New York, 2009

Winter Storm in New York, January 7 to 8, 2009

January 7 to 8, 2009 · NWS BTV · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Primary low pressure traveled from the Great Lakes across the New York/Canadian border on January 7th. Meanwhile, a coastal low slowly developed south of New England during the late afternoon of the 7th and eventually intensified as it moved into the Gulf of Maine during the night.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
$45,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 BTV wrote it up.

Primary low pressure traveled from the Great Lakes across the New York/Canadian border on January 7th. Meanwhile, a coastal low slowly developed south of New England during the late afternoon of the 7th and eventually intensified as it moved into the Gulf of Maine during the night.

Snow overspread northern New York during the early morning hours of the 7th and continued until midnight on the 8th. Total snowfall accumulations were generally 6 to 9 inches with a brief period of sleet mixing with the snow at times.

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 Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 6, 10:10 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 10:10 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 10:50 AM EST, 14 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1050 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-071600-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-
WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
1050 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE
OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...OR ANY CHANGES IN PRECIPITATION TYPES
DURING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

The radar

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

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Event by event

5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Northern St. Lawrence

When
January 7, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Northern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Southeastern St. Lawrence

When
January 7, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Southeastern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Southwestern St. Lawrence

When
January 7, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Southwestern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Clinton

When
January 7, 2:00 AM EST to January 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Western Clinton forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Essex

When
January 7, 2:00 AM EST to January 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Western Essex forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.117, -73.773 (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

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 140294, 140295, 140296, 140297, 140298.