Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Herkimer
- When
- January 1, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM 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, 2016
As colder air aloft moved into the region, a band of lake-effect snow developed off Lake Ontario during the early morning hours on Friday, January 1st. With a westerly flow in place, this band of snow impacted northern parts of Herkimer County and western parts of Hamilton County through much of New Year's Day.
Where it happened
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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.
As colder air aloft moved into the region, a band of lake-effect snow developed off Lake Ontario during the early morning hours on Friday, January 1st. With a westerly flow in place, this band of snow impacted northern parts of Herkimer County and western parts of Hamilton County through much of New Year's Day. Up to ten inches of snow accumulated in the area around Old Forge and Inlet before an approaching upper level disturbance caused the band to break up and end during the late evening hours.
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, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Avalanche in Washington, January 1, 2016
- Heavy Rain in Ohio, January 1, 2016
- Flooding in Illinois, January 1 to 19, 2016
- Flooding in Missouri, January 1 to 17, 2016
- Flooding in Georgia, January 1 to 6, 2016
- Flooding in Kentucky, January 1 to 18, 2016
- Flooding in Indiana, January 1 to 14, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 1 to 2, 2016
- Flood in Florida, January 1 to 7, 2016
- Flooding in Arkansas, January 1 to 31, 2016
- Drought in California, January 1 to 31, 2016
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 1 to 6, 2016
More
Every storm in New York in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2016
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 608972, 608973.