Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 2014

Name: Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 2014
Start: 2014-01-02T07:00
End: 2014-01-03T12:00
Location: New York

January 2 to 3, 2014 · NWS OKX · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

A low pressure system moving into the Ohio Valley on January 2 redeveloped and intensified along the Mid Atlantic coast, bringing heavy snow to southeast New York before moving out to sea on the third of January.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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 OKX wrote it up.

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 New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 1, 5:28 PM EST, 13 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 5:28 PM EST, 13 hours 32 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

16 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Orange

When: January 2, 7:00 AM EST to January 3, 8:30 AM EST
Where: Orange forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters reported widespread snowfall of 6 to 8 inches.

Heavy Snow, Putnam

When: January 2, 7:00 AM EST to January 3, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.427, -73.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters reported snowfall of up to 6 inches in Brewster, Kent Cliffs and Mahopac.

Heavy Snow, Northern Westchester

When: January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Northern Westchester forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public and trained spotters reported widespread snowfall of 6 to 8 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southern Westchester

When: January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Southern Westchester forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public and trained spotters reported widespread snowfall of 6 to 11 inches.

Heavy Snow, Bronx

When: January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Bronx forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public reported snowfall of 8 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow, Kings (Brooklyn)

When: January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 10:30 AM EST
Where: Kings (Brooklyn) forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public and trained spotters reported snowfall of 9 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southern Queens

When: January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 10:30 AM EST
Where: Southern Queens forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.658, -73.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters, the public and FAA contract observers reported snowfall of 8 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow, New York (Manhattan)

When: January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: New York (Manhattan) forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.774, -73.970 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A trained spotter reported snowfall of 7.8 inches on the Upper West Side. Central Park reported snowfall of 6.4 inches.

Heavy Snow, Richmond (Staten Is.)

When: January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Richmond (Staten Is.) forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Emergency managers and trained spotters reported snowfall of 7 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow, Northern Queens

When: January 2, 6:30 PM EST to January 3, 10:30 AM EST
Where: Northern Queens forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.658, -73.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public, trained spotters and FAA contract observers reported snowfall of 6 to 11 inches.

Heavy Snow, Northern Nassau

When: January 2, 7:00 PM EST to January 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Nassau forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public and trained spotters reported snowfall of 7 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southern Nassau

When: January 2, 7:00 PM EST to January 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Southern Nassau forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters, the public and amateur radio operators reported widespread snowfall of 6 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow, Northwest Suffolk

When: January 2, 7:00 PM EST to January 3, 11:30 AM EST
Where: Northwest Suffolk forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters, the public, NWS employees and CoCoRaHS observers reported snowfall of 7 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southwest Suffolk

When: January 2, 7:00 PM EST to January 3, 11:30 AM EST
Where: Southwest Suffolk forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public, trained spotters, FAA contract observers, NWS employees and CoCoRaHS observers reported snowfall of 8 to 13 inches.

Heavy Snow, Northeast Suffolk

When: January 2, 7:00 PM EST to January 3, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Northeast Suffolk forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

NWS observers, trained spotters, and cooperative observers reported snowfall of 8 to 11.4 inches. The NWS office at Upton NY measured 11.4 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southeast Suffolk

When: January 2, 7:00 PM EST to January 3, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Southeast Suffolk forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public, cooperative observers and CoCoRAHS observers reported snowfall of 8 to 14 inches.

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, January 2014

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: 497156, 497159, 497163, 497164, 497165, 497166, 497168, 497169, 497170, 497172, 497167, 497171, 497173, 497174, 497175, 497176.