New York, 2001

Winter Weather in New York, March 9 to 10, 2001

March 9 to 10, 2001 · NWS BTV · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A low pressure system reorganized off New England during Friday, March 9th. It then moved northeast away from the area on Saturday, March 10th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$40,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

A low pressure system reorganized off New England during Friday, March 9th. It then moved northeast away from the area on Saturday, March 10th. Snowfall accumulations were generally 2 to 4 inches with around 5 inches in the mountains. Slippery roads were reported.

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 9, 3:21 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 3:21 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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The radar

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

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Event by event

8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Eastern Essex

When
March 9, 6:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Essex forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northeast Clinton

When
March 9, 6:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Northeast Clinton forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern Franklin

When
March 9, 6:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Franklin forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern St. Lawrence

When
March 9, 6:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Northern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Franklin

When
March 9, 6:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Franklin forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern St. Lawrence

When
March 9, 6:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Southern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southwest Clinton

When
March 9, 6:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Southwest Clinton forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Essex

When
March 9, 6:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Western Essex forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5238204, 5238205, 5238206, 5238207, 5238208, 5238209, 5238210, 5238211.