New York, 2025

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, December 10 to 11, 2025

December 10 to 11, 2025 · NWS BTV · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Low pressure moved across the St. Lawrence valley of both Canada and the United States on December 10th.

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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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

Low pressure moved across the St. Lawrence valley of both Canada and the United States on December 10th. Snowfall overspread northern New York during the morning hours and ended after midnight on December 11th. The heaviest of the snowfall was across St. Lawrence county where wraparound (defamation band) set up during the evening hours and lingered.

Snowfall totals ranged from 7 to 11 inches in St. Lawrence county, 4 to 6 inches in Franklin county, 3 to 5 inches in western Clinton and Essex counties with 2 to 3 inches in the Champlain Valley.

Wraparound, upslope snowfall continued in the higher terrain of the northern Adirondacks through Thursday night.

School closures and several vehicle accidents were the main impacts.

The radar

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

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Event by event

6 winter weather, 3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Northern St. Lawrence

When
December 10, 10:00 AM EST to December 11, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Northern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches were reported across St. Lawrence county with 11 inches in South Colton, 10 inches in Heuvelton and Edwards with 8 inches in Massena and Russell.

Winter Storm, Southeastern St. Lawrence

When
December 10, 10:00 AM EST to December 11, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Southeastern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches were reported across St. Lawrence county with 11 inches in South Colton, 10 inches in Heuvelton and Edwards with 8 inches in Massena and Russell.

Winter Storm, Southwestern St. Lawrence

When
December 10, 10:00 AM EST to December 11, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Southwestern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches were reported across St. Lawrence county with 11 inches in South Colton, 10 inches in Heuvelton and Edwards with 8 inches in Massena and Russell.

Winter Weather, Northern Franklin

When
December 10, 10:00 AM EST to December 11, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals for this event were 4 to 7 inches.

Winter Weather, Southern Franklin

When
December 10, 10:00 AM EST to December 11, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals for this event were 4 to 7 inches.

Winter Weather, Western Clinton

When
December 10, 10:00 AM EST to December 11, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Western Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals for this event were 3 to 5 inches.

Winter Weather, Eastern Clinton

When
December 10, 10:00 AM EST to December 11, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals for this event were 2 to 3 inches.

Winter Weather, Eastern Essex

When
December 10, 10:00 AM EST to December 11, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Essex forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals for this event were 2 to 3 inches.

Winter Weather, Western Essex

When
December 10, 10:00 AM EST to December 11, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Western Essex forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals for this event were 3 to 7 inches.

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.

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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: 1297072, 1297073, 1297074, 1297076, 1297077, 1297078, 1297079, 1297080, 1297081.