Winter Weather — New York (manhattan), New York

2023-02-27 to 2023-02-28 · New York (manhattan), New York

Event narrative

A general 1 to 3 inches fell across Manhattan on non cement surfaces as temperatures will mainly a degree or so above freezing. Central Park reported 1. 8 inches of snow, and a Cocorahs observer reported 3.0 inches at 1 WNW Fordham.

Wider weather episode

Weak high pressure and a marginally cold air mass was locked into the northeast with blocking to the north across Eastern Canada, while low pressure over the Midwest moved east and redeveloped off the Northern Mid Atlantic coast. This led to the first widespread accumulating snowfall across the CWA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1075121. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.