Ice Storm, Allegany
- When
- November 17, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Allegany forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.257, -78.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in New York, November 17, 2002
Low pressure brought a mixture of rain, freezing rain and snow to the the southern tier and the western Finger Lakes region. The weight of the ice and snow brought down limbs and power lines.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- $210,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Low pressure brought a mixture of rain, freezing rain and snow to the the southern tier and the western Finger Lakes region. The weight of the ice and snow brought down limbs and power lines. Power outages were reported in Livingston, Allegany and Ontario counties. Numerous automobile accidents, some with injuries, were blamed on the icy conditions.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Ontario
- When
- November 17, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ontario forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.853, -77.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wyoming
- When
- November 17, 8:19 AM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Livingston
- When
- November 17, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.728, -77.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cattaraugus
- When
- November 17, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cattaraugus forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.249, -78.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in New York, November 17, 2002
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 17 to 18, 2002
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 17, 2002
- Winter Storm in New York, November 17 to 18, 2002
- Winter Storm in Maine, November 17 to 18, 2002
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in North Carolina, November 17, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, November 17, 2002
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, November 17 to 18, 2002
- Winter Weather in New York, November 17 to 18, 2002
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 17 to 18, 2002
- Winter Storm in New York, November 17 to 18, 2002
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, November 17, 2002
More
Every storm in New York in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, November 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: 5322355, 5322356, 5322352, 5322353, 5322354.