Avalanche in New York
Every avalanche event the National Weather Service has filed in New York, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A mass of snow sliding down a mountainside that caused a death, an injury or damage.
The most significant on the map
The most significant avalanche episodes in New York.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 2
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Avalanche in New York, February 19, 2000An avalanche occurred on Saturday, February 19th, on Wright Peak which is southwest of Mt. Van Hovenberg. The avalanche occurred at about the 3500 foot level, and was about 400 feet in length. There was one person killed and 5 injured while skiing.
- Avalanche and Flooding in New York, December 24 to 26, 2020An area of low pressure tracking from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay advected in an unseasonably warm air mass into the region from Thursday, December 24 to Friday, December 25, 2020.
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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 2026-09-24.