Lake-Effect Snow in New York, February 18, 2006

Name: Lake-Effect Snow in New York, February 18, 2006
Start: 2006-02-18T06:00
End: 2006-02-18T16:00
Location: New York

February 18, 2006 · NWS BGM · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Lake effect snow developed east of Lake Ontario and brought a general 7-10 inch snowfall to the region. 1 inches.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

Lake effect snow developed east of Lake Ontario and brought a general 7-10 inch snowfall to the region. The highest amount was Cicero in Onondaga County which measured 10.1 inches.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 17, 2:30 PM EST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 2:30 PM EST, 15 hours 30 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

3 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Lake-Effect Snow, Madison

When: February 18, 6:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lake-Effect Snow, Onondaga

When: February 18, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Onondaga forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Oneida

When: February 18, 12:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Oneida forecast zone
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Lake-Effect Snow: Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, February 2006

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: 5489848, 5489849, 5489850.