Winter Weather — Southern Westchester, New York

2022-01-05 · Southern Westchester, New York

Event narrative

Vehicle crash on the ramp connecting the Eastbound Cross County Parkway to the Northbound Bronx River Parkway. Ice Accretion estimated via photos with one fatality.

Wider weather episode

A southwest flow aloft overran a retreating and shallow cold air mass along a weak stationary boundary. This resulted in a brief but impactful period of wintry mix of precipitation which included freezing rain during the early morning hours and into the initial stages of the morning commute, but most impacts occurred just before the start of the main part of the morning commute.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 995073. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.