Heavy Snow, Southern Cayuga
- When
- March 12, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 4 to 8 inches.
Heavy Snow in New York, March 12, 2022
A low pressure system passed through Central New York and brought accumulating snowfall to the region. Heavy banding produced snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour and resulted in snowfall accumulations near a foot in some counties.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 passed through Central New York and brought accumulating snowfall to the region. Heavy banding produced snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour and resulted in snowfall accumulations near a foot in some counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Tompkins
- When
- March 12, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 10 inches.
Heavy Snow, Southern Oneida
- When
- March 12, 1:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 4 to 9 inches.
Heavy Snow, Madison
- When
- March 12, 1:00 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 5 to 8 inches.
Heavy Snow, Cortland
- When
- March 12, 1:00 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, Chemung
- When
- March 12, 1:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 8 inches.
Heavy Snow, Chenango
- When
- March 12, 2:00 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 5 to 8 inches.
Heavy Snow, Tioga
- When
- March 12, 2:00 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 10 inches.
Heavy Snow, Broome
- When
- March 12, 2:00 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 6 to 11 inches.
Heavy Snow, Delaware
- When
- March 12, 2:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 5 to 9 inches.
Heavy Snow, Otsego
- When
- March 12, 3:00 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 5 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 12, 2022
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, March 12, 2022
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Virginia, March 12, 2022
- High Wind and Strong Wind in North Carolina, March 12, 2022
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in North Carolina, March 12, 2022
- Strong Wind in Georgia, March 12, 2022
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, March 12, 2022
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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: 1011106, 1011115, 1011101, 1011102, 1011112, 1011123, 1011109, 1011117, 1011120, 1011121, 1011107.