New York, 2007

Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 8 to 10, 2007

January 8 to 10, 2007 · NWS ALY · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Lake Effect snow bands developed across northern Herkimer and Hamilton counties during Monday, January 8th, and persisted across the region through Tuesday afternoon, on January 9th. |The snow bands shifted south of the region by late afternoon on January 10th.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 ALY wrote it up.

Lake Effect snow bands developed across northern Herkimer and Hamilton counties during Monday, January 8th, and persisted across the region through Tuesday afternoon, on January 9th. The snow bands then shifted south into southern Herkimer county from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning on January 10th.|The snow bands shifted south of the region by late afternoon on January 10th.

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 Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 8, 4:05 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 4:05 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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Event by event

3 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Herkimer

When
January 8, 6:00 PM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Herkimer forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lake Effect snow bands developed during the early evening hours of Monday, January 8th, and persisted through the early evening hours of Tuesday, January 9th, before shifting south of the area.|Total snowfall accumulations of 12 to 19 inches fell within the most persistent and intense snow bands, with 19 inches reported at Big Moose, and 15 inches reported at Old Forge.

Lake-Effect Snow, Hamilton

When
January 8, 6:00 PM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lake Effect snow bands developed across Hamilton county during the early evening hours of Monday, January 8th, and persisted through the early evening of Tuesday, January 9th, before shifting south of the region.|Total snowfall accumulations of 9 to 13 inches occurred within the most intense and persistent snow bands, with 13 inches reported at Blue Mountain Lake and Inlet, and 9 inches at Raquette Lake.

Lake-Effect Snow, Southern Herkimer

When
January 9, 5:00 PM EST to January 10, 9:09 AM EST
Where
Southern Herkimer forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A Lake Effect snow band drifted south into southern Herkimer County during the late afternoon hours of Tuesday January 9th, and persisted until Wednesday morning, January 10th, when the snow bands shifted to the south and weakened.|Isolated total snowfall amounts of 7 to 9 inches occurred within this band, with 8.5 inches reported at Grant.|

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: 9577, 9578, 9579.