Winter Weather in Eastern Essex, New York

Rain changed to a heavy, wet pasty snow in the valleys just before daybreak as the intensity of the precipitation advected enough cold air toward the surface. Snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches were observed and enough to cause downed limbs and branches that resulted in power outages.

A double barreled storm system with copious amounts of moisture and marginal freezing temperatures moved across New England and New York on April 19th during the early to mid-morning hours. In the higher elevations of northern NY, especially the Adirondacks, a heavy wet snow caked everything and accumulated 6 to 12 inches and locally higher, resulting in numerous tree limb/branch and some tree damage and numerous power outages. Also, the intensity of the precipitation allowed cold air to lower to the surface in the Champlain Valley and this accounted for 4 to 8 inches of snow accumulation and similar impacts. An estimated 25,000 customers lost power in NY's four northern counties and more than 200,000 customers statewide.