Heavy Snow, Chautauqua
- When
- April 4, 10:55 AM EST to 11:55 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.303, -79.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, April 4, 2004
Low pressure moved up the mid-Atlantic coast and brought late season snows to the western southern tier of New York. Rainshowers changed to snow shortly after midnight on the 4th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $18,000
- 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.
Low pressure moved up the mid-Atlantic coast and brought late season snows to the western southern tier of New York. Rainshowers changed to snow shortly after midnight on the 4th. The snow continued throughout the day with eight to twelve inches reported before the snow tapered off around midnight of the 5th.
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, Southern Erie
- When
- April 4, 12:03 PM EST to 11:55 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Erie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Cattaraugus
- When
- April 4, 4:15 PM EST to 11:55 PM EST
- Where
- Cattaraugus forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.249, -78.679 (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
- Wildfire in Georgia, April 4, 2004
- Hail in Texas, April 4, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, April 4, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, April 4, 2004
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 4 to 5, 2004
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 4 to 5, 2004
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, April 4, 2004
- Strong Wind in Maryland, April 4, 2004
- Strong Wind in Delaware, April 4, 2004
- Winter Weather in Colorado, April 4 to 5, 2004
- Winter Weather in Maine, April 4 to 6, 2004
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, April 4 to 6, 2004
More
Every storm in New York in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, April 2004
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: 5391055, 5391056, 5391057.