A quick moving storm system moved from the Ohio River Valley across southern New England and brought snow to New York during the morning commute on December 22nd and ending shortly after the evening commute. A widespread 3 to 7 inches of snow fell across northern NY.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
A quick moving storm system moved from the Ohio River Valley across southern New England and brought snow to New York during the morning commute on December 22nd and ending shortly after the evening commute. A widespread 3 to 7 inches of snow fell across northern NY. The timing and intensity of the snowfall lead to dozens of vehicle accidents.
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 Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 22, 4:33 AM EST, 27 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Burlington VT 349 PM EST Thu Dec 21 2017 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-222100- Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton- Southeastern St. Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Western Clinton- Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Southwestern St. Lawrence-Grand Isle- Western Franklin-Orleans-Essex-Western Chittenden-Lamoille-Caledonia- Washington-Western Addison-Orange-Western Rutland-Windsor- Eastern Franklin-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-Eastern Rutland- 349 PM EST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, central Vermont, northeast Vermont, northwest Vermont and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Another system may impact our region on Christmas Day with the potential for additional snowfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches occurred.
Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches occurred.
Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches occurred.
Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches occurred.
Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches occurred.
Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches occurred.
Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches occurred.
Snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches occurred.
Snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches occurred.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, December 2017
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: 726108, 726109, 726110, 726106, 726107, 726102, 726103, 726104, 726105.