Heavy Snow in Putnam, New York

Heavy wet snow fell across Putnam County with amounts averaging well over warning criteria. Some snowfall totals included; 12.1 inches at 1 N Fahnestock State Park, 11.3 inches in Mahopac, 11.1 inches at 3 NNE Cold Spring, 10.0 inches at 3 N Putnam Valley via broadcast media.

Low pressure across the Tennessee Valley and the Gulf states tracked tracked north, and redeveloped and intensified rapidly off the Mid Atlantic coast. A heavy wet snowfall occurred across much of Southeastern New York, with lesser amounts across portions of the coast, especially along and closer to the south shore and eastern third of Long Island. Marginal surface temperatures precluded higher snow amounts in urban locations and further south and east. A combination of over 250 crashes and accidents were reported across Long Island during the storm from state and county law enforcement officials.