Winter Storm — Southern Cayuga, New York

2014-12-09 to 2014-12-11 · Southern Cayuga, New York

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts ranged from 8-18 inches across the county. The highest amount of 18 inches fell in Sempronius.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system developed over the eastern seaboard late Monday night, December 8th. This spread precipitation into areas east of the Interstate 81 corridor during the day and evening hours on Tuesday, bringing rain to valley locations and snow to the highest elevations. While accumulations of snow were relatively minor on Tuesday, subsequent upper level waves brought moderate to heavy snow to areas in central New York Wednesday morning into the afternoon hours. The highest snowfall accumulations could be found in the higher terrain of southern Onondaga and Madison counties and northern Cortland and Chenango counties. The highest amount of 27.5 inches fell in Jamesville New York.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 545426. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.