New York, 2011

Winter Weather in New York, January 9 to 10, 2011

January 9 to 10, 2011 · NWS BTV · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A large, powerful storm system offshore of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick delivered abundant moisture from the Atlantic, New Brunswick and eastern Quebec southwest across the St. Lawrence River Valley back across portions of Vermont and the northern Adirondacks of New York on January 9th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

A large, powerful storm system offshore of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick delivered abundant moisture from the Atlantic, New Brunswick and eastern Quebec southwest across the St. Lawrence River Valley back across portions of Vermont and the northern Adirondacks of New York on January 9th.

Widespread 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the Adirondacks, largely across north-northwest facing higher terrain.

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 9, 6:54 AM EST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 6:54 AM EST, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 3:17 AM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
317 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

NYZ029>031-VTZ002-003-005-006-016>018-100830-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
317 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VTZ004-007>012-019-100830-
ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND-
317 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST
VERMONT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO PASS CLOSE TO CAPE COD WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL AND
EASTERN VERMONT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN
MOUNTAINS FROM LUDLOW TO NORTHFIELD. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS
TUESDAY NIGHT AND/OR WEDNESDAY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NWS
FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST ON THIS POTENTIAL STORM SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ026>028-034-035-087-VTZ001-100830-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
317 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The radar

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

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Event by event

4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Southern Franklin

When
January 9, 7:00 AM EST to January 10, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Franklin forecast zone
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts across the Adirondacks of Franklin county ranged from 3 to 7 inches with localized higher amounts. Some specific snowfall totals include; 10 inches at Owls Head, 7 inches in Chateguay, 6 inches in Pauls Smith and Malone, 4 inches in Vermontville and 3 inches in Tupper Lake.

Winter Weather, Northern Franklin

When
January 9, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Franklin forecast zone
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts across the Adirondacks of Franklin county ranged from 3 to 7 inches with localized higher amounts. Some specific snowfall totals include; 10 inches at Owls Head, 7 inches in Chateguay, 6 inches in Pauls Smith and Malone, 4 inches in Vermontville and 3 inches in Tupper Lake.

Winter Weather, Southeastern St. Lawrence

When
January 9, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Southeastern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts across the Adirondacks of St. Lawrence county ranged from 3 to 5 inches, including 4 inches in Colton and Wanakena.

Winter Weather, Western Essex

When
January 9, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Western Essex forecast zone
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts across the Adirondacks of Essex county ranged from 3 to 5 inches, including 4 inches in Lake Placid.

What these are

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 269668, 269669, 269673, 269674.