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

Lake-Effect Snow January 17, 2024 – January 18, 2024 · Southeastern St. Lawrence, New York

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snowfall totals ranged from 4 to 12+ inches across the region with Star Lake reporting 13 inches.

The wider storm

Brisk, cold west-southwest winds blowing across relatively mild Lake Ontario accounted for the lake effect snow machine to develop during the afternoon hours of January 17th and continued through the afternoon hours of January 18th. 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 6 to 12+ inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1148031. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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