An arctic cold front moved across the eastern Great Lakes and northern New York during the late morning and early afternoon of January 19th. Meanwhile, ahead and along the arctic front, brisk and cold southwest winds traveled across a relatively mild Lake Ontario that produced a organized and stationary band of moderate to heavy lake effect snow which moved across St.
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An arctic cold front moved across the eastern Great Lakes and northern New York during the late morning and early afternoon of January 19th. Meanwhile, ahead and along the arctic front, brisk and cold southwest winds traveled across a relatively mild Lake Ontario that produced a organized and stationary band of moderate to heavy lake effect snow which moved across St. Lawrence county. Moderate to heavy snow developed during the early morning hours of the 19th and then shifted east of the area by the afternoon. Localized heavy snow was reported in Hammond with 12 inches and Chippewa Bay with 10 inches.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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