Winter Weather — Western Rensselaer, New York

2008-02-22 · Western Rensselaer, New York

Event narrative

A 48 year old female died after she lost control of her vehicle on Route 150 at Sharon Lane in Schodack at approximately 1600 LST. The car went through the guide rails, and slid down an embankment.

Slippery roads due to snow were believed to be a contributing factor in the accident.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system tracked from the lower Ohio Valley east toward the Mid Atlantic coast during Friday, February 22nd, to a position off the New England coast by Saturday morning on February 23rd.

This storm system spread a swath of moderate to locally heavy snowfall across portions of east central New York and adjacent western New England, beginning Friday evening, and ending early Saturday morning on February 23rd.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 12 inches across portions of the mid Hudson Valley and central and southern Taconics, with generally 3 to 6 inches elsewhere.

This moderate to locally heavy snowfall created hazardous travel conditions Friday night into Saturday morning, and also led to the closings, or delayed openings of many businesses Saturday morning.

Hundreds of accidents were reported Friday afternoon and evening, with the highest concentration occurring within the mid Hudson Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 81401. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.