New York, 2023Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, December 10 to 11, 2023
December 10 to 11, 2023 · NWS BTV · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
A slow moving cold front meandered across northern NY during the afternoon and evening hours of December 10th with a weak area of low pressure developing along that front and moving across eastern Massachusetts during the December 11th. A mild, wet December 10th slowly turned snowy from west to east and higher elevations to lower elevations during the evening and overnight hours of December 10th…
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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- 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.
A slow moving cold front meandered across northern NY during the afternoon and evening hours of December 10th with a weak area of low pressure developing along that front and moving across eastern Massachusetts during the December 11th.
A mild, wet December 10th slowly turned snowy from west to east and higher elevations to lower elevations during the evening and overnight hours of December 10th before ending by midday on December 11th. Snow was heaviest in elevations above 1500 feet in western Essex county which led to approximately 2000 customers without power and hazardous travel.
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 Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 10, 6:23 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 6:23 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 10, 4:55 AM EST, 16 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Burlington VT
455 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
NYZ027>031-034-035-VTZ001>010-016>018-111000-
Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton-Southeastern St. Lawrence-
Southern Franklin-Western Clinton-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-
Grand Isle-Western Franklin-Orleans-Essex-Western Chittenden-
Lamoille-Caledonia-Washington-Western Addison-Orange-
Eastern Franklin-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-
455 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST MONDAY...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, central
Vermont, northeast Vermont and northwest Vermont.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Winter Storm Warning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Winter Storm Warning.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
NYZ026-087-111000-
Northern St. Lawrence-Southwestern St. Lawrence-
455 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST MONDAY...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Winter Weather Advisory.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Winter Weather Advisory.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
VTZ011-019-020-111000-
Western Rutland-Eastern Rutland-Western Windsor-
455 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST MONDAY...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Vermont.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Flood Watch.
Winter Storm Warning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Flood Watch.
Winter Storm Warning.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
VTZ021-111000-
Eastern Windsor-
455 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST MONDAY...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Vermont.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Flood Watch.
Winter Weather Advisory.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Flood Watch.
Winter Weather Advisory.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Winter Storm, Western Essex
- When
- December 10, 9:00 PM EST to December 11, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A heavy wet snow fell across the region with lower valleys receiving 3 to 6 inches, while the higher elevations received 5 to 10 inches. Power outages of approximately 2000 customers occurred in Essex county.
Winter Weather, Eastern Clinton
- When
- December 10, 9:00 PM EST to December 11, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A heavy, wet snow accumulated 2 to 4 inches across the Champlain Valley of eastern NY.
Winter Weather, Eastern Essex
- When
- December 10, 9:00 PM EST to December 11, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A heavy, wet snow accumulated 2 to 4 inches across the Champlain Valley of eastern NY.
Winter Weather, Western Clinton
- When
- December 10, 9:00 PM EST to December 11, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A heavy, wet snow accumulated 3 to 6 inches across western Clinton county with the heaviest across elevations above 1200 feet.
Winter Weather, Northern Franklin
- When
- December 10, 9:00 PM EST to December 11, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A heavy, wet snow accumulated 3 to 8 inches across Franklin county with the heaviest across elevations above 1200 feet.
Winter Weather, Southern Franklin
- When
- December 10, 9:00 PM EST to December 11, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A heavy, wet snow accumulated 3 to 8 inches across Franklin county with the heaviest across elevations above 1200 feet.
- 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.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, December 10, 2023$15,000 · EF1 · 3 events
- Tornado in Alabama, December 10, 2023$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, December 10, 2023$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Flood in Florida, December 10, 2023$5,000 · EF1 · 8 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, December 10 to 11, 202357 kt wind · 17 events
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, December 10, 202313 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, December 10 to 11, 202365 kt wind · 12 events
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, December 10 to 11, 20239 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 10 to 11, 20238 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 10, 2023$6,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, December 10, 20234 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, December 10 to 11, 20234 events
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1144253, 1144254, 1144255, 1144256, 1144257, 1144258.