Heavy Snow, Northern Cayuga
- When
- January 26, 6:30 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 in New York, January 26, 2000
Low pressure moved up the east coast with western New York on the fringe of the system. The north northeast flow across Lake Ontario resulted in enhanced snowfalls downwind of the lake.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- $99,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Low pressure moved up the east coast with western New York on the fringe of the system. The north northeast flow across Lake Ontario resulted in enhanced snowfalls downwind of the lake. Snowfalls included: Rochester metro area--12" in the city, 16" in the eastern suburbs, and 6-10" west and south; Wayne county--12-18" west and south and 6-12" near the lake; Ontario county--6-9" across the northern sections; and Oswego county--8-12" south and central.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Monroe
- When
- January 26, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.165, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lewis
- When
- January 26, 7:00 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, Oswego
- When
- January 26, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oswego forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- January 26, 9:50 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.066, -76.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Monroe
- When
- January 26, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.165, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- January 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.066, -76.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ontario
- When
- January 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ontario forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.853, -77.300 (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
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Avalanche in Alaska, January 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 26, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 26 to 27, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 26 to 27, 2000
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, January 26 to 28, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 26 to 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 26, 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: 5130919, 5130920, 5130921, 5130922, 5130923, 5130924, 5130925, 5130926.