Winter Storm, Northern St. Lawrence
- When
- December 12, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern St. Lawrence forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in New York, December 12, 2000
A storm system moved across western New York late Monday night, December 11th and then down the St Lawrence River Valley on Tuesday December 12th. A narrow band of locally heavy (5 to 7 inches) snow mixed with freezing precipitation fell across northern portions of these counties, with lesser snowfall across the remainder of these counties.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 moved across western New York late Monday night, December 11th and then down the St Lawrence River Valley on Tuesday December 12th. A narrow band of locally heavy (5 to 7 inches) snow mixed with freezing precipitation fell across northern portions of these counties, with lesser snowfall across the remainder of these counties. South Bombay (Franklin county) received 7 inches while Massena (St. Lawrence county) received 6 inches along with icing. Strong winds followed this storm system during Tuesday, December 12th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Northern Franklin
- When
- December 12, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.593, -74.304 (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
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New Jersey, December 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- Cold in South Carolina, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
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: 5178457, 5178458.