New York, 2014

Lake-Effect Snow in New York, February 23 to 25, 2014

February 23 to 25, 2014 · NWS BGM · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

An arctic airmass moved across Lake Ontario during the nighttime hours of Sunday, February 23rd. This helped develop an intense band of lake effect snow across Oneida county.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 BGM wrote it up.

An arctic airmass moved across Lake Ontario during the nighttime hours of Sunday, February 23rd. This helped develop an intense band of lake effect snow across Oneida county. Lake effect snows produced 7 to 14 inches of snow just to the north and east of Oneida Lake. The highest snowfall total of 14 inches occurred in Taberg, NY.

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Event by event

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

Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Oneida

When
February 23, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Oneida forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amount of 14 inches was reported in Taberg.

Lake-Effect Snow, Southern Oneida

When
February 23, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Oneida forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amount of 8 inches was reported in McConnellsville.

What these are

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

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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: 492124, 492125.