New York, 2021

Heavy Snow in New York, January 26 to 27, 2021

January 26 to 27, 2021 · NWS BGM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A surface low pressure system tracked from the Ohio Valley to western New York on the 26th. This combined with an upper level shortwave moving across the southern Great Lakes.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 surface low pressure system tracked from the Ohio Valley to western New York on the 26th. This combined with an upper level shortwave moving across the southern Great Lakes. The combination of these two features brought a period of snow to Central New York from the afternoon of the 26th into the early morning hours of the 27th. The highest snowfall amounts were found in northern Oneida County, NY.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northern Oneida

When
January 26, 1:00 PM EST to January 27, 4:00 AM 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 6 to 11 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 936740.