New York, 2023

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, March 3 to 4, 2023

March 3 to 4, 2023 · NWS BTV · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A double barreled low pressure system moved across southern New England on March 4th. Snow and snow/rain mixed developed late night on the 3rd and continued through the morning hours of the 4th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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  • 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
9

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 BTV wrote it up.

A double barreled low pressure system moved across southern New England on March 4th. Snow and snow/rain mixed developed late night on the 3rd and continued through the morning hours of the 4th.

Snowfall totals were generally 3 to 7 inches across much of northern NY with 6 to 12 inches across Essex county.

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 Mar 3, 9:02 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 9:02 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 3:03 PM EST, 7 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Burlington VT
303 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

NYZ029>031-034-035-087-VTZ005-006-008>011-017>021-042015-
Southeastern St. Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Western Clinton-
Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Southwestern St. Lawrence-
Western Chittenden-Lamoille-Washington-Western Addison-Orange-
Western Rutland-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-Eastern Rutland-
Western Windsor-Eastern Windsor-
303 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, central
Vermont, northwest Vermont and southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon 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...Saturday through Thursday.

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>028-VTZ001>004-007-016-042015-
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton-Grand Isle-
Western Franklin-Orleans-Essex-Caledonia-Eastern Franklin-
303 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, northeast
Vermont and northwest Vermont.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon 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...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

There is potential for widespread moderate or greater snowfall
Friday night into Saturday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The radar

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

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

5 winter storm, 4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Eastern Essex

When
March 3, 11:00 PM EST to March 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Essex forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A general 8 to 12 inches of snow fell across the region.

Winter Storm, Western Essex

When
March 3, 11:00 PM EST to March 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Western Essex forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A general 8 to 12 inches of snow fell across the region.

Winter Storm, Western Clinton

When
March 3, 11:00 PM EST to March 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Western Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A general 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across the region.

Winter Storm, Northern St. Lawrence

When
March 3, 11:00 PM EST to March 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Northern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A general 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across the region.

Winter Storm, Southwestern St. Lawrence

When
March 3, 11:00 PM EST to March 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Southwestern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A general 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across the region.

Winter Weather, Eastern Clinton

When
March 3, 11:00 PM EST to March 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A general 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the region.

Winter Weather, Northern Franklin

When
March 3, 11:00 PM EST to March 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A general 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the region.

Winter Weather, Southeastern St. Lawrence

When
March 3, 11:00 PM EST to March 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Southeastern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A general 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the region.

Winter Weather, Southern Franklin

When
March 3, 11:00 PM EST to March 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A general 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the region.

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

More

Every storm in New York in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, March 2023

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: 1075613, 1075614, 1075615, 1075616, 1075617, 1075618, 1075619, 1075620, 1075621.