Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, February 22 to 23, 2009

Name: Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, February 22 to 23, 2009
Start: 2009-02-22T02:00
End: 2009-02-23T03:00
Location: New York

February 22 to 23, 2009 · NWS ALY · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A strengthening low pressure system tracked northeast into the eastern Great Lakes by Sunday morning February 22nd, and into the Canadian Maritimes by Monday morning February 23rd. A cold front associated with this low approached eastern New York and western New England during Sunday, preceded and accompanied by snow and rain.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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Winter weather
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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.

A strengthening low pressure system tracked northeast into the eastern Great Lakes by Sunday morning February 22nd, and into the Canadian Maritimes by Monday morning February 23rd.

A cold front associated with this low approached eastern New York and western New England during Sunday, preceded and accompanied by snow and rain. A period of moderate to locally heavy snowfall occurred across portions of the southwest Adirondacks, as well as across the upper Hudson Valley region, beginning early Sunday morning, and ending by early Monday morning. Snowfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches fell within these regions, although locally higher amounts of up to 10 inches fell within the southern Adirondacks.

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 Feb 22, 12:41 AM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 12:41 AM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

8 winter weather, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Hamilton

When: February 22, 2:00 AM EST to 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)

Winter Weather, Northern Herkimer

When: February 22, 2:00 AM EST to 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)

Winter Weather, Northern Fulton

When: February 22, 5:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southeast Warren

When: February 22, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Southeast Warren forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Greene

When: February 22, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Western Greene forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern Washington

When: February 22, 7:00 AM EST to February 23, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Washington forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Washington

When: February 22, 8:00 AM EST to February 23, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Southern Washington forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern Saratoga

When: February 22, 9:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Saratoga forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Rensselaer

When: February 22, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Rensselaer forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, February 2009

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: 153634, 153635, 153642, 153639, 153643, 153640, 153633, 153636, 153638.