New York, 2001

Heavy Snow in New York, March 16, 2001

March 16, 2001 · NWS BUF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Low pressure moved across Ohio and Pennsylvania and stalled to our southeast. While most of the area received a general four to six inch snowfall some higher elevations of the Genesee Valley received six to ten inches of snow.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 across Ohio and Pennsylvania and stalled to our southeast. While most of the area received a general four to six inch snowfall some higher elevations of the Genesee Valley received six to ten inches of snow.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Livingston

When
March 16, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Livingston forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.728, -77.775 (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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5235838.