A low pressure system over the Great Lakes intensified as it moved southeast across central New York and northeast Pennsylvania on the 22nd. Initially, the air was mild ahead of the storm.
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A low pressure system over the Great Lakes intensified as it moved southeast across central New York and northeast Pennsylvania on the 22nd. Initially, the air was mild ahead of the storm. But a strong cold front pushed through the region in the afternoon, accompanied by snow and wind. As the storm moved off the southern New England coast, snow heavy at times, affected most of eastern New York, including Delaware county. The storm brought between 4 and 11 inches of snow to Delaware county. Roxbury measured 11.1 inches and Stamford received 9 inches.
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 22, 6:40 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
640 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007
.AVIATION /12Z-12Z/...
FAST MVG AND DEEPENING SHRT WV WILL BRING SNOW TO THE TAF SITRE
LTR THIS MRNG AND INTO THE EVE. PD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LWR CIGS AND
VSBYS INTO THE IFR RANGE...AFT ARND 18Z. CONDS HSD IMPROVE AFT 00Z
AS THE MOST INTENSE SNOW MVES OUT...BUT STILL XPCT SOME SNOW
RESTRICTING VSBYS. AFT 06Z...ALL STATIONS RETURN TO VFR WITH JUST
SOME LEFTOVER SW-.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 357 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007/
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
INTENSE LTL SHRT WV XPCTD TO ZIP THRU THE AREA TODAY. STILL SOME
MAJOR TRIMING DFRNCS BETWEEN THE GFS AND NAM WITH THE GFS MUCH
FASTER...BUT SEEMINGLY STARTING TO MOVE INTO THE NAM CAMP. LOOKING
AT THE CRNTS AND RGNL RADAR...GOTTA BELIEVE NAM SLOWER MVMT A BIT
MORE REALISTIC. ON A SIDE NOTE...A BIT LOST TODAY W/O ANY BUFKIT
INFO. PCPN TYPE IN QUESTION IN THE BEGINNING AND MODEL SNDG
INTEROGATION THRU BUFKIT NOT AVBL.
SYSTEM IS INTENSE WITH A BIT OF A NEG TILT AND STRONG PVA. SFC
OCCLUDED FNT FEATURES GOOD LOW LVL CONV AND A SHARP WIND SHIFT.
ACTUALLY SOME LOW LVL INSTABILITY DVLPS AHD OF THE FNT. THEN...EVEN SOME
FGEN FRCG DVPS UNDER A BROAD FVRBL AREA OF Q VECTOR DIV.
BOTH THE NAM AND GFS QPF FIELDS SHOW INCRSD PCPN. LATEST HPC
GRAPHICS PAINT AND AREA OF 4 TO 6 INCH SNOWS OVER THE HEART OF THE
FCST AREA. SO...WHILE I BELIEVE ACCUMS ARE NEAR THE LOW
END OF CRITERIA...BELIEVE AN ADVISORY IS JUSTIFIED GIVEN THE RAPID
ONSET...AND PTNL IMPACT OF THE STORM WITH THE RAPID SNOWFALL RATE.
SCT SNOW SHWRS WILL LINGER INTO FRI AS CAA BRINGS MUCH COLDER AIR
BACK TO THE AREA. SHRT FETCH LES OVER THE FINGER LAKES AND SRN
TIER SEEMS A GOOD BET.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
NO SIG CHGS TO HPC GUIDANCE. XPCT LINGERING -SHSN...MAINLY ACRS
UPSTATE...INTO SAT AFTN IN THE WAKE OF THE CLIPPER. QUIET WX
ANTICIPATED ON SAT NGT THEN INC CLDS AND THREAT FOR PCPN ON
SUNDAY/SUNDAY NGT AS LOW PRES SFC/ALOFT HEADS INTO THE GTLAKES. MDL
PROFILES INDICATE THE POTNL FOR MIXED PCPN WITH LOW LVL DAMMING SIGS
THRU SUN NGT. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS FOR EARLY NXT WEEK AS UPR TROF
LINGERS, AND COLDER AIR SLOWLY BLEEDS BACK INTO THE RGN. OUTSIDE CHC
FOR SRN STREAM SYSTEM TO AFFECT NE PA ON TUES...BUT WILL WAIT FOR
LATER RUNS BEFORE PLAYING UP THIS POTNL.
&&
.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-
062.
PA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR PAZ038>040.
&&
AVIATION...DGMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 333 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040- 230845- NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD- SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE- 333 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADIVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA LATER TODAY FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION, GUSTY WINDS, AND COLDER AIR. SEE THE WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE MIDWEST LATE IN THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGEM TO FORWARD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PAZ043-044-047-048-072-230845- WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 333 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE MIDWEST LATE IN THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1023 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 NYZ015>017-022>025-055-PAZ038-222130- YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS- TIOGA-BRADFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS...AUBURN... CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA...ITHACA...OWEGO... TOWANDA...SAYRE 1023 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING... A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL ONLY LAST FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS... BUT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON MANY AREA ROADWAYS. THE SNOW WILL END IN CORNING BY AROUND NOON... AND IN WATKINS GLENN AND ELMIRA BY AROUND 1 PM. MSE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Bands of heavier snow brought between 4 and 11 inches of snow to the county. Roxbury measured 11.1 inches and Stamford received 9 inches.
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