New York, 2022

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, March 12, 2022

March 12, 2022 · NWS ALY · 27 events in 27 counties and zones

A winter storm system resulted in a total of 5-10 inches across eastern New York on March 12, 2022. This resulted in speed reductions, road closures, and several car accidents.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
27

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 ALY wrote it up.

A winter storm system resulted in a total of 5-10 inches across eastern New York on March 12, 2022. This resulted in speed reductions, road closures, and several car accidents. Accidents were common along area interstates including I-87 and I-90. Speed restrictions were in place along the NYS Thruway, reducing the speed limits to 45 mph.

Key Impacts: Travel Restrictions, car accidents, road closures.

What forecasters said that day

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 Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 11, 9:58 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 9:58 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

18 winter weather, 9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Northern Herkimer

When
March 12, 12:00 AM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
Northern Herkimer forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Southern Herkimer

When
March 12, 12:00 AM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
Southern Herkimer forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Fulton

When
March 12, 2:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Fulton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northern Fulton

When
March 12, 2:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Fulton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hamilton

When
March 12, 2:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Montgomery

When
March 12, 2:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
42.902, -74.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southeast Warren

When
March 12, 3:30 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Southeast Warren forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northern Warren

When
March 12, 3:30 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Warren forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Greene

When
March 12, 6:00 AM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Eastern Greene forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Greene

When
March 12, 6:00 AM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Western Greene forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Schoharie

When
March 12, 6:00 AM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where
Schoharie forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.588, -74.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Albany

When
March 12, 6:30 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Albany forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Albany

When
March 12, 6:30 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Western Albany forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Columbia

When
March 12, 6:30 AM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Eastern Columbia forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Columbia

When
March 12, 6:30 AM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Western Columbia forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Rensselaer

When
March 12, 6:30 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Rensselaer forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Rensselaer

When
March 12, 6:30 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Western Rensselaer forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Ulster

When
March 12, 6:30 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Ulster forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Ulster

When
March 12, 6:30 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Western Ulster forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Schenectady

When
March 12, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Schenectady forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Schenectady

When
March 12, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Western Schenectady forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Saratoga

When
March 12, 7:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Saratoga forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northern Saratoga

When
March 12, 7:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Saratoga forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern Washington

When
March 12, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Washington forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Washington

When
March 12, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Washington forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Dutchess

When
March 12, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Dutchess forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Dutchess

When
March 12, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Western Dutchess forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
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

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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: 1012440, 1012441, 1012429, 1012431, 1012435, 1012446, 1012466, 1012468, 1012432, 1012433, 1012462, 1012418, 1012419, 1012426, 1012427, 1012450, 1012451, 1012463, 1012464, 1012423, 1012424, 1012457, 1012460, 1012469, 1012471, 1012473, 1012474.