Winter Weather — Southern Westchester, New York

2024-02-17 · Southern Westchester, New York

Event narrative

A general 2 to 3 inches fell across Southern Westchester with more significant snow associated with a heavy band falling to the south of the zone. A trained spotter reported 3.0 inches a 2 ESE Scarsdale, and a Cocorahs observer reported 2.7 inches in Armonk. Public reports also came in from 2.1 to 3.4 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A mid level disturbance associated with a confluent upper level trough lead to strong mid level frontogenesis that developed a band of snow to the north of developing low pressure moving offshore. Southwestern portions of the area were on the northern edge of a narrow band of heavy snow that resulted in some southwestern zones reaching warning criteria. Amounts were considerably less to the north.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1152727. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.