Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, November 26 to 28, 2018

Name: Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, November 26 to 28, 2018
Start: 2018-11-26T16:00
End: 2018-11-28T19:00
Location: New York

November 26 to 28, 2018 · NWS ALY · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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Tropical storms and surge
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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: 6

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.

A low pressure system approaching from the southwest brought an area of rain to much of eastern New York on the 26th. Over the Adirondacks, the rain mixed with and changed to snow during the afternoon and evening hours, with heavy, wet snow continuing overnight before tapering off in the late morning of the 27th. Snowfall totals in the southern Adirondacks ranged mainly from 6 to 14 inches. The heavy, wet snow brought down numerous trees and powerlines in northern and western portions of Warren County, knocking out power to over 2,000 customers. Dozens of automobile accidents occurred, and trucks became stuck on a hill between exits 22 and 23 on Interstate 87. Snow continued intermittently for the southern Adirondacks and Mohawk and Schoharie Valleys into the evening of the 28th with additional light to moderate accumulation.

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 Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 26, 4:00 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 4:00 PM EST, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 26, 10:26 AM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
1026 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

NYZ032-033-042-271200-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Northern Warren-
1026 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
EST TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Herkimer, Hamilton and
northern Warren counties of east central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to relay snowfall amounts to the National
Weather Service in Albany, New York.

VTZ013-014-271200-
Bennington-Western Windham-
1026 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Green Mountains of
southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.
   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to relay wind related reports and snowfall
amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany, New York.

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ054-061-271200-
Northern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-Southern Berkshire-
Eastern Rensselaer-Eastern Columbia-
1026 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the northern and central
Taconics of eastern New York, the northern Litchfield Hills of
northwestern Connecticut, and western Massachusetts.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

An accumulating snowfall is possible late tonight tonight into
Tuesday with falling temperatures.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to relay wind related reports and snowfall
amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany, New York.

CTZ013-NYZ038>041-043-047>053-058>060-063>066-082>084-VTZ015-271200-
Southern Litchfield-Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Montgomery-
Northern Saratoga-Northern Washington-Schoharie-Western Schenectady-
Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-Western Albany-Eastern Albany-
Western Rensselaer-Western Greene-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-
Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-
Northern Fulton-Southeast Warren-Southern Washington-Eastern Windham-
1026 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Mohawk and Schoharie
Valley, Saratoga Glens Falls region, Capital District, eastern
Catskills, mid Hudson Valley and southern Taconics of eastern New
York, the southern Litchfield Hills of northwestern Connecticut, and
extreme southeast Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

An accumulating snowfall, especially across the higher terrain, is
expected with brisk winds and cooler temperatures through the middle
of this week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to relay snowfall amounts to the National
Weather Service in Albany, New York.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

3 winter storm, 3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Northern Herkimer

When: November 26, 4:00 PM EST to November 28, 7:00 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)

Winter Storm, Hamilton

When: November 26, 4:00 PM EST to November 28, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northern Warren

When: November 26, 4:00 PM EST to November 28, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Warren forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Herkimer

When: November 26, 7:00 PM EST to November 28, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Herkimer forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern Fulton

When: November 26, 7:00 PM EST to November 28, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Schoharie

When: November 26, 7:00 PM EST to November 28, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Schoharie forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.588, -74.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2018 Every state in 2018 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, November 2018

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: 792669, 792670, 792671, 792672, 792673, 792674.