Ice Storm, Delaware
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in New York, February 13 to 14, 2000
A strengthening storm system moved out of the Ohio Valley on Sunday the 13th and then tracked across northern Pennsylvania early on the 14th. Abundant Gulf moisture associated with this system in combination with a shallow layer of cold air at the surface produced a mixed bag of wintry precipitation over most of central New York.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 17
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 BGM wrote it up.
A strengthening storm system moved out of the Ohio Valley on Sunday the 13th and then tracked across northern Pennsylvania early on the 14th. Abundant Gulf moisture associated with this system in combination with a shallow layer of cold air at the surface produced a mixed bag of wintry precipitation over most of central New York. Ice accumulations generally between a quarter to a half an inch were observed. There were numerous automobile accidents but no serious injuries reported. Many area schools were closed or delayed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Madison
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Onondaga
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Onondaga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Otsego
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Schuyler
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.394, -76.875 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Seneca
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Seneca forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Southern Cayuga
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Cayuga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Southern Oneida
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Steuben
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Sullivan
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Tioga
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tioga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Tompkins
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tompkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Yates
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Yates forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.633, -77.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Broome
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Broome forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Chemung
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chemung forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Chenango
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chenango forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cortland
- When
- February 13, 5:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cortland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Tennessee, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 13 to 14, 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: 5135127, 5135128, 5135129, 5135130, 5135131, 5135132, 5135133, 5135134, 5135135, 5135136, 5135137, 5135138, 5135139, 5135140, 5135141, 5135142, 5135143.