Heavy Snow, Chemung
- When
- March 2, 3:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chemung forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, March 2, 2006
A low pressure system tracked from Missouri late on March 1st, through the Ohio Valley, to off the Mid-Atlantic coast by Thursday evening, March 2nd. Light snow overspread the region on the morning of the 2nd, with several inches of snow falling across Upstate New York by the time the snow tapered off during the evening.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 tracked from Missouri late on March 1st, through the Ohio Valley, to off the Mid-Atlantic coast by Thursday evening, March 2nd. Light snow overspread the region on the morning of the 2nd, with several inches of snow falling across Upstate New York by the time the snow tapered off during the evening. Generally, 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area, but higher amounts were found along the southern tier of New York, where roughly 6 to 10 inches fell.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Chenango
- When
- March 2, 3:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chenango forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Steuben
- When
- March 2, 4:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tompkins
- When
- March 2, 4:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tompkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Yates
- When
- March 2, 4:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Yates forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.633, -77.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Broome
- When
- March 2, 5:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Broome forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Delaware
- When
- March 2, 5:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tioga
- When
- March 2, 5:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tioga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.170, -76.306 (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
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 2, 2006
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 2, 2006
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, March 2, 2006
- Wildfire in Virginia, March 2, 2006
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 2, 2006
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, March 2, 2006
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, March 2, 2006
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 2, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, March 2, 2006
- Heavy Rain in California, March 2 to 31, 2006
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, March 2 to 3, 2006
- Winter Storm in New York, March 2, 2006
More
Every storm in New York in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, March 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: 5497586, 5497587, 5497589, 5497591, 5497592, 5497585, 5497588, 5497590.