New York, 2007

Heavy Snow in New York, December 13, 2007

December 13, 2007 · NWS BGM · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

A low pressure system tracked from the southeast United States to off the Middle Atlantic coast. Light snow overspread central New York during the morning hours and became heavy through the afternoon before tapering off by early evening.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 the southeast United States to off the Middle Atlantic coast. Light snow overspread central New York during the morning hours and became heavy through the afternoon before tapering off by early evening. Snowfall amounts ranged generally between 5 and 10 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 Dec 13, 6:35 AM EST, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 6:35 AM EST, 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 3:31 AM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
331 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007

NYZ009-018-036-037-140845-
NORTHERN ONEIDA-ONONDAGA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-
331 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SNOW ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SATURDAY NIGHT, A MUCH STRONGER STORM IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE
REGION. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
TO NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. AT THIS TIME, IT IS TOO EARLY TO
PROJECT THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS WINTER STORM.
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED REGARDING THIS STORM AS THE
EVENT APPROACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-140845-
BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-
SOUTHERN WAYNE-
331 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SATURDAY NIGHT, A STRONG STORM IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE REGION.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO NEW
YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. AT THIS TIME, IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROJECT
THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS WINTER STORM. ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED REGARDING THIS STORM AS THE EVENT
APPROACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ015>017-022>025-044>046-055>057-062-140845-
YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-
CORTLAND-CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-
331 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAVY SNOW WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SATURDAY NIGHT, A STRONG STORM IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE REGION.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO NEW
YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. AT THIS TIME, IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROJECT
THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS WINTER STORM. ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED REGARDING THIS STORM AS THE EVENT
APPROACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The radar

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

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Event by event

12 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Broome

When
December 13, 7:00 AM 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)

A winter storm brought 6 to 10 inches of snow across the county.

Heavy Snow, Chenango

When
December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Chenango forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A winter storm brought 4 to 9 inches of snow across the county.

Heavy Snow, Cortland

When
December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Cortland forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A winter storm brought about 7 inches of snow to the county.

Heavy Snow, Delaware

When
December 13, 7:00 AM 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)

A winter storm brought 6 to 10 inches of snow to the county.

Heavy Snow, Madison

When
December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A winter storm brought 4 to 7 inches of snow to the county.

Heavy Snow, Onondaga

When
December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Onondaga forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A winter storm brought 4 to 9 inches of snow to the county.

Heavy Snow, Otsego

When
December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Otsego forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A winter storm brought 6 to 8 inches of snow to the county.

Heavy Snow, Steuben

When
December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Steuben forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A winter storm brought 5 to 10 inches of snow to the county.

Heavy Snow, Sullivan

When
December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A winter storm brought 8 to 11 inches of snow to the county.

Heavy Snow, Tioga

When
December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Tioga forecast zone
Deaths
0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A winter storm brought 6 to 8 inches of snow to the county.

Heavy Snow, Tompkins

When
December 13, 7:00 AM 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)

A winter storm brought about 8 inches of snow to the county.

Heavy Snow, Yates

When
December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Yates forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.633, -77.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A winter storm brought as much as 10 inches of snow to the county.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Heavy Snow, Tioga2007-12-1323FemaleVehicle/Towed TrailerIndirect

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

More

Every storm in New York in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, December 2007

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 71617, 71618, 71619, 71620, 71621, 71622, 71623, 71625, 71626, 71627, 71628, 71629.