Winter Weather — Eastern Albany, New York
2007-01-14 · Eastern Albany, New York
Event narrative
A cold front slowly settled south across the region late Saturday, January 13th, before becoming stationary across the northern Mid Atlantic states. A wave of low pressure then traveled northeast along this front, and produced a mix of freezing rain and sleet across the region Sunday morning.
Ice accretion from the freezing rain was up to two tenths of an inch. This ice created hazardous travel conditions across the region Sunday morning.
As a result of this hazardous travel, one individual, a 22 year old male, got out of his car after an accident on the eastbound side of the Patroon Island Bridge at 2:15 AM EST. As he waited on the side of the bridge, another vehicle slid into his path, forcing the man to climb onto the bridge railing, when he inadvertently fell about 90 feet to the road below, and was later pronounced dead.
Wider weather episode
A cold front slowly settled south across the region late Saturday, January 13th, before becoming stationary across the northern Mid Atlantic states. A wave of low pressure then traveled northeast along this front, and produced a mix of freezing rain and sleet across the region Sunday morning.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 9608. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.