Heavy Snow, Seneca
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM EST to February 4, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Seneca forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow accumulated 8 to 14 inches.
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, February 3 to 4, 2022
A complex frontal system moved through the Central New York bringing snow and a wintry mix to the region. Several inches of snow were observed across the Finger Lakes and Mohawk Valley with the highest totals near 18.
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 complex frontal system moved through the Central New York bringing snow and a wintry mix to the region. Several inches of snow were observed across the Finger Lakes and Mohawk Valley with the highest totals near 18. Snowfall rates exceeded an inch per hour at times. Lesser amounts were observed closer to the NY/PA border where the transition zone consisted of a snow/sleet mix. Isolated ice accumulations were reported in the higher elevations in the transition zone.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 heavy snow, 4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Schuyler
- When
- February 3, 7:00 AM EST to February 4, 5:00 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 10 to 14 inches.
Heavy Snow, Steuben
- When
- February 3, 7:00 AM EST to February 4, 4:00 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 5 to 14 inches.
Heavy Snow, Yates
- When
- February 3, 7:00 AM EST to February 4, 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 7 to 11 inches.
Winter Weather, Broome
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM EST to February 4, 5:00 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 and sleet accumulated 1 to 4 inches. Ice accumulated 0.3 to 0.4 inches.
Heavy Snow, Southern Cayuga
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM EST to February 4, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Cayuga forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow accumulated 8 to 12 inches.
Heavy Snow, Chemung
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM EST to February 4, 4:00 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 5 to 7 inches.
Heavy Snow, Madison
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM EST to February 4, 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 9 to 18 inches.
Heavy Snow, Cortland
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM EST to February 4, 5:00 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 4 to 10 inches.
Heavy Snow, Northern Oneida
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM EST to February 4, 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 8 to 15 inches.
Heavy Snow, Southern Oneida
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM EST to February 4, 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 9 to 17 inches.
Heavy Snow, Onondaga
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM EST to February 4, 5:00 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 9 to 17 inches.
Heavy Snow, Tompkins
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM EST to February 4, 5:00 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 5 to 13 inches.
Winter Weather, Tioga
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM EST to February 4, 5:00 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 and sleet accumulated 2 to 5 inches.
Winter Weather, Chenango
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 4, 5:00 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 and sleet accumulated 3 to 7 inches.
Winter Weather, Otsego
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 4, 5:00 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 and sleet accumulated 2 to 8 inches. Ice accumulated 0.1 to 0.15 inches.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Alabama, February 3 to 4, 2022
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Tennessee, February 3 to 4, 2022
- Flooding in West Virginia, February 3 to 5, 2022
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 3, 2022
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 3 to 4, 2022
- Flooding in Ohio, February 3 to 4, 2022
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, February 3 to 4, 2022
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 3 to 4, 2022
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 3 to 4, 2022
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 3, 2022
- Flooding in Ohio, February 3 to 6, 2022
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, February 3, 2022
More
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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: 1001138, 1001133, 1001135, 1001137, 1001117, 1001118, 1001119, 1001120, 1001121, 1001123, 1001124, 1001129, 1001134, 1001136, 1001122, 1001131.