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

2024-01-17 to 2024-01-18 · Southeastern St. Lawrence, New York

Event narrative

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

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 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_id 1148031. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.