New York, 2025Lake-Effect Snow in New York, February 9 to 10, 2025
February 9 to 10, 2025 · NWS BGM · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A departing upper level disturbance led to the development of flow from the west-northwest off of Lake Ontario and resulting lake effect snowfall for mainly Oneida County. Lake effect snow started during the evening of Sunday, the 9th, and continued into Monday before lifting north and tapering off Monday evening.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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A departing upper level disturbance led to the development of flow from the west-northwest off of Lake Ontario and resulting lake effect snowfall for mainly Oneida County. Lake effect snow started during the evening of Sunday, the 9th, and continued into Monday before lifting north and tapering off Monday evening. Snowfall rates reached 1 to 2 inches per hour Sunday evening when a multi-lake connection developed.
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 Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 9, 3:09 PM EST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 3:09 PM EST, 51 minutes before
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</html>Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Oneida
- When
- February 9, 4:00 PM EST to February 10, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake effect snow accumulated between 7 and 15 inches.
Lake-Effect Snow, Southern Oneida
- When
- February 9, 7:00 PM EST to February 10, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake effect snow accumulated between 3 and 9 inches.
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 9 to 28, 2025$900,000 · 6 events
- Frost and Freeze in California, February 9 to 11, 20258 events
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, February 9, 20255 events
- Flooding in Indiana, February 9 to 28, 20253 events
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, February 9 to 14, 20253 events
- Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in Michigan, February 9 to 11, 20252 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, February 9 to 11, 20252 events
- Winter Weather in Idaho, February 9 to 10, 20251 event
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: 1234729, 1234731.