Heavy Snow, Broome
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Broome forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, January 20 to 21, 2000
A low pressure system formed during the early morning hours of Thursday the 20th off the mid-Atlantic coast. The low intensified rapidly as it moved northeast during the day and was located off the Delaware coast by evening.
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 formed during the early morning hours of Thursday the 20th off the mid-Atlantic coast. The low intensified rapidly as it moved northeast during the day and was located off the Delaware coast by evening. Snow overspread central New York after midnight on the 20th and continued throughout the day. Cold northwest winds behind the low generated lake effect snow showers Thursday night into Friday. The town of Aurelius in Cayuga county picked up 8 inches of new snow while Avoca in Steuben county received 7 inches. Generally, 6 to 7 inches fell in Oneida, Chemung and Madison counties with 2 to 5 inches elsewhere. Scores of motor vehicle accidents were reported, including one fatality. There were also a number of school closings.
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, Chemung
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chemung forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Chenango
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chenango forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Cortland
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cortland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Delaware
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Madison
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Oneida
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Onondaga
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Onondaga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Otsego
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Schuyler
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.394, -76.875 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Seneca
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Seneca forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Cayuga
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Southern Oneida
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Steuben
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sullivan
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tioga
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tioga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tompkins
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tompkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Yates
- When
- January 20, 2:00 AM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Yates forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.633, -77.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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 Delaware, January 20, 2000
- Cold in South Carolina, January 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 20, 2000
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 20, 2000
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 20 to 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 20, 2000
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 20, 2000
More
Every storm in New York in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 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: 5130690, 5131407, 5131576, 5131577, 5131578, 5131579, 5131580, 5131581, 5131640, 5131641, 5131642, 5131643, 5131644, 5131645, 5131646, 5131647, 5131648, 5131649.