Heavy Snow, Lewis
- When
- December 23, 9:10 AM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.785, -75.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, December 23, 2002
A single plume of lake effect snow developed off Lake Ontario in an extremely cold, northwest flow. During it's peak, snowfall rates as high as five inches per hour were accompanied by thunder and lightning.
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.
- 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
- $16,000
- 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 BUF wrote it up.
A single plume of lake effect snow developed off Lake Ontario in an extremely cold, northwest flow. During it's peak, snowfall rates as high as five inches per hour were accompanied by thunder and lightning. Snowfall reports included: Castorland 24"; Highmarket 14"; Hooker 13"; and North Osceola 12".
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Jefferson
- When
- December 23, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.999, -76.052 (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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, December 23, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, December 23, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, December 23, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, December 23 to 24, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 23, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, December 23, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Texas, December 23, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 23, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 23 to 24, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 23 to 24, 2002
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, December 23 to 24, 2002
- Hail in Texas, December 23, 2002
More
Every storm in New York in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, December 2002
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: 5324378, 5324379.