Heavy Snow — Southern Westchester, New York

2021-02-07 · Southern Westchester, New York

Event narrative

Amateur radio in New Rochelle and White Plains reported 6.5 inches of snow and 6.0 inches of snow respectively. A trained spotter 2 miles south of Yonkers reported 6.1 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure developed off the NC/VA coast during the morning on Sunday, February 7, 2021. The low then tracked northeast away from the Middle Atlantic through the afternoon as it intensified, then well south and east of Long Island in the late afternoon and evening. A band of moderate to heavy snow developed across southern portions of the Lower Hudson Valley during the late morning hours. and the continued moving east across portions of the New York City metro and Long Island through the rest of afternoon. The initial moderate to heavy snow band merged with a second band developing across eastern Long Island in the afternoon. Snowfall rates within the bands were around one to as high as two inches per hour at times. Surrounding this moderate to heavy band was a steady snowfall through much of the day. Snowfall accumulation across much of Southern Connecticut ranged from 3 to as high as 9 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 941310. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.