Heavy Snow in New York, March 1, 2005

Name: Heavy Snow in New York, March 1, 2005
Start: 2005-03-01T03:00
End: 2005-03-01T12:00
Location: New York

March 1, 2005 · NWS BGM · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

A strong winter storm brought 8 to 14 inches of snow to all of central New York. Isolated snow amounts were as much as two feet.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $360,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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 BGM wrote it up.

A strong winter storm brought 8 to 14 inches of snow to all of central New York. Isolated snow amounts were as much as two feet. A Midwest storm slowly moved east and combined with another storm moving north along the east coast on February 27th to bring copious moisture to the region on February 28th. The snow moved in from the south starting in the afternoon and early evening on February 28th. The snow continued through the night, heavy at times, before tapering off to light snow and flurries late in the morning on March 1st.

The radar

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Event by event

18 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Sullivan

When: March 1, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Sullivan forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Broome

When: March 1, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Broome forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Chemung

When: March 1, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Chemung forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Chenango

When: March 1, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Chenango forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cortland

When: March 1, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Cortland forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Delaware

When: March 1, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Delaware forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Otsego

When: March 1, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Otsego forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Schuyler

When: March 1, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Schuyler forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.394, -76.875 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Steuben

When: March 1, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Steuben forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Tioga

When: March 1, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Tioga forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Tompkins

When: March 1, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Tompkins forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Madison

When: March 1, 9:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Oneida

When: March 1, 9:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Oneida forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Onondaga

When: March 1, 9:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Onondaga forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Seneca

When: March 1, 9:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Seneca forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Cayuga

When: March 1, 9:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Cayuga forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Oneida

When: March 1, 9:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Oneida forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Yates

When: March 1, 9:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Yates forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.633, -77.105 (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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, March 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: 5445544, 5445530, 5445531, 5445532, 5445533, 5445534, 5445538, 5445539, 5445543, 5445545, 5445546, 5445535, 5445536, 5445537, 5445540, 5445541, 5445542, 5445547.