New York, 2000

Heavy Snow in New York, February 20, 2000

February 20, 2000 · NWS BGM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Northern Oneida county picked up an additional 4 to 8 inches of snow on the 20th due to a lake effect snowband. This brought the snowfall totals up to 10 to 18 inches.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.

Northern Oneida county picked up an additional 4 to 8 inches of snow on the 20th due to a lake effect snowband. This brought the snowfall totals up to 10 to 18 inches.

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northern Oneida

When
February 20, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Oneida forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.242, -75.436 (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.

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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: 5133780.