New York, 2019

Heavy Snow in New York, December 1 to 3, 2019

December 1 to 3, 2019 · NWS BGM · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

A long duration, two part, and complex mixed precipitation winter storm moved through Central New York the morning of the 1st through the evening of the 2nd. Part one of the storm moved through the area starting Sunday morning 12/01 and brought a 6-12 hour period of sleet, freezing rain and some snow.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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 BGM wrote it up.

A long duration, two part, and complex mixed precipitation winter storm moved through Central New York the morning of the 1st through the evening of the 2nd. Part one of the storm moved through the area starting Sunday morning 12/01 and brought a 6-12 hour period of sleet, freezing rain and some snow. The exception to this was across northern Onondaga, northern Madison and Oneida County where part one was mainly snow, heavy at times.

Any mixed precipitation changed back over to snow from northwest to southeast through Central New York during the evening of the 1st. Most areas had periods of moderate snow after midnight, into the predawn hours Monday 12/02. There were bands of heavy snow from Binghamton, northwest into the Finger Lakes and Central Southern Tier of NY. Periods of snow, some heavy at times continued for the entire region all day Sunday, 12/02 before tapering off to lighter snow and snow showers in the evening.

The radar

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

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Event by event

18 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Steuben

When
December 1, 5:30 AM EST to December 2, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Steuben forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 7 to 18 inches.

Heavy Snow, Chemung

When
December 1, 6:30 AM EST to December 2, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Chemung forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 8 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow, Schuyler

When
December 1, 7:00 AM EST to December 2, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Schuyler forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.394, -76.875 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 9 to 13 inches.

Heavy Snow, Yates

When
December 1, 7:00 AM EST to December 2, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Yates forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.633, -77.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 7 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow, Tioga

When
December 1, 7:30 AM EST to December 2, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Tioga forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 7 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow, Tompkins

When
December 1, 8:00 AM EST to December 2, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Tompkins forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 9 to 13 inches.

Heavy Snow, Seneca

When
December 1, 8:00 AM EST to December 2, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Seneca forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 7 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southern Cayuga

When
December 1, 8:30 AM EST to December 2, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Cayuga forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 8 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow, Cortland

When
December 1, 8:30 AM EST to December 2, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Cortland forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 7 to 13 inches.

Heavy Snow, Broome

When
December 1, 8:30 AM EST to December 2, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Broome forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 7 to 13 inches.

Heavy Snow, Chenango

When
December 1, 9:00 AM EST to December 2, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Chenango forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 8 to 13 inches.

Heavy Snow, Delaware

When
December 1, 9:00 AM EST to December 2, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 6 to 15 inches.

Heavy Snow, Sullivan

When
December 1, 9:00 AM EST to December 3, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 7 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow, Otsego

When
December 1, 9:30 AM EST to December 2, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Otsego forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 7 to 13 inches.

Heavy Snow, Onondaga

When
December 1, 10:00 AM EST to December 2, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Onondaga forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 7 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow, Madison

When
December 1, 10:30 AM EST to December 2, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 7 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Northern Oneida

When
December 1, 11:00 AM EST to December 2, 10:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Oneida forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 10 to 13 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southern Oneida

When
December 1, 11:00 AM EST to December 2, 10:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Oneida forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 9 to 14 inches.

What these are

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

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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: 869712, 869708, 869709, 869711, 869704, 869703, 869710, 869699, 869702, 869705, 869701, 869706, 869707, 869700, 869697, 869698, 869695, 869696.