Winter Storm, Hamilton
- When
- March 14, 3:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in New York, March 14 to 15, 1998
During March 14 and 15, an Alberta Clipper produced locally heavy snow over parts of eastern New York. The greatest snowfall occurred in the higher elevations of the Catskills and Adirondacks.
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
- None recorded
- 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 ALY wrote it up.
During March 14 and 15, an Alberta Clipper produced locally heavy snow over parts of eastern New York. The greatest snowfall occurred in the higher elevations of the Catskills and Adirondacks. Some specific snowfall totals included: 9 inches at Platte Cove in Greene County, 10 inches at Slide Mountain in Ulster County and 8 inches at Piseco Lake in Hamilton County. Over the remainder of the area snow totals generally ranged from 2 to 5 inches. The heavy wet snow caused numerous traffic accidents.
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, Western Greene
- When
- March 14, 3:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Ulster
- When
- March 14, 3:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Ulster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.888, -74.259 (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
- Avalanche in Utah, March 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 14, 1998
- High Wind in Ohio, March 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, March 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Winter Weather in New York, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Winter Weather in Vermont, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1998
- Winter Weather in Vermont, March 14 to 15, 1998
More
Every storm in New York in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, March 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5631860, 5631861, 5631862.