New York, 2025

Winter Storm and High Wind in New York, January 27 to 28, 2025

January 27 to 28, 2025 · NWS BUF · 12 events in 11 counties and zones

A powerful area of low pressure tracked across northern Ontario and Quebec on January 27th and 28th. The strong cold front associated with the system tracked south across the western and north central New York area, causing moderate to heavy snowfall at times during the night of January 27th into the morning hours of January 28th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$6,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 BUF wrote it up.

A powerful area of low pressure tracked across northern Ontario and Quebec on January 27th and 28th. The strong cold front associated with the system tracked south across the western and north central New York area, causing moderate to heavy snowfall at times during the night of January 27th into the morning hours of January 28th. Lake enhancement and upsloping added to the snowfall amounts, especially northeast of Lake Ontario where up to a foot of snow accumulated. Because of the strength of the area of low pressure, dropping to as low as 966 hPa, a tight pressure gradient was present over the region.

Snowfall amounts for this event include: 12.0 inches in Lowville, 11.2 inches in Copenhagen, 10.2 inches in Castorland, 10.0 inches in Constableville and 9.0 inches in Calcium.

Notable wind gusts for this event include: 66 mph at the Batavia New York State Mesonet, 63 mph at the Buffalo Airport, 61 mph at the Niagara Falls Airport, 60 mph at Dunkirk Airport and at the Fredonia C-Man station and 58 mph at the York New York State Mesonet.

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 Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 27, 6:30 AM EST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 6:30 AM EST, 30 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

9 high wind, 3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Chautauqua

When
January 27, 7:00 AM EST to January 28, 3:48 AM EST
Where
Chautauqua forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
42.303, -79.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Erie

When
January 27, 7:00 AM EST to January 28, 3:48 AM EST
Where
Northern Erie forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Pine tree snapped on Wehrle Drive between Harris Hill Road and Gunnville Road.

High Wind, Genesee

When
January 27, 7:00 AM EST to January 28, 3:48 AM EST
Where
Genesee forecast zone
Measured
57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
43.001, -78.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Niagara

When
January 27, 7:00 AM EST to January 28, 3:48 AM EST
Where
Niagara forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
43.173, -78.691 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree downed in the road in Royalton.

High Wind, Orleans

When
January 27, 7:00 AM EST to January 28, 3:48 AM EST
Where
Orleans forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
43.251, -78.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Multiple reports of downed trees on Holley Road and Route 31 in Clarendon.

High Wind, Monroe

When
January 27, 7:00 AM EST to January 28, 3:48 AM EST
Where
Monroe forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
43.165, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reports of downed trees and wires on Roosevelt Highway in Hamlin.

High Wind, Jefferson

When
January 27, 7:00 AM EST to January 28, 3:48 AM EST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Measured
57 kt (66 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Erie

When
January 27, 7:00 AM EST to January 28, 3:48 AM EST
Where
Southern Erie forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wyoming

When
January 27, 7:00 AM EST to January 28, 3:48 AM EST
Where
Wyoming forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jefferson

When
January 27, 8:00 PM EST to January 28, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Oswego

When
January 27, 8:00 PM EST to January 28, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Oswego forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lewis

When
January 27, 8:30 PM EST to January 28, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Lewis forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.785, -75.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 1233950, 1233951, 1233952, 1233953, 1233954, 1233955, 1233956, 1236260, 1236261, 1233944, 1236259, 1233945.