Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Herkimer
- When
- January 1, 7:00 PM EST to January 2, 9:26 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Herkimer forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 1 to 2, 2015
With a cold air mass in place, a heavy band of lake effect snow developed off Lake Ontario during the day on Thursday, January 1st. Initially, this band was north of the region, but with winds becoming more westerly, the band of snow shifted south into the western Adirondacks by the early evening hours.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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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 ALY wrote it up.
With a cold air mass in place, a heavy band of lake effect snow developed off Lake Ontario during the day on Thursday, January 1st. Initially, this band was north of the region, but with winds becoming more westerly, the band of snow shifted south into the western Adirondacks by the early evening hours. This band of snow continued, heavy at times, for the evening into the overnight hours. The band of snow weakened and shifted southward by shortly after daybreak on January 2nd. By this time, around 8 inches of new snow had fallen in the Old Forge and Inlet areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Lake-Effect Snow, Hamilton
- When
- January 1, 7:00 PM EST to January 2, 9:26 AM EST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.661, -74.497 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in Florida, January 1 to 4, 2015
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 1, 2015
- Frost and Freeze in Arizona, January 1 to 3, 2015
- Frost and Freeze in California, January 1 to 3, 2015
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 1 to 2, 2015
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 1 to 2, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Frost and Freeze in Arizona, January 1, 2015
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 1 to 4, 2015
- Drought in Oklahoma, January 1 to 31, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 1, 2015
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 1 to 2, 2015
More
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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: 549461, 549462.