A quick moving area of low pressure, that originated in the Pacific northwest on January 15-16, moved across the central CONUS and eventually across New England on January 19th. Snow moved into northern NY during the afternoon of the 18th and exited by daybreak of the 19th.
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 area of low pressure, that originated in the Pacific northwest on January 15-16, moved across the central CONUS and eventually across New England on January 19th.
Snow moved into northern NY during the afternoon of the 18th and exited by daybreak of the 19th. A widespread 4 to 7 inches fell across northern NY with 8-12 inches along portions of the international border.
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 Jan 18, 9:46 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Burlington VT 400 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-190900- 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- 400 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, central Vermont, northeast Vermont, northwest Vermont and 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. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 winter weather, 2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
A widespread 6 to 10 inches of snow fell across northern St. Lawrence and northern Franklin counties with minimal impacts.
A widespread 6 to 10 inches of snow fell across northern St. Lawrence and northern Franklin counties with minimal impacts.
A widespread 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the region with minimal impacts.
A widespread 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the region with minimal impacts.
A widespread 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the region with minimal impacts.
A widespread 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the region with minimal impacts.
A widespread 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the region with minimal impacts.
A widespread 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the region with minimal impacts.
A widespread 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the region with minimal impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2020
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: 865766, 865767, 865768, 865769, 865770, 865771, 865772, 865773, 865774.