Winter Weather in Eastern Essex, New York

Winter Weather February 18, 2022 · Eastern Essex, New York

What the National Weather Service wrote

Rain changed to freezing rain and accumulated to a tenth of an inch or less, followed by 1/2 to 1 inch of sleet then snowfall accumulating 1-2 inches created hazardous driving conditions.

The wider storm

An arctic front slowly moved from northwest to southeast across northern NY during the late evening of February 17th and overnight hours of February 18th, bringing much colder air. Meanwhile, a weak surface wave was traveling northeast along this boundary. The combination allowed for light rain to change to freezing rain and eventually sleet and snow through the morning hours of February 18th.

Ice accumulations were generally around a tenth (0.10) of an inch with sleet/snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches that created hazardous travel.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1000673. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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