Lake-Effect Snow in Southwestern St. Lawrence, New York

Snowfall totals ranged from 4 to 16 inches with specific totals of; 16 inches in Richville, 13 inches in Russell, 12 inches in Heuvelton.

Brisk, cold west-southwest winds blowing across relatively mild Lake Ontario accounted for the lake effect snow machine to develop during the late afternoon hours of January 14th and continued through the afternoon hours of January 15th. The lake effect band shifted northwest to southeast during this period with the main impacts occurring during the evening hours. Snowfall totals across southern St. Lawrence county were 1 to 2 feet.