New York, 2013

Lake-Effect Snow in New York, December 10 to 12, 2013

December 10 to 12, 2013 · NWS BGM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A cold front moving south resulted in northwest winds blowing across the warmer waters of Lake Ontario and produced significant lake effect snows in northern Oneida county.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.

A cold front moving south resulted in northwest winds blowing across the warmer waters of Lake Ontario and produced significant lake effect snows in northern Oneida county.

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1 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Oneida

When
December 10, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Oneida forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amount of 10 inches was reported eight miles north of Camden.

What these are

Lake-Effect Snow
Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.

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

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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: 480303.