Winter Storm, Eastern Essex
- When
- January 23, 9:00 AM EST to January 24, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in New York, January 23 to 24, 1998
An area of low pressure over the Gulf of Mexico Thursday (January 22) moved to the Ohio Valley Friday morning (January 23) and weakened. A secondary storm developed in the mid-atlantic coastal region Friday (January 23) and moved northeast.
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 over the Gulf of Mexico Thursday (January 22) moved to the Ohio Valley Friday morning (January 23) and weakened. A secondary storm developed in the mid-atlantic coastal region Friday (January 23) and moved northeast. The snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain Friday night.A few snow accumulations were as follows:Newcomb NY (Essex county)...........8.2 inchesPeru NY (Clinton county)................6.9 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, Western Essex
- When
- January 23, 9:00 AM EST to January 24, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northeast Clinton
- When
- January 23, 9:00 AM EST to January 24, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northeast Clinton forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southwest Clinton
- When
- January 23, 9:00 AM EST to January 24, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southwest Clinton forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.746, -73.678 (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
- Flash Flood in Florida, January 23 to 24, 1998
- Dense Fog in California, January 23, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 27, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 23 to 24, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 29, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, January 23, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, January 23, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 27, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 23 to 24, 1998
More
Every storm in New York in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 1998
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: 5656538, 5656539, 5656540, 5656541.