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Northern Franklin storm history

Storm events recorded in Northern Franklin, New York between 1950 and 2025.

320
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
8
Floods
0
Deaths
$5.6M
Property damage

Most significant events

Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.

January 6, 1998 · Northern Franklin, New York
Ice Storm Ice Storm$2.0M damage
December 28, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Elevated flat ice accumulations were generally around 0.2 inches across the area with vehicle accidents being the main impact.
December 19, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
High Wind High Wind
Several wind gusts in excess of 60 mph with scattered tree damage and power outages.
December 10, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals for this event were 4 to 7 inches.
December 7, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals of 3 to 6 inches were reported.
November 16, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals were generally 2 to 6 inches with the highest totals along the higher elevations.
June 23, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Heat Heat
Dangerous heat across the region for both June 23rd and 24th with daytime temperatures in the lower to mid 90s and dewpoints in the 70s creating heat index values between 95 and 105 degrees.
March 28, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall totals across the area were 5 to 10 inches.
February 17, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Numerous wind gusts in excess of 40 mph were recorded and combined with freshly fallen snow for considerable blowing and drifting snow that caused some driving hazards of poor visibility and snow covered roads.
February 15, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall totals across the county were 10 to 18 inches with brisk winds developing in the evening hours to begin blowing and drifting snow that caused some driving hazards of poor visibility and snow covered roads through February 17th.
February 12, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches across the area.
February 3, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals across the area were generally 3 to 5 inches.
January 28, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches were observed.
January 27, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
High Wind High Wind
Numerous wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were observed, including a wind gust of 62 mph in Malone.
January 7, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Storm total snowfall across northern Franklin county ranged from 8 to 16+ inches over a 2+ day period.
January 1, 2025 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A general 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across northern Franklin county, especially in the higher terrain.
December 23, 2024 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A general 4 to 6 inches of snow fell across Franklin county.
April 3, 2024 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall totals across the area were generally 6 to 12 inches with 7 inches in Saranac Lake and Paul Smiths, 8 inches in Malone and 13 inches in North Burke.
March 23, 2024 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals in northern Franklin county were generally 3 to 6 inches.
February 28, 2024 · Northern Franklin, New York
High Wind High Wind
New York State Mesonet (NYSM) measured a 58 mph wind gust in Malone with numerous reports of some form of tree damage and other observations in the upper 40 to lower 50 mph range.
January 24, 2024 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Flat ice accumulations of 0.2 to 0.3 inches were observed.
January 16, 2024 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals of 2 to 4 inches were observed and accounted for some hazardous travel.
January 13, 2024 · Northern Franklin, New York
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Southeast wind gusts of 40-50 mph with a few in the lower 50 mph range impacted the region for a few hours resulting in isolated to scattered power outages.
January 10, 2024 · Northern Franklin, New York
High Wind High Wind
In addition to the measured 63 mph wind gust there were several locations that had tree debris and power outages. In addition 1 to 4 inches of wet snow preceded the wind event.
January 6, 2024 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches were observed.
December 10, 2023 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A heavy, wet snow accumulated 3 to 8 inches across Franklin county with the heaviest across elevations above 1200 feet.
May 18, 2023 · Northern Franklin, New York
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
A hard freeze with temperatures in the 20s occurred across much of the area for several hours in the morning.
March 14, 2023 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall totals were generally 6 to 12 inches with the higher totals in the Lake Placid/Saranac Lake region.
March 3, 2023 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A general 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the region.
February 22, 2023 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A general 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the region.
February 3, 2023 · Northern Franklin, New York
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills impacted the area from early Friday morning through Saturday evening. The coldest was Friday night with low temperatures 20 to 30 below zero and wind chills 30 to 45 below zero. Some specific low temperatures included;-33 in Saranac L…
January 25, 2023 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals ranged from 4 to 7 inches with the higher totals in the Adirondacks.
January 19, 2023 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A general 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the region.
January 12, 2023 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals were generally 4 to 7 inches across the region.
December 23, 2022 · Northern Franklin, New York
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Southeast winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph occurred during the morning hours before lessening for a few hours before an arctic cold front brought west winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50-55 mph to the region.
December 16, 2022 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A heavy wet snow of 10 to 20 inches fell across Franklin county, resulting in 1000's of power outages. Some specifics include; 21 inches in Chasm Falls, 18 inches in Paul Smiths and Dickinson and 14 inches in Saranac Lake.
March 12, 2022 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches were common.
February 25, 2022 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall amounts of 8 to 10 inches were common, the heaviest occurring in the latter third of the event.
February 17, 2022 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Combined snow and sleet accumulations of 4 to 8 inches were common along with a tenth of an inch of ice (freezing rain) accumulation. These conditions led to hazardous driving across the area.
February 3, 2022 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Total snowfall ranged from 8 to 10 inches with much of this falling in the late evening of February 3rd to around daybreak on February 4th.
January 27, 2022 · Northern Franklin, New York
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Dangerous cold wind chills of 25 to 35 below zero late Wednesday night (26th) through mid-morning Thursday (27th) and again late Friday night (28th) into midday Saturday (29th). Actual air temperatures were 15 to 25 below zero as well.
January 20, 2022 · Northern Franklin, New York
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Observed low temperatures Friday and Saturday morning were 20 to 30 below zero. Wind chill temperatures were about 10 degrees colder Thursday night into midday Friday.
January 17, 2022 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches were common.
January 14, 2022 · Northern Franklin, New York
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Dangerously cold wind chills of 25 to 40 below zero were observed across the region with actual air temperatures of 10 to 20 below zero Friday evening through midday Saturday. Overnight minimum temperatures Saturday night-Sunday morning were 15 to 25 below zero with calm/light wi…
January 11, 2022 · Northern Franklin, New York
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum temperatures on the morning of the 11th (Tuesday) were in the 10 to 20 below zero with winds creating wind chills in the mid 20s to lower 30s below zero range. Daytime highs only reached near zero with still sub-zero wind chills. Lows Tuesday night fell below zero early t…
December 25, 2021 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light accumulation of ice, less than a tenth of flat ice, due to freezing rain/drizzle. Numerous vehicle accidents (solo or multi-vehicle) due to icy roads.
December 18, 2021 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A widespread 4 to 5 inches of snow fell across Franklin county.
December 11, 2021 · Northern Franklin, New York
High Wind High Wind
Numerous tree branches and trees down that fell on utility lines, roads and small structures across northern Franklin county. Numerous wind gusts in excess of 50-55 mph with a measured 73 mph in Malone and 63 mph in Gabriels.
December 6, 2021 · Northern Franklin, New York
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Measured wind gusts in excess of 40-45 mph led to isolated power outages.
November 26, 2021 · Northern Franklin, New York
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Rain changed to snow by late afternoon with snowfall amounts ranging from 2 to 5 inches in the valley with 4 to 8 inches in higher elevations of the Adirondacks. These higher amounts led to isolated power outages due to the wet nature of the snow.

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
2025150
202490
202390
2022110
2021110
202070
201980
201880
201770
201640
201550
201450
201370
201270
2011100
201060
200970
2008200
2007170
2006150
2005190
2004110
2003110
2002110
2001160
2000200
1999120
199890
199790
1996140