Winter Weather — Orange, New York

2026-01-17 · Orange, New York

Event narrative

An advisory level snow fell across the county. Trained spotters reported 5.3 inches in Monroe, 5.1 inches in Chester, 4.7 inches at 1 S Pine Bush, 4.3 inches at Fort Montgomery, 4.0 inches at 2 SSW Middletown, and 3.8 inches at 3 WNW Warwick. The public reported 4.0 inches 2 SSW Stewart Airport, and 4.8 inches at 2 E Highland Mills.

Wider weather episode

An elevated warm front producing warm advection in the mid levels resulted in an accumulating snow across portions of interior Southeastern New York. The first of 2 accumulating snowfalls within 48 hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1302413. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.