New York, 2020

Heavy Snow in New York, February 6 to 7, 2020

February 6 to 7, 2020 · NWS BGM · 16 events in 15 counties and zones

A storm system developed along a frontal boundary located through the Mid-Atlantic region during the late afternoon and evening of the 6th. This storm rapidly intensified throughout the morning hours of the 7th, leading to a quick period of heavy snowfall across Central New York during the morning and early afternoon hours.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
16

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 storm system developed along a frontal boundary located through the Mid-Atlantic region during the late afternoon and evening of the 6th. This storm rapidly intensified throughout the morning hours of the 7th, leading to a quick period of heavy snowfall across Central New York during the morning and early afternoon hours. Lingering lake effect snow showers then developed southeast of Lake Ontario as the storm pulled away during the late afternoon and evening hours.

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 Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 6, 6:29 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 6:29 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
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In the hours before

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The radar

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Event by event

16 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Tompkins

When
February 6, 10:00 PM EST to February 7, 6:00 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 8 to 14 inches.

Heavy Snow, Schuyler

When
February 6, 10:00 PM EST to February 7, 4:00 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 7 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Seneca

When
February 6, 10:00 PM EST to February 7, 4:00 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 6 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow, Yates

When
February 6, 10:00 PM EST to February 7, 4:00 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 4 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Yates

When
February 6, 10:00 PM EST to February 7, 4:00 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 6 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow, Onondaga

When
February 7, 2:00 AM EST to 4:00 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 13 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southern Cayuga

When
February 7, 2:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 5 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow, Madison

When
February 7, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 10 to 14 inches.

Heavy Snow, Cortland

When
February 7, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 8 to 11 inches.

Heavy Snow, Tioga

When
February 7, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 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, Chemung

When
February 7, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 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 4 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow, Northern Oneida

When
February 7, 5:00 AM EST to 4:00 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 8 to 12 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southern Oneida

When
February 7, 5:00 AM EST to 4:00 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 12 inches.

Heavy Snow, Broome

When
February 7, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 4 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Otsego

When
February 7, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 3 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Chenango

When
February 7, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 3 to 8 inches.

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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 871685, 871689, 871690, 871691, 871692, 871679, 871681, 871680, 871684, 871686, 871688, 871677, 871678, 871687, 871682, 871683.