Winter Storm in New York, February 25, 2006

Name: Winter Storm in New York, February 25, 2006
Start: 2006-02-25T15:00
End: 2006-02-25T19:00
Location: New York

February 25, 2006 · NWS BTV · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

An unusually strong Alberta clipper moved southeast across the southern Adirondacks between late morning and early afternoon of the 25th. Snow started across St.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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: $40,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 BTV wrote it up.

An unusually strong Alberta clipper moved southeast across the southern Adirondacks between late morning and early afternoon of the 25th. Snow started across St. Lawrence county by mid-morning, reaching the southern Champlain Valley by late morning and quickly became steadier and heavier through the afternoon, before dissipating that evening. Snowfall was generally 6 to 10 inches. Some specific snowfall totals include: 6 inches in Gouverneur (St. Lawrence), 7 inches in Ticonderoga (Essex), 8 inches in Bloomingdale (Essex)...9 inches in Edwards (St. Lawrence), Tupper Lake (Franklin) and Moriah (Essex) with 10 inches in Newcomb (Essex).

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 Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 25, 2:05 PM EST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 2:05 PM EST, 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 6:49 AM EST, 8 hours 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
649 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2006

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-261200-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-
CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
649 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW
YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT
AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK
TODAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND THEN COME TO AN END FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE OVER THE REGION SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ALONG WITH WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS AS WELL. THIS WILL RESULT IN
WIND CHILLS OCCASIONALLY APPROACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA. THERE WILL
BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH A MORE
GENERAL SNOW POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED, ALTHOUGH SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON
WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Eastern Essex

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Essex forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Southeastern St. Lawrence

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Southeastern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Southern Franklin

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Southerwestern St. Lawrence

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Southerwestern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Essex

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Western Essex forecast zone
Property damage: $7,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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: 5489584, 5489585, 5489586, 5489587, 5489649.