Heavy Snow, Jefferson
- When
- December 6, 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, December 6, 2002
Lake effect snow bands developed over Lake Ontario in a westerly flow and pushed inland across Oswego county early in the morning of the sixth. The activity became better organized and became intense for a few hours in the early afternoon where it remained nearly stationary along the Jefferson-Oswego county border.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $30,000
- 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.
Lake effect snow bands developed over Lake Ontario in a westerly flow and pushed inland across Oswego county early in the morning of the sixth. The activity became better organized and became intense for a few hours in the early afternoon where it remained nearly stationary along the Jefferson-Oswego county border. Sandy Creek reported 12 inches of snowfall; 8" in Adams and Pulaski; and 7" at North Osceola.
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, Oswego
- When
- December 6, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oswego forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lewis
- When
- December 6, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.785, -75.449 (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.
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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: 5324368, 5324369, 5324370.