New York, 2002

Winter Storm in New York, February 1, 2002

February 1, 2002 · NWS BTV · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Winter storm conditions continued from January 31, 2002 through the morning of February 1, 2002. During February 1, the precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain and sleet changing to rain.

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.

Winter storm conditions continued from January 31, 2002 through the morning of February 1, 2002. During February 1, the precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain and sleet changing to rain. These conditions resulted in difficult travel conditions. Details of the snowfall are included in the January 31, 2002 stormdata.

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 Jan 31, 9:25 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 9:25 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
925 PM EST THU JAN 31 2002

SEEING A LULL IN THE PCPN ACRS NRN NY...BUT ANOTHER SLUG OF MSTR
APPROACHING FM WRN NY. DONT XPCT THIS TO IMPACT FA UNTIL MIDNGT OR
SO. PTYPE HAS CHANGED TO SLEET IN RUT/WNDSR CNTIES AND BEGAN TO MIX
A BIT ACRS THE NRN ADRNDCKS. ELSEWHERE STL SEEING SNW. SFC TEMPS
FINALLY BEGINNING TO RISE A BIT ACRS NRN ZNS. HV MADE SOME CHGS TO
PCPN WORDING OVRNGT AND TOOK OUT TOT SNW ACCUM WHERE PCPN HAS
ALREADY CHGD OVR. IN CHMPLN VLY HV LWRD SNW TOTS TO 4-8 INCHES BUT
LEFT 6-10 ACRS NC/NE VT.

SEE NO NEED TO CHG TEMPS.

.BTV...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY FOR
       VTZ001>012-NYZ026>031-034-035.

MCGILL

The radar

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

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Event by event

8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Eastern Essex

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 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 Storm, Northeast Clinton

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 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 Storm, Northern Franklin

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 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 Storm, Northern St. Lawrence

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 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 Storm, Southern Franklin

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 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 Storm, Southern St. Lawrence

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 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 Storm, Southwest Clinton

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 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 Storm, Western Essex

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 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 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

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5281952, 5281953, 5281954, 5281955, 5281956, 5281957, 5281958, 5281959.