Winter Storm — Southwest Clinton, New York

2001-03-05 to 2001-03-06 · Southwest Clinton, New York

Wider weather episode

Storm system developed off the Virginia coast early Monday, March 5th. It moved slowly northeast to near Cape Cod, Ma late Monday night, March 5th and Tuesday morning, March 6th. The storm moved slowly away from the region during Tuesday, March 6th. Snow overspread the area during Monday morning (March 5th) and became steady and heavier by afternoon and continued through the night before tapering off later Tuesday, March 6th. The snow was heavy at times. Some impacts included: Many schools were closed. A number of accidents were reported. Generally, between 20 and 30 inches of snow fell except between 8 and 18 inches of snow fell in southern St. Lawrence. A few snowfall reports included: In western Essex county, Wilmington reported 26 inches while in southwest Clinton county, Ellenburg Depot had 26 inches. In southern St Lawrence county, edwards received 8 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5238132. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.