Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, January 6 to 8, 2009

Name: Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, January 6 to 8, 2009
Start: 2009-01-06T23:00
End: 2009-01-08T06:30
Location: New York

January 6 to 8, 2009 · NWS ALY · 27 events in 27 counties and zones

A low pressure system tracked from the lower Ohio Valley on Tuesday January 6th, into the eastern Great Lakes during Wednesday January 7th, and into northern New England by Thursday morning January 8th. A second low pressure system developed near Long Island during Wednesday, and tracked northeast along the northern New England coast by Thursday morning.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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.

This combination of low pressure systems spread a swath of moderate to heavy precipitation across eastern New York and western New England, beginning late Tuesday evening, and ending early Thursday morning.

The precipitation fell as a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain across the region, before gradually changing to plain rain from south to north during Wednesday as milder air approached from the south. As colder air wrapped back into the region, the precipitation changed to snow before ending later Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.

Snow and sleet amounts ranged from 1 to 4 inches for areas south of the Mohawk River Valley, including within the Capital District, Schoharie Valley, the mid Hudson Valley and eastern Catskills, and the central and southern Taconics, with generally 4 to 8 inches further north, including within the central and eastern Mohawk Valley, and the Lake George and Saratoga region. Locally higher amounts, with 8 to 10 inches, fell across portions of the southern Adirondacks.

In addition, ice accretion from freezing rain generally ranged from one tenth, to three tenths of an inch, with the greatest amounts occurring within the immediate Capital Region north into the eastern Mohawk Valley.

This wintry mix led to widespread hazardous travel conditions during Wednesday morning. In addition, numerous closures, or delayed openings of schools and businesses occurred Wednesday morning.

The radar

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

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Event by event

23 winter weather, 4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Hamilton

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 6:30 AM EST
Where: Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northern Saratoga

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM 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 Storm, Northern Warren

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Northern Warren forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northern Fulton

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM 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, Northern Herkimer

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 6:30 AM 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, Southern Herkimer

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 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)

Winter Weather, Southern Fulton

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Southern Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Montgomery

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.902, -74.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern Washington

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 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)

Winter Weather, Schoharie

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Schoharie forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.588, -74.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Schenectady

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Western Schenectady forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Schenectady

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Eastern Schenectady forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Saratoga

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Southern Saratoga forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Albany

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Western Albany forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Albany

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Eastern Albany forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Rensselaer

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Western Rensselaer forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Rensselaer

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Eastern Rensselaer forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Greene

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM 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, Eastern Greene

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Eastern Greene forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Columbia

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Western Columbia forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Ulster

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Western Ulster forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Ulster

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Eastern Ulster forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Dutchess

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Western Dutchess forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Dutchess

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Eastern Dutchess forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Washington

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 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, Southeast Warren

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM 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, Eastern Columbia

When: January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Eastern Columbia forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (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.
Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, January 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: 151190, 151191, 151192, 151193, 151194, 151195, 151196, 151197, 151198, 151199, 151200, 151201, 151202, 151203, 151204, 151205, 151206, 151207, 151208, 151209, 151211, 151212, 151213, 151214, 151215, 151216, 151217.