Lake-Effect Snow, Southern Herkimer
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Herkimer forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in New York, January 8, 2009
A cold west to northwest flow of air traversing the Great Lakes, combined with the passage of an upper level disturbance, led to numerous snow showers and embedded heavier snow squalls across portions of the southwest Adirondacks, the central and eastern Mohawk Valley, the Schoharie Valley, the Saratoga region and northern portions of the Capital region during Thursday January 8th. Snowfall…
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 cold west to northwest flow of air traversing the Great Lakes, combined with the passage of an upper level disturbance, led to numerous snow showers and embedded heavier snow squalls across portions of the southwest Adirondacks, the central and eastern Mohawk Valley, the Schoharie Valley, the Saratoga region and northern portions of the Capital region during Thursday January 8th.
Snowfall amounts ranged from 3 to 6 inches, with some areas experiencing snowfall rates of between one and two inches per hour. The snow showers and squalls developed during the mid morning hours of Thursday, and tapered off during the early evening hours of Thursday.
Locally heavier snow bands also occurred across portions of southwest Herkimer County, where amounts of up to 7 inches fell.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter weather, 1 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Southern Fulton
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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 8, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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 Fulton
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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, Southern Saratoga
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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, Northern Saratoga
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 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, Western Schenectady
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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 8, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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, Schoharie
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Schoharie forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.588, -74.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
- 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
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 8 to 9, 2009
- Cold in Illinois, January 8, 2009
- Flooding in Idaho, January 8 to 9, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 8 to 9, 2009
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in North Dakota, January 8 to 9, 2009
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, January 8 to 11, 2009
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Montana, January 8 to 9, 2009
- Astronomical Low Tide in New Jersey, January 8 to 9, 2009
- Ice Storm in Montana, January 8, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 8 to 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 8, 2009
- Astronomical Low Tide in Delaware, January 8 to 9, 2009
More
Every storm in New York in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 151223, 151224, 151225, 151226, 151227, 151228, 151229, 151230, 151231.