Winter Weather — Orange, New York

2025-12-26 to 2025-12-27 · Orange, New York

Event narrative

Trained spotters reported 4.0 inches at 3 WNW Warwick and 6.0 inches in Monroe. Cocorahs observers reported 5.1 inches at 4 SSE Chester, 4.0 inches in Warwick, and 3.6 inches in Port Jervis, 5.5 inches at 3.3 W New Windsor, and 6.0 inches at Cornwall-on-the- Hudson. The public reported 5.7 inches 2 SSW Stewart Airport and 5.6 inches at 2 E Highland Mills. Amateur radio reported 5.0 inches at 2 NW Stewart Airport. Amounts averaged just short of warning criteria both numerically and spatially.

Wider weather episode

A progressive shortwave from the west overran a cold high pressure system resulting in a significant snowfall across the region. Warm advection aloft was the main driver of the snowfall for much of the event. Advisory to Warning level snow fell across Southeastern New York.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1299743. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.