Blizzard in New York
Every blizzard event the National Weather Service has filed in New York, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
The most significant on the map
The most significant blizzard 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
- 189
- Deaths
- 59
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- $51 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, December 23 to 27, 2022A historic lake effect blizzard occurred northeast of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario during the Christmas holiday weekend.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, February 8 to 9, 2013Low pressure that formed along the northern Gulf coast by the morning of Thursday, February 7, 2013 moved northeast to near Cape Hatteras by the morning of Friday, February 8, 2013 .
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, January 22 to 24, 2016Low pressure moving across the deep South on Thursday January 21st and Friday January 22nd intensifed and moved off the Mid Atlantic coast on Saturday January 23rd, bringing heavy snow and strong winds to southeast New York, and blizzard conditions to Long Island, New York City,…
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New York, February 22 to 23, 2026Low pressure in the gulf states moved northeast and intensified along and off the Mid Atlantic coast with the consolidated of mid level energy resulting in a major Nor'easter which brought blizzard and near blizzard conditions to Southeastern New York.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, January 28 to 29, 2022A Nor'easter tracked just east of the benchmark bringing the highest snowfall totals and strongest winds to eastern coastal sections. Blizzard conditions verified across Suffolk County on Long Island, with near blizzard conditions for Southern Queens and Nassau Counties.
- Blizzard and Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 2018This storm was a rare lake effect blizzard, producing a period of blizzard conditions northeast of Lakes Erie and Ontario.
- Blizzard in New York, December 26 to 27, 2010A rapidly intensifying low pressure system tracked from off the Southeast US coast on Christmas Day and then past the Mid Atlantic Coast on Sunday December 26th to just east of Long Island by early Monday morning December 27th.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New York, March 4, 1999Deep low pressure moved from West Virginia north across New York to Quebec, Canada. Heavy rain changed to heavy snow as cold air circulated into the region. Snow fell at the rate of two to three inches per hour.
- Flash Flooding and Blizzard in New York, February 24 to 25, 2019Low pressure over the central Plains rapidly deepened as it moved into the central Great Lakes, ending up as a 970 mb low over western Quebec. A strong cold front trailing the low sliced through western New York trailing it and ushering in very gusty winds.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, March 12, 2014Low pressure moved across the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic coast then lifted northeast to the Canadian Maritimes. Snow began across the region during the pre-dawn hours of the Wednesday the 12th.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New York, March 1 to 2, 2018A complex area of low pressure tracked from the Ohio Valley and southeast United States during the afternoon of the 1st and intensified into a major winter storm over Long Island by the morning of the 2nd.
- Blizzard and Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 6 to 8, 2014As a result of anomalously cold air that made its way south from the Canadian Arctic, blizzard conditions were experienced across a large portion of the Niagara Frontier, including the Buffalo Metropolitan area, while over 5 feet of snow fell on the Tug Hill Plateau.
- Blizzard and High Wind in New York, February 24 to 25, 2019Strong to damaging westerly winds developed over eastern New York and western New England on Monday, February 25th, in association with a deep low pressure system over the Canadian Maritimes.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, March 14 to 15, 2017A major nor'easter developed off the North Carolina/Virginia coast during the early morning hours of March 14th and intensified as it moved north-northeast across southeast New England during the night into central Maine by the morning of March 15th.
- Blizzard in New York, December 15, 2016An arctic front merged with a band of lake effect snow off Lake Ontario, with an intense squall of heavy snow and very strong winds moving southeast across Oswego County.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, February 26 to 29, 2020Surface low pressure advanced from the Ohio Valley toward central New York. Model guidance waffled all over with the track of this system in the days before its arrival, eventually placing the low on a more southerly track.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, March 14 to 16, 2017A very significant coastal snowstorm impacted the region March 14 through 16, featuring extremely heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions. The bulk of the snowstorm occurred during the day on Tuesday, March 14th.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, January 4, 2018The development of the blizzard/winter storm began along the southeast coast on Wednesday January 3, 2018. An amplifying upper level trough spawned the development of low pressure off the coast of Florida.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, February 9, 2017Low pressure developed along a cold front over the Middle Atlantic early Thursday, February 9th. The low rapidly intensified as it moved off the Delmarva coast in the morning and then to the south and east of Long Island late morning into the afternoon.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New York, December 5 to 7, 2003As a cold high pressure system settled over New England, a series of low pressure systems developed off the Mid Atlantic Coast during Friday, December 5th and Saturday, December 6th.The first low pressure system developed along the North Carolina Coast during Friday morning.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, February 22 to 23, 2026A highly anticipated, highly impactful Nor'easter struck eastern New York on the evening of Sunday, February 22 through the afternoon of Monday, February 23, 2026.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, January 26 to 27, 2015A potent Alberta Clipper low moved from southwestern Canada on January 24th to the Plains states and Ohio Valley on the 25th.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New York, March 14 to 15, 2017A major winter storm developed over eastern North Carolina during the early morning hours of March 14th. The winter storm tracked northeast during the day on the 14th reaching the Gulf of Maine by the late evening of the 14th.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, February 15 to 17, 2025Low pressure developed in the lower Mississippi River Valley on the evening of February 15th (Saturday) and then moved northeast across the Ohio River Valley midday on February 16th (Sunday) and into the Gulf of Maine during the evening hours.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New York, December 19 to 20, 2009Coastal low pressure rapidly intensified Saturday night as it tracked northeast from off the Delmarva Coast...just southeast of the 40N/70W benchmark and to southeast of Cape Cod by Sunday morning.
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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.