Winter Storm — Southerwestern St. Lawrence, New York

2005-12-16 · Southerwestern St. Lawrence, New York

Wider weather episode

A storm system developed over the lower Mississippi Valley early on the 15th of December and moved northeast to western Long Island of New York early on the 16th of December. The storm continued northeast into the Gulf of Maine by the evening of December 16th. Snow, sleet and freezing rain overspread the area during the late night of December 15th and early morning of December 16th. During the morning of the 16th, steady snow and sleet fell as warm air moved in aloft. Accumulations of snow and sleet across this portion of northern New York was between 6 and 10 inches. In Peru, NY (eastern Clinton county) 9.4 inches fell, while in Malone, NY (northern Franklin county) 9 inches fell.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5483931. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.