Winter Storm, Western Dutchess
- When
- January 21, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Dutchess forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in New York, January 21, 2001
A wave of low pressure developed along a stationary frontal boundary, across interior North Carolina, on Saturday January 20. This storm then deepened as it tracked northeastward, and reached a point about 100 miles east of Cape Cod by Sunday morning.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 ALY wrote it up.
A wave of low pressure developed along a stationary frontal boundary, across interior North Carolina, on Saturday January 20. This storm then deepened as it tracked northeastward, and reached a point about 100 miles east of Cape Cod by Sunday morning. This storm brought a significant snowstorm to western Ulster and all of Dutchess counties during the predawn hours on Sunday, January 21. A swath of 5-9 inches of snowfall fell throughout this area. Stormville, in Dutchess county measured 8.7 inches, while Poughkeepsie had 6.9 inches. There were no unusual problems reported to the National Weather Service with this storm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Eastern Dutchess
- When
- January 21, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Dutchess forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Ulster
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Ulster forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 21, 2001
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Connecticut, January 21, 2001
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 21, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 21, 2001
- Winter Weather in District of Columbia, January 21, 2001
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, January 21, 2001
- High Wind in Alaska, January 21, 2001
More
Every storm in New York in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2001
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: 5228879, 5228880, 5228878.