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

2024-01-14 to 2024-01-15 · Southwestern St. Lawrence, New York

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1148028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.