Lake-Effect Snow, Madison
- When
- February 7, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM 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 in New York, February 7, 2006
A low pressure system moved northeast from the Ohio Valley into eastern Canada, brining rain to the region. Behind the storm system, much colder air was pulled into Upstate New York.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 low pressure system moved northeast from the Ohio Valley into eastern Canada, brining rain to the region. Behind the storm system, much colder air was pulled into Upstate New York. The colder air over the warmer waters of Lake Ontario brought a period of heavy lake effect snow east of the lake. Higher snow totals included 11.0 inches in Cazenovia, Madison County, 9.0 inches at Oriskany Falls in Oneida County, and 9.0 inches in Tully in Onondaga County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Lake-Effect Snow, Onondaga
- When
- February 7, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM 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, Southern Oneida
- When
- February 7, 8:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Oneida
- When
- February 7, 9:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5489836, 5489837, 5489835, 5489834.