Winter Weather — Northern Queens, New York

2024-02-17 · Northern Queens, New York

Event narrative

A band of heavy to moderate snow moved just to the immediate south of Northern Queens. Amounts ranged around 3 inches across the zone. The Official NWS Observation from LGA reported 3.3 inches. A public report at 1 WNW Elmhurst came in at 3.0 inches. Also a report came in from Woodside at 3.0 inches.

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 1152731. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.