New York, 2007

Winter Storm in New York, January 14 to 15, 2007

January 14 to 15, 2007 · NWS BUF · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Low pressure centered over southern Indiana tracked northeast and spread freezing rain across the area. Up to a half-inch of ice accumulated on trees and wires.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$600,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 BUF wrote it up.

Low pressure centered over southern Indiana tracked northeast and spread freezing rain across the area. Up to a half-inch of ice accumulated on trees and wires. The weight brought down some power lines with outages scattered throughout the area. Heavy icing was reported in Fulton, Warsaw, Livonia, Geneva, Henderson and North Osceola.

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 Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 14, 4:23 PM EST, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 4:23 PM EST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
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The radar

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

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Event by event

6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Oswego

When
January 14, 10:00 PM EST to January 15, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Oswego forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wyoming

When
January 14, 10:00 PM EST to January 15, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Wyoming forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Livingston

When
January 14, 10:00 PM EST to January 15, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Livingston forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.728, -77.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ontario

When
January 14, 10:00 PM EST to January 15, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Ontario forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.853, -77.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jefferson

When
January 14, 10:00 PM EST to January 15, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lewis

When
January 14, 10:00 PM EST to January 15, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Lewis forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.785, -75.449 (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

More

Every storm in New York in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 13538, 13539, 13541, 13543, 13546, 13547.