Heavy Snow, Northern Oneida
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, February 18 to 19, 2000
A low pressure system moved out of the Ohio Valley on Friday the 18th spreading snow into central New York. The low then tracked across southern Pennsylvania Friday night, before weakening on Saturday the 19th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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 low pressure system moved out of the Ohio Valley on Friday the 18th spreading snow into central New York. The low then tracked across southern Pennsylvania Friday night, before weakening on Saturday the 19th. In most places, the snow began to mix with or change over to freezing rain and sleet after midnight on the 19th, adding a coating of ice to the snowpack. The heaviest snow (5 to 10 inches) fell over the Finger Lakes, western Mohawk Valley, Susquehanna Region and northern Oneida county. Slightly lesser amounts of 4 to 8 inches were found over the Central Southern Tier and Western Catskills. Many motor vehicle accidents were reported throughout the area, but most were minor. Schools were once again closed in some of the districts due to the inclement weather.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Onondaga
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Onondaga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Otsego
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Schuyler
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.394, -76.875 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Seneca
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Seneca forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Cayuga
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Cayuga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Oneida
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Steuben
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Steuben forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sullivan
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tioga
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tioga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tompkins
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tompkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Yates
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Yates forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.633, -77.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Broome
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Broome forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Chemung
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chemung forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Chenango
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chenango forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Cortland
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cortland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Delaware
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Madison
- When
- February 18, 7:00 AM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.913, -75.670 (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
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Pennsylvania, February 18 to 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 18, 2000
More
Every storm in New York in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, February 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5133761, 5133762, 5133763, 5133764, 5133765, 5133766, 5133767, 5133768, 5133769, 5133770, 5133771, 5133772, 5135152, 5135242, 5135243, 5135244, 5135245, 5135246.