Lake-Effect Snow — Southern Cayuga, New York

2015-03-18 · Southern Cayuga, New York

Event narrative

Snowfall ranged between 7 and 10 inches in the southern part of Cayuga County with Moravia seeing the highest amount.

Wider weather episode

A northwest flow of cold and moist air around an intense winter storm over the Maritimes combined with moisture from Lake Ontario to bring a band of locally heavy snow from the Finger Lakes Region southeast to the Binghamton area and western Catskills. The snow begin during the overnight hours on the 8th of March and ended by early afternoon. Snowfall accumulations generally ranged from 3 to 6 inches from the Finger Lakes to the Catskills with locally up to 8 to 10 inches from southern Cayuga County to northern Broome County in New York.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 568092. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.