Northern Westchester storm history

Broadcast media reported a tree falling on a car at an estimated time of 200 PM Local Standard Time with an occupant inside the car. This occurred on Route 128 between School Street and Leisure Farm Drive in Armonk, NY and resulted in a fatality.

A wind gust of 64 mph was reported on the Tappan Zee Bridge at 613 pm. In North Salem, two boys aged 11 and 13 were killed when a tree fell into the house.

A tree fell on a moving car traveling south on Furnace Dock Road, in Cortlandt Westchester County, killing the driver and casing minor injuries to 2 passengers.

A trained spotter reported 5.7 inches at 1 SE Croton-on-the-Hudson, 5.8 inches at 2 NNE White Plains, and 6.9 inches at 2 ENE Peeksill. Cocorahs reported 6.0 inches at 2.8 NNE Peekskill and 5.9 inches at South Salem. A cooperative observer reported 6.0 inches at Shrub Oak.

Trained spotters reported high end advisory snow criteria with 4.8 inches at 1 WSW Armonk, 4.6 inches at White Plains, and 4.1 inches at 2 NW Woodlawn. The public reported 4.0 inches at 2 ENE Peekskill. Cocorahs reported 3.9 inches in South Salem, 3.5 inches in Shrub Oak, and 5.0…

A measured high wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at a mesonet station located in Peekskill, NY at 1025 AM Local Standard Time. Later in the afternoon at 433 PM, NY Department of Highways reported a tree down with wires and a road closure on route 128 between Cottage Road and Tayl…

An estimated 1 to 2 inches of snow with some sleet fell across a good portion of Northern Westchester, especially further north across the zone, before a changeover to freezing rain. A trained spotter reported 1.4 inches of snow in Peekskill just before midnight and before the ch…

Mainly 3 to 5 inches fell across the zone. Trained spotters reported 4.0 inches at Croton-on-Hudson and 4.0 inches in Peekskill. The public reported 3.5 inches in Ossining. Cocorahs observers reported 4.0 inches in Armonk and 3.8 inches in South Salem.

A Cocorahs observer reported 4.5 inches at 2.8 NNE Peekskill and 3.6 inches at Armonk early the following morning. During the evening higher totals of 5.5 inches were reported at Croton-on-Hudson and Ossining via the public. Also during the evening a public report of 6.0 inches w…

Cocrorahs observers reported 3.0 inches at 2.8 NNE Peeksill and 2.5 inches in Armonk. The public reported 3.7 inches at Croton-on-Hudson.

A cocorahs observer reported 3.5 inches in Shrub Oak and 2.5 inches at 2.8 NNE Peeksill, and a public observer reported 3.0 inches in Somers.

Emergency management reported large tree limbs and branches down, occurring between 1100 AM and 1200 PM Local Standard Time in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. One tree was one down on Rt 129 in the area of Dailey Drive with a road closure.

The public reported downed wires and a road closure on NY 120 in both directions at Prospect Drive in Chappaqua, NY at 106 PM Local Standard Time. Two lanes were blocked.

A measured high wind gust of 59 mph occurred at Tappan Zee Light 14 mesonet station nearby Briarcliff Manor, NY, at 1021 AM Local Standard Time.

The Department of Highways reported a tree and wires downed at 146 AM Local Standard Time on February 29, 2024. The incident resulted in a road closure in both directions on NY Route 100 in Valhalla, NY between Stephens Lane and Westchester Community College. In addition, a measu…

A heavy wet snow fell across Northern Westchester. Snowfall amounts included; 10.8 at Peekskill, 9.8 in at Montrose, 9.5 in at 2 S Mahopac, and 6.5 inches at 2 N White Plains via trained spotters.

Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the Piermont USGS tidal gauge, with water levels above the moderate threshold of 6.9 ft MLLW from from 1015 AM EST to 1245 PM EST, and a peak water level of 7.5 ft MLLW from 1130 AM EST to 1200 PM EST.

Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the Piermont USGS tidal gauge, with water levels above the moderate threshold of 6.9 ft MLLW from 800 AM to 945 AM EST, and a peak water level of 7.3 ft MLLW from 830 AM to 900 AM EST.

The Department of Highways reported multiple instances of downed trees. A downed tree closed all lanes of Route 9 in both directions in at Scarborough Road in Briarcliff Manor, NY at 1007 PM Local Standard Time. Also in Briarcliff Manor, a downed tree caused a road closure of Rou…

An accumulating snow took place across Northern Westchester. Amounts ranged mostly between 3 and 5 inches. Trained spotters reported 4.6 inches in Peekskill, and 4.0 inches at 1 SE Croton-on-Hudson. Cocorahs reported 4.0 inches in Shrub Oak. Amounts were less going south and east…

Multiple instances of downed trees across Northern Westchester County, NY, some with road closures, were reported by the Department of Highways. This included, in Local Standard Time, Goldens Bridge at 543 AM, Pleasantville at 616 AM, Cross River at 625 AM, Pound Ridge at 701 AM,…

The northern half of the zone had snowfall totals at or exceeding 6 inches of heavy wet snow. A trained spotter reported 7.0 inches in Peekskill, with a public report of 6.3 inches at 3 ESE Peekskill. The public also reported 7.1 inches at 1 N North Castle. A report of 4.0 inches…

Heavy snow fell across the northern half of the county. A Cocorahs report had 6.5 inches in Katonah, a COOP report came in with 6.0 inches in Shrub Oak, a trained spotter reported 6.0 inches in White Plains, and public reports of 6.0 inches at 2 NE Somers and 5.7 inches at Croton…

NY Department of Highways reported several instances of downed trees with blocked/closed roads across Northern Westchester County between approximately 300 AM and 900 AM Local Standard Time. These instances included the towns of Crugers/Croton-On-Hudson, Cross River, South Salem,…

Snowfall reports were generally at 3 inches with a trained spotter reporting 3.0 inches in Golden's Bridge, and the public reporting 3.0 inches in North Castle.

Snow and windy conditions occurred across Northern Westchester. A peak wind gust of 44 mph occurred at the Croton mesonet, and a peak gust occurred at White Plains Airport (HPN) of 46 mph. Snowfall reports ranged as high as 8.4 inches in Armonk along the southern edge of the zone…

Public reports came in with 5.0 inches in Buchanan, 4.5 inches in Peekskill, 4.5 inches in Golden's Bridge, and 2.0 inches in Croton on the Hudson.

A trained spotter reported reported 3.8 inches of snow in Montrose, NY, while the public reported 6.3 inches of snow in Armonk, NY.

Tree downed across US Route 9 at Croton Point Avenue in Croton-on-Hudson at 539 AM local standard time, blocking 3 lanes.

Social Media reported 3.2 inches of snow in Somers and 2.4 inches of snow in Croton-on-Hudson.

Trained spotters and the public reported 3 to 6 inches of snow. The nearby Westchester County Airport recorded 0.01 inches of freezing rain.

The public reported 3 to 6 inches of snow.

Trained spotters and amateur radio reported 14 to 20 inches of snow. A 46 mph wind gust was recorded by the White Plains Airport ASOS at 4:56 pm February 1, 2021.

A measured wind gust of 71 mph occurred in Somers at 330 AM. A measured sustained wind of 48 mph was recorded at 138 AM in Ossining. Additionally, multiple downed trees and power lines were reported by the Public and Trained Spotters, including a transformer down and on fire at G…

A CoCoRaHS observer 2 miles east of Yorktown Heights measured 11 inches of snow and a CoCORaHS observer 2 miles south of Peach Lake measured 10.9 inches of snow. Amateur radio and trained spotters measured 10 to 12 inches of snow. Winds gusted to 40 mph at the Westchester County …

A maximum sustained winds of 42 mph was recorded at an elevation of 44 ft at Tappan Zee Light Station at 136 pm LST with a peak wind gust of 57 mph at 131 pm LST. A peak wind gust of 57 mph was recorded at the NYS mesonet in Somers at 33 ft elevation at 120pm LST. These type of w…

At 1051 am, the mesonet station at Tappan Zee Light measured a 68 mph wind gust, and a 48 mph sustained wind. The sensor is elevated to 44 feet. A 51 mph wind gust was measured in Peekskill at 1033 am. According to social media, a tree was knocked down across Alpine Drive near th…

An NWS COOP Observer in Shrub Oak reported 4.5 inches of snow. CoCoRaHS observers, social media, trained spotters, and the public reported 2 to 6 inches of snow.

CoCoRaHS and the public reported 6 to 10 inches of snow.

The public reported 6 to 8 inches of snow.

Trained spotters and the public reported 2 to 5 inches of snow.

The ASOS at White Plains Airport measured a wind gust up to 58 mph at 340 pm. at 1257 pm, the sustained wind was 40 mph at the same airport. In addition, a sustained wind speed of 40 mph was measured at 1257 pm. At Croton-on-Hudson, a wind gust up to 59 mph was measured at 1019 a…

The nearby Danbury, CT ASOS reported 0.37 inches of ice accretion. The broadcast media reported significant impacts due to ice accretion. Power companies were working on many downed trees on power lines in Southeast and in North Salem. A large tree branch came down on Route 121 i…

Social Media, trained spotters, CoCoRaHS, and the public reported 6 to 9 inches of snow.

Trained spotters and the public reported 6 to 8 inches of snowfall.

Trained spotters, social media, and the public reported 2 to 8 inches of snow. These totals were reached in more than 12 hours and did not meet NWS criteria for warning level snow.

Fire department/rescue reported 13.5 inches of snow in Armonk. 9 to 14 inches was reported across northern Westchester from CoCoRaHS observers, a COOP observer, and the public. The heavy wet snow combined with strong winds to bring down tree limbs and a few power lines.

At Westchester Airport, a gust to 64 was reported at 229 pm. The Department of Highways reported downed wires and a power pole on NY100 at 837 am. All lanes were closed. Around 946 am, a tree was knocked doen in Sleepy Hollow on US 9 southbound. At 120 pm, a large tree fell onto …