Heavy Snow in Northern Westchester, New York

Generally 15 to 24 inches fell across the zone with near blizzard conditions at times. Cocorahs observers reported 22.6 inches in Armonk, and 17.0 inches in Shrub Oak. A trained spotter reported 21.5 inches at 2 NNW White Plains with public reports of over 20 inches across the zone.

Low pressure in the gulf states moved northeast and intensified along and off the Mid Atlantic coast with the consolidated of mid level energy resulting in a major Nor'easter which brought blizzard and near blizzard conditions to Southeastern New York. The storm became vertically stacked and it slowly pulled away to the east and brought a heavy to major snowfall across Southeastern New York with blizzard conditions across Southern Westchester, New York City, and Long Island. Winter storm and near blizzard conditions were reported across the remainder of Southeastern New York. A major snowfall occurred region wide, with portions of the region receiving historic snowfall totals.

A college student died from carbon monoxide poisoning while charging his cell phone during the blizzard. Also, there were 5 snow shoveling-related deaths on Long Island after the blizzard.