Lake-Effect Snow, Madison
- When
- March 27, 1:00 AM EST to March 28, 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 3 to 12 inches.
Lake-Effect Snow in New York, March 27 to 28, 2022
Lake effect bands developed over Onondaga and Madison Counties on the 27th and continued into the morning hours of the 28th. These bands extended far inland with the help of the multi-lake connection of the Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Lake effect bands developed over Onondaga and Madison Counties on the 27th and continued into the morning hours of the 28th. These bands extended far inland with the help of the multi-lake connection of the Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario. The bands re-intensified during early morning hours on the 28th. Totals generally ranged from just a few inches to nearly a foot. Lesser amounts were also reported on the edges of the heaviest bands.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Lake-Effect Snow, Onondaga
- When
- March 27, 1:00 AM EST to March 28, 7:00 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 3 to 12 inches.
What these are
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 1007614, 1007615.