Heavy Snow, Lewis
- When
- February 12, 9:55 AM EST to 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)
Heavy Snow in New York, February 12, 2005
A single band of lake effect snow developed in a cold west to northwest flow during the early morning hours of the 12th across northern Oswego and southern Lewis counties. The band oscillated a bit with the approach and passage of an upper trough so snowfall amounts were limited.
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.
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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
- $10,000
- 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 band of lake effect snow developed in a cold west to northwest flow during the early morning hours of the 12th across northern Oswego and southern Lewis counties. The band oscillated a bit with the approach and passage of an upper trough so snowfall amounts were limited. Specific reports included: 14" at Parish; 12" at Redfield; 10" at West Monroe and North Osceola; and 9" at Scriba.
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, Oswego
- When
- February 12, 11:20 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oswego forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.464, -76.209 (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
- Dense Fog in Utah, February 12, 2005
- Flood in Arizona, February 12 to 14, 2005
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, February 12, 2005
- Blizzard in Alaska, February 12, 2005
- Flash Flooding in Arizona, February 12, 2005
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, February 12, 2005
- High Wind in Texas, February 12 to 13, 2005
- Flood in Arizona, February 12 to 14, 2005
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 12, 2005
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, February 12, 2005
More
Every storm in New York in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, February 2005
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: 5437542, 5437543.