Heavy Snow, Lewis
- When
- December 6, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.785, -75.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, December 6 to 7, 2000
Lake effect snow bands meandered across the areas downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario from late on the 5th through the 7th. A cold front crossed the region and ushered in a west to northwest flow of cold air.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- $151,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 BUF wrote it up.
Lake effect snow bands meandered across the areas downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario from late on the 5th through the 7th. A cold front crossed the region and ushered in a west to northwest flow of cold air. The squalls which developed dropped up to two feet of light, fluffy snow. Off Lake Erie, reported snow totals included: 16" at Sinclairville; 15" at Sherman and North Tonawanda; 14" at Grand Island and East Aurora; 13" at Lockport, South Dayton and Perrysburg; 12" at Getzville and Elma; 11" at Warsaw; 10" at Lancaster, Colden and Buffalo; and 9" at Niagara Falls, New Albion and Salamanca. Off Lake Ontario reported snow totals included: 14" at Hooker; 12" at Watertown and 10" at Highmarket.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- December 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.066, -76.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Cayuga
- When
- December 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Cayuga forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Genesee
- When
- December 6, 8:40 AM EST
- Where
- Genesee forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.001, -78.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Erie
- When
- December 6, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Niagara
- When
- December 6, 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- Niagara forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.173, -78.691 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jefferson
- When
- December 6, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Orleans
- When
- December 6, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.251, -78.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Cattaraugus
- When
- December 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cattaraugus forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.249, -78.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Chautauqua
- When
- December 7, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.303, -79.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wyoming
- When
- December 7, 11:20 AM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 6 to 7, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 6 to 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 6 to 7, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 6 to 7, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 6, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 6, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, December 6, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, December 6, 2000
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, December 6 to 7, 2000
More
Every storm in New York in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, December 2000
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: 5168933, 5168934, 5168935, 5168936, 5168937, 5168938, 5169009, 5169010, 5169011, 5169012, 5169013.