Winter Storm in Rockland, New York

Winter Storm January 25, 2026 – January 26, 2026 · Rockland, New York

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter reported 17.6 inches in New City, 13.5 inches in Thiells, 12.5 inches in Chestnut Ridge, 12.5 inches at 1 NNW Valley Cottage, 12.5 inches in Ramapo, and 12.2 inches in Nyack. The public reported 14.2 inches at 1 E Congers, and Cocorahs reported 14.6 inches in Stony Point. Average snowfall amounts across the zone were over a foot.

The wider storm

A low pressure system emerged out of the Southern Plains and Texas and rode northeast through the Tennessee Valley and the Appalachians, before emerging just off the New Jersey coast. This produced a heavy snowfall across all of Southeastern New York, with sleet, some of it heavy across a large portion of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1303440. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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