Heavy Snow, Erie
- When
- November 19, 12:01 AM EST
- Where
- Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, November 19, 2000
Cold air crossing the relatively warm waters of Lakes Erie and Ontario resulted in lake effect snows to the east of the lakes. Off Lake Erie, the snowbands did extend too far inland due to the lighter winds however the snow was very intense fueled by the 51 degree lake.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $70,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Cold air crossing the relatively warm waters of Lakes Erie and Ontario resulted in lake effect snows to the east of the lakes. Off Lake Erie, the snowbands did extend too far inland due to the lighter winds however the snow was very intense fueled by the 51 degree lake. The band set up across southern Erie and western Wyoming counties around midday of the 18th then drifted north. Snowfall totals ranged from four to eight inches in North Buffalo and the northern suburbs to ten to fourteen inches from central Buffalo and the eastern suburbs. The Buffalo Airport recorded 14"; at Lancaster 11" was measured and in Alden and Amherst 10". A similar scenario developed off Lake Ontario with snowbands setting up over southern Jefferson and Lewis counties late on the 18th drifting north for much of the night. Fort Drum measured 13" with four to seven inches in Watertown.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Jefferson
- When
- November 19, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lewis
- When
- November 19, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.785, -75.449 (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 North Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, November 19 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Georgia, November 19, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 19 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, November 19 to 20, 2000
- Blizzard in North Dakota, November 19, 2000
- Blizzard in Minnesota, November 19, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 19 to 20, 2000
More
Every storm in New York in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, November 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: 5160287, 5160288, 5160289.