Heavy Snow, Lewis
- When
- March 22, 6:30 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)
Heavy Snow in New York, March 22, 2001
Deepening low pressure moved north along the Atlantic seaboard and spread wet snow across the entire region. While a general three to six inches fell in most areas, the higher elevations of the Finger Lakes and Tug Hill saw between eight and twelve inches.
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
- $37,000
- 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.
Deepening low pressure moved north along the Atlantic seaboard and spread wet snow across the entire region. While a general three to six inches fell in most areas, the higher elevations of the Finger Lakes and Tug Hill saw between eight and twelve inches.
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, Ontario
- When
- March 22, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ontario forecast zone
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.853, -77.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Livingston
- When
- March 22, 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, March 22 to 31, 2001
- Flash Flood and Flood in Rhode Island, March 22 to 24, 2001
- Winter Storm in New York, March 22 to 23, 2001
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 22 to 23, 2001
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 22 to 23, 2001
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 22 to 23, 2001
- Winter Storm in New York, March 22 to 23, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 22 to 23, 2001
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, March 22, 2001
- Strong Wind in Maine, March 22, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 22 to 23, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Connecticut, March 22, 2001
More
Every storm in New York in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, March 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5235839, 5235840, 5235841.