Heavy Snow in New York, February 12 to 13, 2017

Name: Heavy Snow in New York, February 12 to 13, 2017
Start: 2017-02-12T08:00
End: 2017-02-13T10:30
Location: New York

February 12 to 13, 2017 · NWS BUF · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Low pressure brought heavy snow to the north country. Snow began across the region during the morning hours of Saturday the 12th and continued through the late morning of Sunday the 13th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 BUF wrote it up.

Low pressure brought heavy snow to the north country. Snow began across the region during the morning hours of Saturday the 12th and continued through the late morning of Sunday the 13th. The heavy, wet snow slowed travel however impact was minimized by the weekend timing of the storm. Specific snowfall reports included: 18 inches at Osceola; 14 inches at Constantia; 13 inches at Croghan and Oswego; 12 inches at Beaver Falls; 11 inches at Harrisville and Pulaski: 10 inches at Watertown; 9 inches at Constableville, Highmarket and Mexico; and 8 inches at Theresa.

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 Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 12, 6:49 AM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 6:49 AM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Oswego

When: February 12, 8:00 AM EST to February 13, 10:30 AM EST
Where: Oswego forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jefferson

When: February 12, 8:00 AM EST to February 13, 10:30 AM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lewis

When: February 12, 8:00 AM EST to February 13, 10:30 AM EST
Where: Lewis forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 43.785, -75.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2017 Every state in 2017 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, February 2017

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: 682493, 682494, 682496.