Winter Weather, Washington
- When
- February 28, 5:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in New York, February 28, 1999
A wintry mix of rain sleet and snow produced very slick road conditions on the afternoon of February 28 across the Lake George Saratoga region. There were at least 60 weather related accidents between Exit 16 and 24 of the Adirondack Northway.
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.
A wintry mix of rain sleet and snow produced very slick road conditions on the afternoon of February 28 across the Lake George Saratoga region. There were at least 60 weather related accidents between Exit 16 and 24 of the Adirondack Northway. There were many other vehicular accidents on various highways and smaller roadways. One accident on Route 4 in Fort Anne Washington county proved fatal.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Northern Saratoga
- When
- February 28, 5:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Saratoga forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Saratoga
- When
- February 28, 5:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Saratoga forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.107, -73.864 (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
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 28, 1999
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, February 28, 1999
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, February 28, 1999
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, February 28, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 28, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Oregon, February 28, 1999
- Flooding in Indiana, February 28, 1999
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, February 28, 1999
- Hail in South Carolina, February 28, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 28, 1999
- Hail in North Carolina, February 28, 1999
More
Every storm in New York in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, February 1999
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: 5683745, 5683746, 5683747.