Heavy Snow, Broome
- When
- March 24, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Broome forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, March 24, 2005
An intensifying storm moved north along the east coast on March 23rd and 24th. Light snow, possibly mixed with rain, moved into the region midday on the 23rd.
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
- $30,000
- 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 BGM wrote it up.
An intensifying storm moved north along the east coast on March 23rd and 24th. Light snow, possibly mixed with rain, moved into the region midday on the 23rd. The snow became heavy at times late in the afternoon and continued into the evening. Snowfall amounts were 6 to 8 inches with some amounts up to a foot mainly at higher elevations. Water equivalents of the snow were between half an inch and an inch.
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, Delaware
- When
- March 24, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sullivan
- When
- March 24, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -74.768 (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
- Winter Storm in Utah, March 24, 2005
- Avalanche in Colorado, March 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 24, 2005
- Avalanche in Utah, March 24, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 24, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, March 24 to 26, 2005
- Hail in Arkansas, March 24 to 25, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 24, 2005
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, March 24, 2005
- Winter Weather in Utah, March 24 to 26, 2005
More
Every storm in New York in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5445564, 5445565, 5445566.