New York, 2022

Heavy Snow in New York, February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022 · NWS BGM · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A low pressure system brought snow and mixed precipitation across Central New York. Areas that just observed snow throughout the system observed high snowfall totals, nearly 10 inches in some counties.

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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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 BGM wrote it up.

A low pressure system brought snow and mixed precipitation across Central New York. Areas that just observed snow throughout the system observed high snowfall totals, nearly 10 inches in some counties.

The radar

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Event by event

6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Madison

When
February 25, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 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 4 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Otsego

When
February 25, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 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 4 to 8 inches.

Heavy Snow, Chenango

When
February 25, 1:00 AM EST to 2:00 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 4 to 8 inches.

Heavy Snow, Delaware

When
February 25, 1:00 AM EST to 2:00 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 4 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southern Oneida

When
February 25, 2:00 AM EST to 5:00 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 5 to 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Northern Oneida

When
February 25, 2:30 AM EST to 5:00 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 5 to 9 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: 1005947, 1005948, 1005949, 1005950, 1005946, 1005945.