Winter Storm — Southern St. Lawrence, New York

2002-01-31 · Southern St. Lawrence, New York

Wider weather episode

Low pressure over the Ohio valley Thursday evening, January 31st moved northeast into southern Canada during Friday, February 1st. Snow overspread the area during the afternoon of January 31st. The snow mixed with sleet during the night of the 31st. The mixed precipitation continued into February 1st as freezing rain changing to rain. Snow accumulations were generally 4 to 10 inches with 1/8th to 1/4 of an inch of ice on top of the snow creating dangerous winter conditions. A few accumulation reports were: Peru (Clinton county), Saranac Lake (Franklin county) and Lake Placid (Essex county) all with 7 inches. In St Lawrence county, Gouverneur reported 10 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5279818. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.