5656753.