Winter Weather — Richmond (staten Is.), New York

2017-12-09 · Richmond (staten Is.), New York

Event narrative

A trained spotter measured 6.1 inches of snow in Port Richmond.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure along a slow moving cold front off the eastern seaboard brought locally heavy snow to portions of southeast New York. A strong upper jet stream enhanced the snow across the Tri-State as the low pressure passed well offshore.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 729757. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.