Winter Storm in New York, March 5 to 6, 2001

Name: Winter Storm in New York, March 5 to 6, 2001
Start: 2001-03-05T15:00
End: 2001-03-06T15:00
Location: New York

March 5 to 6, 2001 · NWS BTV · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Storm system developed off the Virginia coast early Monday, March 5th. It moved slowly northeast to near Cape Cod, Ma late Monday night, March 5th and Tuesday morning, March 6th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $150,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 BTV wrote it up.

Storm system developed off the Virginia coast early Monday, March 5th. It moved slowly northeast to near Cape Cod, Ma late Monday night, March 5th and Tuesday morning, March 6th. The storm moved slowly away from the region during Tuesday, March 6th. Snow overspread the area during Monday morning (March 5th) and became steady and heavier by afternoon and continued through the night before tapering off later Tuesday, March 6th. The snow was heavy at times. Some impacts included: Many schools were closed. A number of accidents were reported. Generally, between 20 and 35 inches of snow fell. A few snowfall reports included: In eastern Essex county, Keeseville reported 29 inches while in northeast Clinton county, Harkness reported 34 inches.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 5, 10:23 AM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 10:23 AM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1023 AM EST MON MAR 5 2001

QUICK UPDATE TO ZONES. OVERALL LOOKS GOOD...I DIDN'T TOUCH SNOW
AMOUNTS. CHANGED TEMP WORDING FOR NEAR STEADY TEMPS RATHER THAN
HIGHS...AND LOWERED TEMPS A CATEGORY IN ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY.
REPORTS OF SOME SLEET IN SRN VT...SO ADDED PSBL MIXED WTH SLEET IN
VTZ011-12.

WORKZONES ALREADY OUT.

.BTV...WNTR STM WRNG VTZ001>012-NYZ029>031-034 THRUj TUE.

HANSON

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Eastern Essex

When: March 5, 3:00 PM EST to March 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Essex forecast zone
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northeast Clinton

When: March 5, 3:00 PM EST to March 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Northeast Clinton forecast zone
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.746, -73.678 (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

Every storm in New York in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5238129, 5238130.