Power Outage in Amsterdam, NY

Multiple trees and powerlines were reported down throughout Amsterdam.

Trees and power lines were reported down.

A tree fell onto power lines at the intersection of Charles Lane and Sandford Ave. Time was estimated by radar.

Route 10 was closed between Hickory Hill Road and Dillenbeck Road due to downed power pole and wires.

A tree was downed onto a powerline near Guy Park Ave and Evelyn Street. Time estimated by radar.

A tree was downed onto a powerline on East Main Street. Time estimated by radar.

Trees and a power pole were downed on Route 30 between Route 161 and Belldons Road.

A power pole was snapped.

Multiple reports of trees and power lines down across Montgomery county. A 54 mph wind gust was measured in Amsterdam at 1:36 PM. There were about 23,000 customers without power across Montgomery county.

Downed power lines.

A portion of County Route 10 between Latimer Hill Road and Old Sharon Road in Ames was closed due to downed power lines from thunderstorm winds.

Strong winds downed a tree on Mc Kay Road in Amsterdam. Some power outages were reported throughout the area as well.

A tree and power lines were reportedly down and across a road due to thunderstorm winds in Charleston.

A trained spotter reported a tree down as a result of high winds. Numerous power outages were also reported throughout Montgomery County.

Power outages were reported throughout Montgomery County due to high winds.

Flooding occurred along the Mohawk River downstream from the Schoharie Creek. Route 5S was closed due to flooding from Route 30A in Fultonville to Route 160 in Pattersonville. Portions of Route 5 were closed due to flooding between Fort Johnson and Amsterdam. The Old Fort Johnson Historic Site in Fort Johnson was severely damaged by flood waters. It was reported that at least 20 farmers lost crops and sustained damage to farmland in the Schoharie and Mohawk valleys in Montgomery County. ||Considerable damage occurred to New York State Erie Canal Locks E-12 (Tribes Hill), E-11 (Amsterdam) and E-10 (Cransville) in Montgomery County. At Lock E-12, six upright gates were sprung and there was debris in the dam. At Lock E-11, floorbeams collapsed, upright gates were sprung, there was a heavy debris load upon dam, the lockhouse was missing, erosion occurred behind the powerhouse and the Guy Park Manor, a Revolutionary War-era residence that housed the Walter Elwood Museum, suffered a partial wall collapse and heavy erosion to the foundation. At Lock E-10, the floorbeams on spans one and two collapsed and there was a heavy debris load upon the dam gates.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down due to strong winds across Montgomery County resulting in power outages and road closures including, but not limited to the following: in Fonda, Route 5 between Hickory Hill Road and Reservoir Road, and in Fultonville, Route 30A between Ingersol Road and Auriesville Road. In Palatine Bridge, an observer for WeatherNet 6 (WRGB-CBS6) reported a measured wind gust of 43 mph at 9:25 am EST. In Hessville, an observer for WeatherNet 6 (WRGB-CBS6) reported a measured wind gust of 40 mph at 2:47 pm EST.

Snowfall accumulations of 1 to 5 inches occurred from late Tuesday afternoon on October 28th, into the early morning hours of Wednesday October 29th. This wet, heavy snowfall, combined with gusty winds, led to some downed tree limbs and resultant scattered power outages across the region.

Multiple trees and power lines were reported down throughout the city of Amsterdam due to strong thunderstorm winds.

A low pressure system over the midwest moved east, reaching south central New York State around midday on Monday, January 15th, and then moved off the southern New England coast by Monday evening.|Cold low level air remained in place as precipitation overspread the region early Monday morning, producing a mix of freezing rain and some sleet. Significant icing, with ice accretions of one half of an inch, to up to one inch, occurred from the freezing rain during Monday, leading to widespread power outages from downed trees and tree limbs, and from power transformers which shorted out. Although the freezing rain tapered off Monday evening, strengthening winds in the wake of the storm continued to down tree limbs and exacerbate power outages across the region into Monday night.|This ice storm had a significant impact on travel and economy across the region. Estimates of 85,000 customers were affected by power outages at the height of the ice storm Monday afternoon and evening. Some of these customers did not receive power back until Thursday, January 18th.

An emergency manager received numerous reports of trees and power lines being blown down across the county.

Trees and power lines down in Mindenville.

A powerful Nor'Easter resulted in widespread moderate to heavy wet snow and gusty winds across eastern New York March 13-March 15, 2023. ||Anywhere from 15 to 30 inches of snow with locally higher amounts in excess of 30 inches fell over the SW Adirondacks and eastern Catskills. Valley locations received lesser amounts with totals generally ranging between 7 to 15 inches. A few locations across the western Mohawk Valley and mid-Hudson Valley received less than 6 inches of snow.||Numerous downed trees and powerlines resulted in widespread power outages. According to the National Grid, approximately 141,000 customers lost power within the state of New York with most occurring within our county warning area. Some locations were without power for at least 1 or 2 days. Several warming stations opened to assist those without power. Overall, this event led to the closing of many school districts, and resulted in chain up laws and bans of empty tractor trailers and/or tandems on some area interstates. A State of Emergency was issued for several jurisdictions as a result of the storm. ||Key Impacts: Power Outages, School Closures, Car Accidents, Travel Restrictions.

Snow moved over eastern New York Friday evening (March 3rd) from southwest to northeast. Snow was moderate to at times heavy over the area Friday evening into Friday night. At times, snow mixed with sleet/freezing rain especially over areas south of I-90 (i.e. mid-Hudson Valley). Snow persisted through Friday night before tapering to snow showers Saturday and eventually coming to an end Saturday afternoon/evening.||Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 12 inches across most of the area except 3-6 inches across the western Mohawk Valley, mid-Hudson Valley and across Columbia, Rensselaer and southern Washington counties.||The weight of the snow resulted in some power outages especially across Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga and Warren counties.||Key Impacts: Power Outages, Travel Limitations.

A brief but powerful Arctic airmass moved across the region on February 3-4, 2023 which brought dangerously low wind chill values to much of the region along with strong wind gusts. An Arctic cold front passed across the region during the evening hours on February 2 accompanied by snow showers and snow squalls. Snow squalls were confined only to the Adirondacks. Thereafter, very cold air gradually advected into the region on February 3 into the morning hours on February 4.||Air temperatures gradually fell throughout the day on February 3 with readings down to the single digits above zero to 10 to 20 below zero by the late-afternoon hours. Many locations dropped to between 10 and 25 degrees below zero with a few pockets in the Adirondacks nearing 40 below zero by the early morning hours on February 4. Portions of the mid-Hudson Valley only fell to between 5 and 10 degrees below zero. On February 4, a record low temperature of -13F was tied at Albany while a record low temperature of -24F was set at Glens Falls. Poughkeepsie was short of their daily record low of -10F by only falling to -7F.||In addition to the cold, this Arctic air mass brought strong winds across the region during the daytime hours on February 3 into the overnight hours before easing on February 4. Peak gusts between 35 and 50 mph were common across most areas. A few localized areas had a peak wind gust greater than 50 mph. A few downed trees and power lines occurred which resulted in a few power outages. The area with the highest amount of power outages was in Ulster County.||The combination of very cold air and strong winds resulted in wind chill values much lower than the actual air temperature. The lowest wind chills ranged from 20 below zero across portions of the mid-Hudson Valley to near 50 below zero across portions of the Adirondacks. For many, the last time it was this cold was back in February 2016.||Warming centers opened areawide to offer assistance for those that needed shelter from the cold. Some area schools closed or were delayed as a result of the cold.||Key impacts: damage to trees and power lines, power outages, school delays and closings.

With eastern New York in the cold sector of a coastal low pressure system, a swath of moderate to heavy snow fell across a good portion of the area Sunday evening/night into Monday before ending Monday afternoon. The winter storm proved impactful resulting in car crashes and power outages. Some schools and businesses also closed as a result of the storm.||Key Impacts: Car accidents, power outages, school and business closures.

A high-impact, long-duration winter storm affected the region from December 15-17, 2022. This was an elevation-dependent storm with heavy snowfall for the higher elevations and a mix of rain and snow in the valleys. Snowfall totals of 12-24 inches were common across areas above 1000 feet with mainly 6 inches or less below. A brief period of sleet and freezing rain occurred across portions of the Hudson Valley during the evening hours on December 15 before precipitation changed over to plain rain. Rain then changed over to snow during the daytime hours on December 16.||This was a heavy, wet snow and the weight of the snow caused downed trees and power lines resulting in scattered power outages. Hamilton County was hit hardest with power outages with over 30 percent of customers tracked without power at some point during the event. A few vehicle accidents also occurred as a result of the slippery road conditions. Delays and cancellations occurred at the Albany International Airport. A few snow emergencies and snow removal parking bans were in place across the region.||Key Impacts: Travel Delays, Tree Damage, Power Outages, Vehicle Accidents.

Strong wind gusts continued on December 1, 2022 in association with a frontal system that pushed across the region on November 30, 2022. Westerly wind gusts between 40-50 mph were observed across some areas which led to a few power outages. In addition, a band of lake-effect snow affected portions of Herkimer and Hamilton counties with up to a foot of accumulation. ||Key impacts: power outages.

A late season nor'easter tracked up the East Coast from April 18-19, 2022 resulting in widespread precipitation across the region. Precipitation started in the form of rain, but mixed with and changed over to snow as colder air built into the region. The heaviest snow fell across the higher elevations (i.e., Adirondacks, western Mohawk Valley and eastern Catskills) where snowfall amounts were mainly in the 7 to 14 inch range with a few localized amounts up to 18 inches. Valley areas received less snow as rain mixed in longer with amounts ranging anywhere from less than an inch to up to 6 inches. In addition to the snow, strong winds accompanied this event with widespread gusts ranging from 30 to 50 mph.||The combination of heavy snow and strong winds resulted in widespread power outages across a span of central New York state as it brought down countless trees, limbs and power lines. This included portions of the eastern Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Adirondacks and Lake George/Saratoga region. Over 50 percent of the customers tracked in Herkimer and Hamilton counties were without power at some point. A few vehicle crashes were also reported across the area.||A state of emergency was issued for Herkimer and Hamilton counties so residents can limit travel so crews could clean up roadways. A snow emergency went into effect for the Village of Herkimer. New York Governor Kathy Hochul activated the State Emergency Operations Center in Albany where staff from multiple Stage Agencies and the Office of Emergency Management worked together to coordinate requests for assistance from local governments.||The event also prompted Herkimer College to close on Tuesday.||Key impacts: tree and power line damage, road closures, travel delays, power outages, vehicle accidents, school closures.

A storm system pushed across the region during February 17-18, 2022. Warm air pushed northward into the region along with periods of rainfall before a cold front brought the return of windy and colder weather. A convective line of gusty showers also accompanied the cold frontal passage. Some locations picked up over 1 inch of rainfall which led to minor flooding in a few locations. ||In the wake of the cold front, strong winds affected areas mainly along and south of I-90 with gusts 40 to 55 mph observed, resulted in a few downed trees. Some power outages occurred as a result of the wind, mainly across Ulster County.||The warm and rainy weather ahead of the cold front resulted in some snow melt as well as some ice to break up on area rivers and streams. As the colder weather returned, localized ice jams formed, some of which led to flooding, including in Dolgeville and Canajoharie.

A prolific winter storm began on Thursday, February 3 and continued into Friday, February 4. Precipitation began as rain for most areas on February 3 with the exception of the Adirondacks which began as a mix of rain and snow. Colder air gradually pushed southward into the overnight and early morning hours of February 4 resulting in a changeover to a wintry mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow. Most locations picked up 1 to 2 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation from this event with the majority of it falling as one or multiple types of frozen precipitation. Precipitation ended during the afternoon hours on February 4.||Portions of the western Mohawk Valley and Adirondacks into portions of far northern Washington County saw mostly heavy snow from this event with accumulations ranging from 9 to 18 inches. The remainder of the Mohawk Valley into the Lake George Saratoga Region had mostly a combination of snow and sleet. Storm total snow and sleet amounts in this zone were in the 4 to 9 inch range. The Schoharie Valley into the Capital District and northern Taconics had an initial period of freezing rain before transitioning to a prolonged period of sleet, then ended as a period of light snow. Flat ice accumulations of 0.10 to 0.25 of an inch were observed followed by 1 to 2 inches of sleet and then 1 to 2 inches of snow. Much of the eastern Catskills, mid-Hudson Valley and central and southern Taconics remained rain for a longer period of time but gradually changed over to a prolonged period of freezing rain before ending as light snow and sleet. Flat ice amounts between 0.25 to 0.75 of an inch were common across the region with snow and sleet amounts of 2 inches or less.||Eastern Ulster County was the hardest hit with widespread damage due to ice accretion including downed trees and power lines and widespread power outages, some of which lasted for days after the event. A handful of other customers in parts of Columbia and Rensselaer counties also lost power.||Utility companies noted that more than 50,000 customers lost power from the storm across the Hudson Valley, most of them in eastern Ulster County. At least 44 utility poles broke and more than 900 power lines came down as a result of the snow and ice with more than 500 individual damage locations. Several hundred electric line and tree cleaning professionals were called in to help clear roads from debris and restore power, some coming in from Indiana and Pennsylvania. Ulster County executive Pat Ryan declared a weather-related state of emergency for the area. The widespread power outages prompted the opening of warming centers and the distribution of dry ice. Members of the National Guard came in to assist in recovery operations. Cleanup efforts in Kingston cost the city approximately $100,000 according to lawmakers.||State Police reported multiple fallen trees along the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87 southbound) between exits 19 and 20, blocking the right lane of the highway, in Ulster County.||States of Emergencies went into effect for other jurisdictions as well including some in southern Herkimer County. ||The winter storm led to a 45 mph speed limit restriction to go into effect for the New York State Thruway. Several schools and businesses closed on Friday, February 4 as a result of the storm. Most flights at Albany International Airport were canceled.||Key impacts: travel delays, tree and wire damage, highway crashes, flight cancellations, school closures, road closures, power outages.

A cold front pushed across eastern New York during the afternoon and evening hours on Monday, December 6, 2021. Strong southerly winds between 35 and 50 mph ahead of the front shifted to the west in its wake at the same speeds. These winds resulted in a few reports of downed trees and power lines resulting in a few power outages.

Strong winds developed in the wake of a deepening low pressure system. These strong winds resulted in wind gusts ranging from 30 to 55 mph across the region. There were also a few reports of downed trees in Schenectady County and isolated power outages across the region.

A strong cold front pushed across the region during the evening hours on Sunday, March 28 which resulted in a period of high winds into the afternoon hours on Monday, March 29. Wind gusts were generally in the 35 to 50 mph range, but a peak wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at an observation site at Hessville in Montgomery County. Trees and wires were downed as a result of the wind.||Key Impacts: damage to trees and power lines, road closures.

An area of low pressure tracked across the St. Lawrence River Valley on Friday, March 26, 2021. A warm front lifted northward across the region in the morning, advecting in a very warm air mass along with some non-severe showers and thunderstorms. High temperatures reached the 70s to near 80 in some locations with record highs being set at both the Albany and Poughkeepsie airports.||The system's cold front pushed eastward across the region during the midday hours, pushing a squall line through the Adirondacks. Damaging winds within the squall line downed some trees and power lines across Hamilton County.||In the wake of the cold front, a much cooler air mass filtered into the region which resulted in a period of strong winds. Occasional wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph were observed across the region, which downed additional trees and power lines.||Key Impacts: damage to trees and power lines, road closures.

A strong cold front moved across the region on Monday, March 1 advecting in a much colder air mass along with a prolonged period of strong to locally damaging winds which continued into the early part of Tuesday, March 2. Wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph were common across the region, which led to reports of downed trees and power lines, resulting in scattered power outages. The more concentrated areas without power included around the Capital District and into Ulster County in the mid-Hudson Valley.||As colder air moved into the region, a few snow showers and squalls passed across the region during the evening hours of March 1. At the Albany International Airport, visibility dropped to one quarter of a mile with a peak wind gust of 46 mph within a snow squall, which lasted for about 17 minutes.||Colder air continued to filter into the region during the overnight and early morning hours of March 2 with low temperatures mainly in the single digits and teens, but below zero in the typical colder spots in the higher elevations. This, combined with continued gusty winds, led to wind chill values falling to between 15 and 24 degrees below zero in some areas.||Key Impacts: tree damage, power outages, road closures, transportation delays.

Light snow moved into portions of eastern New York during the late evening of the 15th, and turned to freezing rain through the night before ending around sunrise on the 16th. Flat ice accretion of a tenth to a half an inch impacted most of eastern New York aside from the Taconics and southern Adirondacks, while one to four inches of snow was reported along and north of I-90. The freezing rain resulted in icy roads with crashes reported along the New York State Thruway and other highways throughout the region. Scattered power outages also occurred, and many schools were closed or delayed. Key impacts: traffic accidents, power outages, damage to trees, school closures.

A low pressure system brought a mix of rain and snow to the region Sunday, April 26th into Monday, April 27th, 2020. Temperatures cooled aloft, resulting in rain changing over to snow across high elevations. Snow totals ranged from 3 inches up to 8 inches across portions of the eastern Catskills, Schoharie Valley, Mohawk Valley and the southern Adirondacks. Some power outages also occurred as a result of the snowfall, mainly across the Mohawk Valley into the southern Adirondacks.

Multiple rounds of wintry precipitation impacted portions of eastern New York on the 6th and 7th. The first was a round of light to moderate snow after midnight on 6th to around sunrise, which resulted in one to five inches of snow along and north of the I-88/I-90 corridor. Then, periods of freezing rain occurred from the afternoon of the 6th into the morning of the 7th mainly along and north of I-90. Reports of a quarter to a half an inch of ice accretion were received in the western Mohawk Valley and southern Adirondacks into Washington County. The freezing rain quickly turned to heavy snow during the afternoon of the 7th as a strong low pressure system passed south of the area. This round of snow resulted in a quick 6-12 inches of accumulation in the Mohawk Valley, southern Adirondacks, and Lake George Saratoga Region, with snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour were common. In the wake of the snowfall, westerly winds gusted to 40-55 miles per hour in the afternoon and evening of the 7th, highest south of I-90.||The weight of the heavy snow and ice on trees along with strong winds resulted in numerous reports of downed trees and powerlines. Nearly 90,000 customers lost power, with Saratoga (46,000) and Warren (22,000) Counties being hit the hardest. Over half of Warren County was without power, prompting warming shelters to be opened. Several accidents occurred due to the snowy and icy roads across the southern Adirondacks and Lake George Saratoga Region, including one fatality in Mayfield, and major damage to a fire engine in Chester. A man in Lake Luzerne was injured when he was pierced in the leg while driving a vehicle, and a Thurman Highway Department truck was damaged when a tree fell onto it. Travel was discouraged due to the conditions in Saratoga Springs.

A complex winter storm brought a mix of rain, snow, sleet and freezing rain to the region from the evening of Sunday, December 29th, lingering through the morning of Tuesday, December 31st, 2019. Heavy accumulations of ice impacted portions of the eastern Catskills, Mohawk Valley and the southern Adirondacks during this time frame. There were approximately 10,000 people without power across the state due to a combination of icy conditions and strong winds bringing down trees and power lines.

Strong winds developed as a strengthening low pressure system lifted out of the area. These strong winds resulted in approximately 3,000 power outages across portions of eastern New York.

Strong westerly winds developed behind a cold frontal boundary, with wind gusts ranging from 35 to 55 mph during the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019. These strong wind gusts resulted in a few reports of fallen trees and power outages across the region. There were approximately 8000 customers that lost power as a result of these winds, with most of the outages located across the southern Adirondacks and Lake George Saratoga Region.

Strong to damaging westerly winds developed over eastern New York and western New England on Monday, February 25th, in association with a deep low pressure system over the Canadian Maritimes. Gusts in excess of 50 mph were common across the area, with several sites recording gusts in excess of 60 mph. Gusts were measured as high as 69 mph near Adams, MA, and East Springfield, NY. The 61 mph gust recorded at Albany International Airport was the strongest gust observed during meteorological winter (DJF) since 1987. The strongest gusts occurred during the afternoon of the 25th. Numerous power outages and downed trees occurred as a result of the winds, and some structural damage to barns and houses was reported as well. The combination of winds and lake effect snow produced blizzard conditions over Herkimer County, with several roads closed due to drifting snow and zero visibility.

A winter storm brought widespread wintry precipitation to New York on Tuesday, February 12th through Wednesday, February 13th, 2019. Precipitation started out as snow but then quickly transitioned to a period of sleet and then freezing rain throughout the event. This mix of wintry precipitation resulted in hundreds of closings and delays. Strong winds followed, especially across the Taconics, which led to power outages across the region.

The largest snowstorm to date in the 2018-19 winter occurred on January 19th and 20th across eastern New York. Low pressure formed over the lower Mississippi Valley and lifted northeast across the Tennessee Valley during the night of the 19th before moving along the Mason-Dixon line on the 20th. Strong rising motion occurred as southerly winds aloft transported moist air northward, which was lifted over the cold airmass in place over eastern New York. Snowfall broke out during the afternoon of the 19th, continuing heavy at times into the evening and overnight hours before ending during the morning of the 20th. The strong southerly flow brought above-freezing air aloft into the region, causing the snow to turn to sleet as far north as the Capital District and northern Catskills for a time before turning back to snow. Further south, the air aloft was warm enough to turn the precipitation to freezing rain with ice accretion of one to three tenths of an inch over portions of the southeast Catskills, Mid-Hudson Valley, and southern Taconics.||Snowfall totals were heaviest from the central Mohawk Valley into the southern Adirondacks and Lake George-Saratoga region where 1.5 to 2 foot totals were common. Three to six inches of snow and sleet along with some ice occurred over the Mid- Hudson Valley, while the remainder of the region saw between 6 and 18 inches.||The snowfall resulted in the cancellation of many weekend activities along with all flights from Albany International Airport scheduled to leave the morning and afternoon of the 20th. The governor of New York banned buses and tractor trailers from nearly the entire New York State Thruway and most interstate highways during the storm. States of emergency were declared for Albany and Saratoga Counties. Also, around 200 customers lost power due to the freezing rain in Ulster and Dutchess Counties. ||Frigid temperatures followed the snow for Monday and Tuesday, January 21st-22nd, with wind chills falling to -20 to -40F across most of the region. The cold weather prompted the closing of schools and the opening of warming shelters across the region.

Strong westerly to northwesterly winds developed during the morning of the 1st behind a cold front. Several reports of wind gusts in the 45 to 55 mph range were recorded, with a few isolated gusts up to 60 mph. The winds brought down trees and wires and took out power to an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 customers. The winds diminished in the late afternoon.

A low pressure system rapidly strengthened as it moved from eastern New York to New Brunswick on November 3rd, resulting in strong winds across the region. Several downed trees and limbs, some resulting in road closures, were reported in the Capital District, while around 2,000 people lost power in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Gusts up to 50 mph were recorded.

With a northerly flow funneling cold air into the region from Canada, light precipitation occurred along a stationary boundary. This resulted in a wintry mix, especially for northern and high terrain areas, with a light accretion of ice. Some slippery travel occurred as a result of this precipitation. Behind this frontal boundary, the combination of a strong upper level low and surface low tracking south of the region allowed for an additional period of light wintry precipitation and rainfall to the region. In addition, strong easterly winds associated with the storm led to strong winds across downslope favored areas of the Taconics. These high winds resulted in numerous trees downed and power outages, with wind gusts up to 74 mph being recorded.

A powerful low pressure system and a trailing cold front passed through the region on Wednesday, April 4th. Strong, damaging winds occurred both with the frontal passage but also behind it as northwest flow ensued. Wind gusts up to 60 mph occurred across the region which resulted in numerous trees and power lines down. Several thousand people were left without power with almost 10,000 people without power in Warren county alone.

An area of low pressure rapidly intensified off the coast of Long Island on March 2nd, 2018. A large swath of tropical moisture was fed into the storm and wrapped back into the advancing cold air, resulting in heavy, wet snowfall across eastern New York. The snow began in the wee hours of March 2nd and quickly became heavy, with moderate to heavy snowfall continuing for much of the day before tapering off in the evening hours. The eastern Catskills and Schoharie Valley were the hardest-hit in terms of snowfall amounts, with 20 to 40 inches recorded. The heavy snowfall resulted in the closure of Interstate 88 to tractor trailers, buses, and high-profile vehicles. The snowfall varied drastically with elevation, as areas along the Hudson River near Saugerties remained mainly rain and saw no snowfall accumulation, while around 10 miles east and 200 feet higher, snowfall of 12 to 18 inches occurred.||Winds increased during the afternoon and evening, gusting to 35 to 50 mph across many areas. The combination of the heavy, wet snowfall and the winds resulted in downed trees and wires and power outages. Nearly 100,000 people were without power in eastern New York, with most outages in the Mid-Hudson Valley and eastern Catskill regions. In Dutchess County, 10,000 people were still without power three days after the storm, where a state of emergency was declared. The National Guard was deployed to assist with storm recovery.

A strengthening low pressure system dragged a strong cold front through eastern New York around sunrise on November 19. Strong winds occurred along the front and continued during the day behind the front. Winds gusted to 56 mph at Albany International Airport and 52 mph at Schenectady County Airport, resulting in numerous reports of trees and wires down throughout the Capital District. Nearly 6,000 people lost power in Schenectady and Saratoga Counties. Another 2,750 people lost power in Ulster County, where a wind gust of 52 mph was recorded near Phoenicia.

A pre-frontal trough moved through the region during the afternoon and evening hours, producing an area of showers and strong, damaging winds. These winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines across Columbia and Greene counties in New York. It also produced strong wind gusts ranging from 30 to 50 mph throughout eastern New York.

A very significant coastal snowstorm impacted the region March 14 through 16, featuring extremely heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions. The bulk of the snowstorm occurred during the day on Tuesday, March 14th. This snowstorm was regarded as the largest snowstorm to impact upstate New York since the Valentines Day 2007 Snowstorm/Blizzard. Most areas saw 15-25 inches, with some western parts of the area picking up an amazing 30-42 inches of snowfall. The snow fell at 1 to 4 inches per hour for much of the day. A particularly heavy band of snow rotated northward across the region during the late morning into the early afternoon and stalled out over portions of the Mohawk Valley, resulting in an incredible report of 11.5 inches in two hours in Herkimer County. There was a widespread extreme public impact, with many roads severely impacted and schools closed for two days. A state of emergency was issued for all New York Counties, and tractor-trailers were banned on most area interstates. Numerous counties issued travel bans on county roads. Much of the train service across the region was cancelled, and all flights were grounded at Albany International Airport. The weight of the snow resulted in two barn collapses in Schoharie County, one of which was a 20,000 square-foot structure housing 150 cows. According to media reports, total statewide government costs for response and recovery from the storm were $31.4 million, allowing the state to qualify for a federal disaster declaration. In addition to the snowfall, gusty winds up to 45 mph resulted in near-zero visibility and blizzard conditions across the Mid-Hudson Valley, Catskills, Capital District, Taconics, and Lake George-Saratoga Region. The winds brought considerable blowing and drifting of snow along with numerous power outages.||Although the most severe impacts from the storm occurred on March 14, periods of light snow and blowing snow continued to affect the region through the early morning hours of March 16.

A cold front passed through the region Wednesday, March 1st. Winds became strong and gusty behind the front Wednesday evening into Thursday. Widespread trees and power lines were down across the region as a result of the high winds. Wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph were common across the region. Some of the downed trees and power lines resulted in road closures and school closings. Power companies reported more than 35,000 people were without power for a period of time. Emergencies shelters were opened in Saratoga Springs and Johnstown due to power outages.

Two low pressure systems approached the northeastern US on Sunday, February 12, with snowfall breaking out over the local area around sunrise. The snow was heavy during the morning and early afternoon, with accumulation rates of 1 to locally 2 inches per hour at times. The snow was wet and dense and readily clung to trees. During the afternoon, warmer air resulted in precipitation changing to sleet for portions of the mid-Hudson Valley and Catskills, which cut down snowfall totals in those locales. The snowfall diminished Sunday evening, except over the higher terrain areas of the Adirondacks as well as the Mohawk Valley. In those locations, accumulating snowfall persisted through the night and into Monday before diminishing Monday afternoon.||In total, 7 to 12 inches of snowfall occurred through most of the local area, with lesser totals over southern portions of the region where sleet occurred. Car accidents were reported and snow emergencies were in effect throughout the region, and Route 28 in Herkimer County was closed for a time due to several accidents.||On February 13, strong winds developed on the back side of the system. The strongest winds targeted the Catskills and Mid-Hudson Valley, where several trees were downed and over 14,000 power outages were reported. Dutchess County Airport in Poughkeepsie recorded a 59 mph wind gust.

An area of low pressure moved from the Midwest towards the Great Lakes during the morning hours on Tuesday, February 7th. As a warm front approached the region, a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain developed across the region. With warmer air moving in aloft, precipitation primarily fell in the form of freezing rain for late in the day and into Tuesday night.||Ice accreted over a half inch in some locations, especially across the western and central Mohawk Valley. This resulted in numerous downed trees and power lines, which caused over 7,800 customers to lose power across New York State. The icy roadways also resulted in some auto accidents as well. ||The precipitation tapered off during the early morning hours on Wednesday, February 8th, as the storm's cold front moved across the area.

On Monday, January 23rd, an area of low pressure formed along the mid-Atlantic coast and began to slowly lift northward. Light precipitation in the form of snow began late in the afternoon across southern areas and across northern areas by the early evening hours. As some warmer air moved into the region aloft, the precipitation mixed with sleet, especially for southern areas. ||During the overnight hours, the precipitation fell moderate at times and primarily fell in the form of sleet. The combination of wet snow and sleet made for slow travel and many vehicle accidents. Many schools were cancelled on Tuesday, January 24th. Also, the heavy wet snow downed some trees and power lines, causing isolated power outages as well. ||As warmer air continued to move in aloft, the precipitation fell as freezing rain in most areas into the day on Tuesday, January 24th. The precipitation continued through the entire day on Tuesday, January 24th, but was generally lighter in intensity. The precipitation changed back to all snow briefly on Tuesday evening, before ending around midnight.||Valley areas generally picked up 2 to 4 inches of snow and sleet, with a light glaze of ice as well. Higher terrain locations generally had 3 to 6 inches of snow and sleet, although a few localized areas in the eastern Catskills and Helderbergs had up to 8 inches.

A strong storm system moved from the eastern Great Lakes on Tuesday, January 10th towards the St. Lawrence Valley by the morning of Wednesday, January 11th. Ahead of this storm system, strong south to southeast winds were in place across the entire region, with the strongest winds across the higher elevations. As the storm's cold front crossed the region, winds switched to the west to southwest and continued to be gusty. Although the winds were strongest early in the day, gusty winds continued into the day on Wednesday, January 11th. ||Surface observations, including from the New York State Mesonet, recorded wind gusts of 40 to 60 MPH across the area. These strong wind gusts resulted in many downed trees, power poles, and power lines. Newspaper media reported that up to 35,000 customers were without power at one point across upstate New York, although only about 2,500 of those were across eastern New York state. Some schools were closed or delayed due to power outages.

A storm system moved from the eastern Great Lakes towards the Northeast coast on Thursday, October 27th. With plenty of unseasonably cold air in place, steady precipitation in the form of the snow moved across the region ahead of an advancing warm front during the morning and afternoon hours. ||Precipitation was fairly light and snow only accumulated up to four inches, with the highest amounts across the hills and mountains. Despite these minor amounts, travel was largely disrupted across the region as a result of the snowfall. Numerous traffic accident occurred as a result of the snowfall, especially in the Capital Region and Albany County Hilltowns.||In addition, up to 20,000 customers lost power, mainly across the eastern Adirondacks. The wet snowfall weighed down and broke tree branches, some of which still had leaves on them, causing power lines to fall as well.||Precipitation tapered off to rain and snow showers during the late evening hours, as the storm system exited off to the east.

Behind a departing cold front, a strong pressure gradient in place allowed for gusty winds across the entire region between the evening on Saturday, October 22nd and through the entire day on Sunday, October 23rd. West to northwest winds gusted up to 50 MPH at times, resulting in downed trees and power lines over much of eastern Upstate New York. Several thousand people lost power across the eastern Catskills as a result of the downed wires. Also, over 1,000 customer lost power near the Lake George area. Many of the power outages were restored by Sunday night.

A cold front was moving across the region on Friday, July 15th. Just ahead of this boundary, widely scattered showers and thunderstorms moved from the Mohawk Valley towards the Capital Region between the late afternoon and early evening hours. A few of these thunderstorms became strong enough to produce gusty winds and hail. As a result, some trees were downed due to the gusty winds across parts of Herkimer, Fulton and Montgomery Counties. Newspaper media reported up to two thousand customers were without power as a result of thunderstorms. ||The threat for thunderstorms ended later in the evening as the cold front finally crossed the area from west to east.

In the wake of a strong cold front, westerly winds became gusty across the Mohawk Valley, Taconics, mid-Hudson Valley & Capital Region. Winds frequently gusted over 40 MPH throughout the day, resulting in some downed trees and power lines. A few gusts reached around 50 MPH, including Albany International Airport, which reached 51 MPH at 124 PM EST. ||Downed power wires occurred in Niskayuna (Schenectady County), Guilderland and Delmar (Albany County), Tribes Hill, Amsterdam and Florida (Montgomery County), Valatie (Columbia County), LaGrange (Dutchess County), Dolgeville (Herkimer County) & Troy (Rensselaer County). A few roads were temporarily closed to repair wires and remove downed trees. The downed wires resulted in scattered power outages throughout the region, but most outages were only of a short duration.||Winds diminished by the evening hours as the pressure gradient began to relax over the region.

A warm front approached the region from the south during the late evening hours on Monday, December 28th. Initially, precipitation began as a quick burst of snow, but with warmer air moving into the region aloft, the precipitation quickly changed to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain for much of the overnight hours. After sunrise, the precipitation became light in intensity and fell mainly as freezing rain during the day on Tuesday, December 29th. Areas south and west of the Capital Region changed to plain rain around Noon before precipitation ended by the afternoon hours.||Most areas saw 1 to 3 inches of snow and sleet, with a few northern areas in Herkimer, Hamilton, Saratoga and Warren Counties receiving close to 4 inches. A light glaze of ice fell on top of the snow and sleet in most places, with up to two tenths in some areas.||As a result of the wintry precipitation, many car accidents were reported throughout the region. One of the accidents resulted in a fatality on Interstate 90 during the early morning hours on Tuesday, December 29th. About a dozen flights were cancelled at Albany International Airport as a result of the wintry precipitation and about 300 customers briefly lost power throughout the area.

A strong cold front brought a line of showers to eastern upstate New York during the day on Friday, November 13th. Some of these showers were accompanied by gusty winds, which downed trees and power lines across parts of the central Mohawk Valley, southeastern Catskills and mid-Hudson Valley. Winds, gusting up to 50 MPH, continued to be gusty in the wake of the cold front through the late evening hours as well. Local utility companies reported over 6000 customers were without power during the height of the storm, although most of the outages were restored by the next morning.

A slow moving coastal storm impacted all of eastern New York with a variety of winter weather starting on Tuesday, December 9th and continuing through early in the day on Thursday, December 11th. ||An area of low pressure developed off the Mid-Atlantic coast on Tuesday, December 9th. With cold air in place at the surface, the precipitation initially began as freezing rain and freezing drizzle during the early morning hours. Some sleet also mixed in, especially over the higher elevations. ||As surface temperatures slowly warmed above freezing, the precipitation changed to a plain cold rain for valley areas and fell heavily at times by the afternoon. High terrain areas continued to see a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. ||Towards evening, the heavy nature of the precipitation allowed precipitation to change to snow for the Capital Region. Snow fell at rates of several inches per hour and was even accompanied by lightning and thunder in some locations. While other valley areas continued to see a cold rain, snow and a wintry mix continued over the higher elevations through the evening hours. ||On Tuesday night, precipitation varied between rain, snow and a wintry mix, depending on elevation and precipitation intensity. However, with colder air working into the area aloft, precipitation began to change to mainly snow for during the day on Wednesday, especially for areas from the Capital Region on north and west. The snow was steadiest during the afternoon and evening hours, with snowfall rates close to one inch per hour at times. ||Precipitation began to taper off to just snow showers for Wednesday night and ended by Thursday morning. By the end of the storm, snowfall amounts greatly varied from just a few inches in the mid-Hudson Valley to nearly two feet in the Catskills and Helderbergs. Parts of the Capital Region, Mohawk Valley, Adirondacks and Lake George region saw six to twelve inches of snow in total.||The heavy, wet snow associated with long duration event caused some traffic accidents and power outages across the region, especially in Saratoga and Washington Counties. Many schools were delayed or cancelled due to the wintry weather.

An early season winter storm impacted all of eastern New York during the busy Thanksgiving travel period on November 26th-27th, 2014. ||The storm began during the morning of Wednesday, November 26th. Snow began shortly after sunrise across southern areas and gradually began further north by the late morning or early afternoon hours. Once snow began, it increased in intensity, falling at rates at or greater than one inch per hour. Although temperatures were initially above freezing, the intensity of the snow allowed temperatures to drop to or below freezing across the entire region. This snowfall caused slow and difficult travel, which was noteworthy as this was the day before Thanksgiving.||The snow continued through the entire day and into the evening, with heavy bands of snow occurring for some locations, especially across the Taconics, Mohawk Valley and southeastern Adirondacks. ||The snow tapered off during the late evening and overnight hours. By the early morning on Thanksgiving, most of eastern upstate New York saw snowfall of 6 to 12 inches, with locally up to 15 inches in the southeastern Adirondacks. ||The snow was rather wet across southern areas, which allowed it to easily coat trees and power lines. Due to the weight of the snow, some tree limbs fell and caused power outages, especially across the mid-Hudson Valley. Up to 32,000 power customers in Dutchess and Ulster Counties were without power at one point during the storm. With power outages lasting up to several days, the Red Cross opened shelters and the local power company distributed dry ice and bottled water to area residents.

An exceptional winter storm impacted all of eastern New York between Thursday, February 13th and the morning of Friday, February 14th. ||A strong area of low pressure across the Deep South moved towards the mid-Atlantic coast on February 13th. This area of low pressure was responsible for a significant snow and ice event across the Gulf Coast and Southeast states. Well ahead of the storm system, a heavy band of snowfall moved from south to north across the region. The snow began in the morning hours and continued in the early to mid-afternoon hours. Snow fell at rates of up to three inches per hour, causing significant travel issues across the region.||Much of the region experienced a break in the steady snowfall between the late afternoon and early evening hours as the initial band of precipitation shifted north and east of the region and only periods of lighter snowfall occurred. However, the strengthening coastal storm allowed a second round of steady, heavy precipitation to begin in the late evening hours. This snowfall moved from south to north across the region for the overnight hours. Once again, the snow fell at significant rates of up to three inches per hour. Some sleet and freezing rain mixed in with the snow across the mid-Hudson Valley and Taconics region during the late evening hours. In addition, lightning and thunder accompanied the snow across far southern and eastern areas at times as well.||The snow tapered off from west to east during the morning hours after sunrise on February 14th, as the storm moved northeast towards eastern New England and Atlantic Canada. By the time snow ended, between one and two feet of snow fell across much of the Lake George Saratoga Region, Capital Region, Schoharie Valley, eastern Catskills, Taconics, and mid-Hudson Valley. Somewhat lower amounts of 4 to 10 inches fell across the Adirondacks and western Mohawk Valley. Very strong winds, gusting as high as 40 mph, occurred as the storm pulled away. This led to significant blowing and drifting of the snowfall through the entire day on February 14th.||As a result of the storm, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the Mid-Hudson as well as the following counties: Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Washington, and Warren across east central New York. Restrictions were put on travel, including the banning of all tractor trailer trucks on Interstate 84 in Dutchess County and all tandem trailers on the New York State Thruway. Many towns and cities had difficultly with snow removal, as much of the snowfall also remained from a recent early February snowstorm as well. The weight of snow caused a few roof collapses across the region, including the front canopy of the post office in Coeymans, an apartment building in Glasco and a flat topped garage in Troy. A large tree branch broke due to the weight of the snow in Schoharie County causing 700 power customers to lose power.

A large ridge of high pressure was situated along the eastern seaboard for the week of July 15th through July 19th. The flow around this high pressure ridge brought a very warm and humid air mass into eastern New York for much of the week, along with plenty of sunshine. ||The result was high temperatures each day exceeding 90 degrees. When combined with the humidity, heat index values exceeded 100 degrees at times during the afternoon and evening hours, mainly for the mid Hudson Valley. The hottest days were July 18th-19th, when high temperatures reached the mid to upper 90s in many locations. On the 19th, heat index values were between 105 and 110 degrees across portions of Ulster and Dutchess Counties, with heat index values over 100 degrees across much of eastern New York. The New York State Independent System Operator (NYISO) reported that power consumption reached a record high on Friday, July 19th, exceeding the record set in 2006. ||By the weekend, an approaching cold front brought somewhat cooler and less humid air into the region, which allowed heat index values to be lower.

A strong area of low pressure moved from the Great Lakes on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 30th towards the St. Lawrence Valley during the morning of Thursday, January 31st. A strong cold front was associated with this area of low pressure. Ahead of the storm, southerly winds allowed warm and moist air to move into the region. While it took some time for the warmer air to overtake the cold, dense air in place, temperatures warmed into the 40s and 50s during the early morning hours of January 31st. ||Just ahead of the cold front, a line of heavy rain showers developed just prior to sunrise. Strong wind gusts up to 60 mph accompanied some of this rainfall as it moved across eastern New York. This caused damage to some trees and power lines, causing power outages throughout the region. Saratoga County alone had nearly 4,500 National Grid Customers without power at one point.||With the rainfall falling heavy in intensity and warmer temperatures allowing for some snow melt, some ponding of water on roadways caused some isolated urban and street flooding. A few minor ice jams developed on small streams, but any flooding issues were very localized.||Behind the cold front, winds switched to a westerly direction and continued to be gusty throughout the day on Thursday, as colder temperatures moved into the region. Additional wind gusts of 35 to 55 mph occurred during the daytime hours on Thursday, January 31st with some additional damage to trees and power lines. Winds diminished by late Thursday afternoon as the pressure gradient began to relax over the area.

A strong arctic cold front passed through the region on Sunday, January 20th, 2013. As this cold front passed by, much colder air aloft moved into the area. As the cooling aloft combined with the heating of the sun in the wake of the front, the atmosphere became mixed and allowed strong, gusty winds to reach the surface. Winds gusted to 60 mph across portions of the Mohawk Valley, southern Adirondacks, and Saratoga Region during the late morning and early afternoon hours. This caused downed trees and power lines, as well as some power outages.

Bermuda high pressure dominated the region with broad southwest flow aloft. This flow ushered in hot and humid air. Temperatures across much of east central New York warmed well into the 90s with some locations reaching the century mark in the mid Hudson Valley. On Friday July 22nd in Dutchess County, Rhinebeck reached 104 degrees, Dutchess County Airport in Poughkeepsie reached 102 degrees and Mills Norre State Park came in with 100 degrees. In Columbia County, 101 degrees was reported in Hudson at the Columbia County Airport.||The most oppressive day was Thursday, July 21st, due to very high dew points in the 70s. The high humidity, combined with temperatures in the 90s, resulted in heat indices of 105 to 110 degrees up the Hudson River Valley. The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) reported that New York State's power consumption on the 21st peaked between 4 pm and 5 pm EDT and was the third highest peak on record.||A weak boundary marked by a shift in winds and lower dew points moved southward across east central New York on Friday, July 22nd. Dew points dropped into the 50s in the wake of the boundary. However, the boundary did not reach the mid Hudson Valley until late in the day, and this was too late to bring any relief to the oppressive heat and humidity.||The boundary dissipated across the area Friday evening. On Saturday July 23rd, temperatures warmed in the 90s, and with dew points in the upper 60s and lower 70s, resulted in heat indices of 100 to 104 degrees across the Capital District, mid Hudson Valley, southern Taconics and southeastern Catskills.

A cold front moved gradually southeastward across the region during the day on Sunday, March 6th, as a wave of low pressure moved northeastward along the boundary Sunday night into Monday, March 7th. Colder air was drawn into the area in the wake of the boundary, changing the ongoing rain to mixed precipitation, freezing rain and sleet, then to snow. The period of mixed precipitation only lasted a couple hours, except for across a portion of the Capital District, western Albany, southern Saratoga and Rensselaer counties, where a prolonged period of mostly sleet occurred. ||Heavy snow accumulated across the western Adirondacks, Mohawk and Schoharie Valleys, the central and eastern Catskills, the Lake George Saratoga region, and across the Capital District. One to 2 feet of snow was reported across the southern Adirondacks and Mohawk Valley, 8 to 18 inches across the Lake George Saratoga region, Helderbergs, and Schoharie Valley, with 5 to 8 inches of snow and sleet across the Capital District on top of the quarter to about a half of an inch of ice accretion. ||Across portions of the southern Taconics, mainly above 500 feet, pockets of freezing rain led to significant ice accretion of up to one inch. This led to downed trees, power lines and power poles, and resulted in power outages. The Towns of Amenia, Northeast, and a portion of Dover were hardest hit by the ice.||The snow came down heavy at times, with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. In addition, brisk northerly winds resulted in blowing and drifting of the snow during the morning hours. This combination of heavy snow, along with blowing and drifting of the snow made it difficult for snow plows to clear the roads. The heavy snow and sleet resulted in widespread power outages, school closures, traffic accidents and even a few roof collapses. A partial roof collapse occurred at the Hero/Beech-Nut facility in the Florida Industrial Park in Florida. In addition, the third floor of an unoccupied brick building collapsed in Gloversville.||At the Albany International Airport, a dozen arrival and departures were canceled due to the weather, with another dozen flights delayed.

Low pressure developed along mid Atlantic coast Tuesday, January 18th, and strengthened as it moved northeastward passing over Cape Cod Tuesday night around midnight. This storm brought a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to the area. ||Snow and sleet accumulations across east central New York varied from only an inch or two across the mid Hudson Valley, with up to 7 to 11 inches across southern Adirondacks. Ice accumulations of a tenth of an inch, up to a half of an inch were reported, with the highest amounts across portions of the mid Hudson Valley. The snow and ice resulted in power outages, especially in the mid Hudson Valley.

A powerful storm impacted the region, the second in just a couple of days bringing heavy rainfall and a heavy wet snow to the local area. The heavy wet snow resulted in additional and continued widespread power outages across east central New York, downed trees and power lines, treacherous travel, road closures, train delays, building collapses and snow emergencies. In addition to the heavy precipitation, strong and gusty winds developed Thursday night into Friday morning along the east facing slopes of the Taconics with gusts up to 50 mph. ||An area of low pressure developed south of Long Island Thursday, February 25th, and rapidly deepened Thursday night as it drifted northwestward into southern New England. The low began to weaken on Friday moving little, then moved gradually eastward Friday night and Saturday.||During the day Thursday precipitation overspread the area. The rain snow line set up just to the west of the Hudson River Valley with heavy wet snow occurring across the eastern Catskills, Mohawk Valley and portions of the southern Adirondacks with snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches an hour. Colder air began to filter into the mid Hudson Valley Thursday changing the rain to snow. Colder air eventually worked in across the rest of east central New York late Thursday night into Friday, changing the precipitation to all snow. ||By the time the snow came to an end, snowfall totals of 1 to 4 feet were reported across the eastern Catskills, Mohawk Valley and portions of the southern Adirondacks on top of the 1 to 2 feet from February 23rd and 24th. The greatest totals occurred across the higher terrain, generally above 1000 feet. Lighter snow accumulations with as little as 2 to 4 inches occurred in areas were downsloping took place across portions of Washington County into the Capital District. The liquid equivalent totals from the storm where generally 1 to 2 inches, with higher values of 4 to 6 inches in portions of the eastern Catskills.

Low pressure developed along the mid Atlantic coast Tuesday, February 23rd, then gradually moved northward toward southern New England Tuesday night and Wednesday. This system blanketed the area in a heavy wet snow resulting in treacherous travel conditions, widespread power outages and even some building collapses. Generally, 1 to 2 feet of snow accumulated across much of east central New York with the highest amounts above 1500 feet.||The heavy wet snow resulted in widespread power outages across east central New York including impacts to six of Central Hudson Gas and Electric major transmission lines. Numerous trains were delayed and or canceled on Amtrak between Albany-Rensselaer and Poughkeepsie due to power outages. At times crossing gates had to be manually activated due to the power outages. In addition, eight of Amtrak's 26 weekdays trains between Albany-Rensselaer and New York City's Penn Station had to be canceled Thursday, February 25th, to conduct repair work to tracks and systems that were damaged from the storm. There were a number of flights canceled at the Albany International Airport. Many cities declared snow emergencies.

A large and powerful low pressure system over the upper midwest moved slowly northeastward as it weakened on Saturday, December 26th. In the meantime, a secondary low had formed over the mid atlantic region and moved gradually northeast. A light wintry mix of precipitation overspread east central New York Christmas night and continued into Saturday night, causing travel to be treacherous at times. ||Snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 3 inches occurred, along with ice accretions of one to two tenths of an inch.

A tight pressure gradient between a strong low pressure system over northern New England, and an approaching ridge of high pressure from the west, led to strong winds across eastern New York and western New England, from Monday evening, into midday Tuesday.||Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph occurred, resulting in scattered power outages and downed trees and tree limbs. Approximately 7200 customers were without power in eastern New York State, mostly across northern portions of the Capital region, into Saratoga County.

A cold front moved across eastern New York and western New England on Wednesday, December 10th, ushering a cold airmass into the region. A low pressure system developed over the southeast states Wednesday and Wednesday night. This storm then headed northeast Thursday and Thursday night, December 11th, with precipitation spreading northward well in advance of the low. The low continued to track northeast, passing over the mid Atlantic region late Thursday night, and over the New York City Metropolitan area and southern New England Friday morning, December 12th. The low then moved to the Canadian Maritimes Friday night. ||As the storm approached, warmer air moved in aloft, and with a cold airmass remaining in place at the surface, this set the stage for a significant mixed precipitation event. The precipitation came down heavy at times, especially Thursday night. Hourly precipitation rates of one quarter to one third of an inch were reported for several hours in the form of freezing rain across much of the region. Thunder was even reported in Glens Falls. The precipitation changed back to snow before ending by midday Friday. Total ice accretion from freezing rain ranged from around one half of an inch, up to one inch across portions of the Capital District and the Berkshires. North and west of the Capital District, including the Saratoga region and east central Mohawk Valley, temperatures were colder and frozen precipitation fell. Snow and sleet amounts ranged from 2 to 4 inches just north and west of the Capital District, while up to 8 to 12 inches of snow and some sleet fell across portions of the southern Adirondacks. ||The ice storm resulted in widespread damage to trees and resultant power outages across eastern New York, where an estimated 220,000 utility customers lost power. Many schools and businesses were shut down for several days due to the loss of power, and impassable roads from extensive fallen debris, resulting in significant economic and societal impacts. States of emergency were declared across large portions of eastern New York. The hardest hit areas were within the immediate Capital District, across Albany and extreme southern Saratoga Counties, as well as across the central and southern Taconics, from central Rensselaer County into Columbia County and northern Dutchess County.||Bitterly cold temperatures followed in the wake of the storm Saturday and Sunday, compounding the power outages across the region. Numerous warming shelters were setup to assist those who were without power and heat.

The combination of a low pressure system tracking east across northern New York State, and a second low pressure rapidly developing across the Canadian Maritimes created a tight pressure gradient across much of eastern New York and western New England during Sunday afternoon and evening, December 7th. This tight pressure gradient led to strong west to northwest winds, with sustained speeds of 15 to 30 mph, and gusts of up to 55 mph.||These strong winds led to some downed tree limbs, and subsequent scattered power outages across the region Sunday afternoon and evening.

A low pressure system developed along a nearly stationary frontal boundary just off the northern mid Atlantic coast late Monday night on October 27th, and then intensified rapidly, reaching eastern Long Island by Tuesday morning on October 28th. The low continued to intensify, and lifted north northwest, reaching southeast Quebec by early Wednesday morning on October 29th.||As cold air aloft filtered into this developing storm system, rain changed to heavy wet snow across the higher elevations of the eastern Catskills, Helderbergs, Schoharie Valley, western Mohawk Valley and southwest Adirondacks during Tuesday, before tapering off by early Wednesday morning.||Snowfall amounts of 12 to 20 inches fell across the higher elevations, which led to numerous downed trees, tree limbs and power lines due to the weight of heavy, wet snow. Widespread power outages resulted.||In valley areas, mainly rain fell. However, some wet snow mixed in Tuesday afternoon and evening, producing minor accumulations of 1 to 4 inches in some areas.

A strengthening low pressure system over the lower Ohio Valley on Tuesday March 4th tracked northeast into west central New York State by Wednesday morning on March 5th. The low then tracked northeast into the Canadian Maritimes by Thursday morning on March 6th.||This storm system spread a swath of freezing rain and sleet across higher elevations of east central New York and portions of southern Vermont. The freezing rain and sleet developed late Tuesday evening, and continued through early Wednesday afternoon before tapering off.||In New York State, ice accretions of one half to three quarters of an inch occurred within portions of the Helderbergs, Mohawk Valley and southern Adirondacks, and the upper Hudson Valley. This significant ice accretion, combined with gusty winds, led to numerous downed trees and power lines, as well as power outages across the affected areas. In addition, some road closures were reported due to the fallen debris.||Some of the hardest hit areas included Delanson in western Schenectady county, Dresden Center in northern Washington county, and Richmondville in western Schoharie county.||Further south and east, ice accretions generally were between one quarter, to less than one half of an inch, including across much of the Mohawk Valley, the Lake George and Saratoga region, and into the immediate Capital District.

A low pressure system tracked from the southern Appalachians into western New York State Tuesday February 12th into Wednesday February 13th, while a secondary low pressure system developed south of Long Island by Wednesday afternoon, before tracking northeast off the northern New England coast by Wednesday evening.||This complex storm system brought a significant wintry mix to much of east central New York and adjacent western New England, beginning Tuesday evening, and ending Wednesday evening.||Snow and sleet accumulations generally ranged from 5 to 10 inches across the southern Adirondacks, with 3 to 6 inches occurring further south into the Mohawk Valley, Lake George and Saratoga region, extending south into the Capital Region, Schoharie Valley, and higher elevations of the eastern Catskills.||In addition, ice accretion from freezing rain ranged from one quarter to one half of an inch, with the greatest amounts within the Lake George and Saratoga region, particularly near Glens Falls, as well as across higher elevations of the central and southern Taconics. This ice accretion led to downed tree limbs, trees and power lines across the hardest hit regions, as well as scattered power outages.||This significant wintry mix led to numerous school closings and treacherous travel conditions Wednesday morning. Dozens of accidents were reported during the Wednesday morning commute due to ice covered roadways, with several cars reportedly veering off the Adirondack Northway in Wilton, Lake George and Chester. In addition, many businesses either were closed, or had delayed openings Wednesday morning.

A low pressure system tracked east northeast from the lower Ohio Valley on Wednesday morning, February 6th, to just south of Cape Cod by Thursday morning on February 7th. This storm system spread a swath of moderate to locally heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across portions of east central New York and adjacent western New England from Wednesday morning into Thursday morning.||Snow and sleet amounts ranged from 6 to 12 inches across portions of the southern and western Adirondacks, with generally under 3 inches elsewhere. However, ice accretion from freezing rain ranged between one quarter, to just under one half of an inch, with the greatest amounts across the higher elevations of the central and southern Taconics, as well as across the Lake George and Saratoga region. The ice accretion led to scattered power outages as a result of downed tree limbs on power lines.||The precipitation changed to snow before ending across the region Thursday morning.||This wintry mix created hazardous travel conditions, which led to numerous traffic accidents across the region from late Wednesday morning into early Thursday morning, with most occurring during the Wednesday evening commute.

A low pressure system tracked northeast from the Ohio Valley into northern New England on Friday, February 1st, producing a significant mix of mainly sleet and freezing rain across portions of east central New York and adjacent western New England.||Precipitation began as a mix of snow and sleet Friday morning, before changing to sleet and freezing rain by early Friday afternoon. The precipitation then became mainly freezing rain, before changing to plain rain Friday evening.||Snow and sleet accumulations of 3 to 6 inches fell across portions of the southern Adirondacks, with amounts of 1 to 3 inches further south into the Lake George and Saratoga region, as well as across portions of the eastern Catskills, Schoharie Valley and Helderbergs.||In addition, ice accretion from freezing rain of one quarter, to one third of an inch fell across much of the Adirondacks, Mohawk Valley and the Lake George and Saratoga regions. This wintry mix led to hazardous travel conditions for the Friday evening commute, with numerous accidents reported. In addition, scattered power outages were reported due to downed limbs from ice accretion.

A low pressure system traveled from the lower Mississippi Valley into the lower Ohio Valley on Saturday, December 15th. This low then redeveloped just off the Delmarva peninsula by Sunday morning, December 16th, and intensified rapidly, becoming the primary low center. This low then tracked into the Canadian maritimes by Monday morning.||This storm system brought a significant mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain to the region, beginning early Sunday morning, and persisting into Sunday night.||Across the southern and western Adirondacks and western Mohawk Valley region, as well as the Capital Region, the Lake George and Saratoga region, and the Helderbergs, snow and sleet accumulations generally ranged from 6 to 12 inches. Further south, snow and sleet amounts of 2 to 6 inches fell across the mid Hudson Valley and southeast Catskills, in addition to several tenths of an inch of ice accretion from freezing rain.||The heavy snow and sleet accumulations led to the closings of numerous schools and businesses Monday morning, and also created treacherous driving conditions from Sunday into Monday morning.||In addition, across the central Taconics, the combination of several tenths of an inch of ice accretion and gusty winds led to downed trees and powerlines.

Low pressure developed over the lower Mississippi Valley on Saturday April 14th, and then moved northeast while intensifying, reaching the southern Appalachians by Sunday morning, April 15th, and then just south of western Long Island by Monday morning, April 16th. This low became very intense, with a central barometric pressure falling below 970 millibars upon reaching just south of Long Island Monday morning. The low then headed off the New England coast by Tuesday morning.|As a result of this intense storm, heavy wet snow and sleet fell across much of the southern Adirondacks, Mohawk Valley, the Lake George and Saratoga Springs region, extending into the eastern Catskills. The snow began Sunday morning, and continued through Sunday night. The heaviest snowfall occurred at higher elevations, especially above 1500 feet.|Snowfall amounts ranged from 8 to 16 inches, with the greatest amounts across the higher elevations. Some of the highest amounts included 16 inches at Indian Lake, 13.8 inches at Middle Grove, 13.5 inches at Caroga Lake, and 13 inches Rensselaerville.|The heavy wet snowfall, combined with gusty winds, led to numerous downed tree limbs and power lines, which resulted in widespread power outages, particularly across Hamilton county.|The snow eventually mixed with, and changed to rain by Monday morning.

A low pressure system over the midwest moved east, reaching south central New York State around midday on Monday, January 15th, and then moved off the southern New England coast by Monday evening. Cold low level air remained in place as precipitation overspread the region early Monday morning, producing a mix of freezing rain and some sleet. Significant icing occurred from the freezing rain during Monday, leading to widespread power outages from downed trees and tree limbs, and from power transformers which shorted out. Although the freezing rain tapered off Monday evening, strengthening winds in the wake of the storm continued to down tree limbs and exacerbate power outages across the region into Monday night.|This ice storm had a significant impact on travel and economy across the region, with areas immediately north of the Mohawk River, including the Saratoga Springs and Lake George regions, and the western Mohawk Valley being hardest hit.|Estimates of 85,000 customers were affected by power outages at the height of the ice storm Monday afternoon and evening in New York State, with the majority of outages in Saratoga county. Some of these customers did not receive power back until Thursday, January 18th.

During the period October 25 through 26, an extratropical cyclone drew in warm moist tropical air from the remnant of hurricane Wilma to become a powerful storm centered off the southern New England coast. The storm brought heavy rain and snow to eastern New York. Heavy snow was confined mostly to elevations above about 15 hundred feet in the southern Adirondack and Catskill mountains. Minor flooding occurred as some small streams and main stem rivers overflowed their banks. The flooding occurred southward from the Mohawk River where 1.5 to 3 inches of rainfall accumulated during the storm.

An extremely cold airmass moved out of Siberia, then plunged southward through Canada and across the northeast by January 15. At the same time, a powerful storm developed off the Canadian Maritimes. The pressure gradient between the intense storm and the arctic high pressure, extending from central Canada southward through the Ohio Valley, produced gusty north to northwest winds in the 15 to 30 mph range, with higher gusts. This wind, combined with ambient temperatures ranging from zero to 15 below zero, resulted in dangerous wind chills across eastern New York during the night of January 15 through the morning of the 16th. Equivalent wind chill readings ranged from 25 to 30 below zero in the Mid Hudson Valley, to as low as 50 below zero across the Western Adirondacks. The brutal cold spell resulted in many closed schools and businesses on the 16th. The cold also resulted in a scattering of frozen and broken water pipes.

The passage of a strong cold front brought a quick burst of wind and snow showers to portions of eastern New York during the morning of December 1. Wind gusts were strong enough to knock power lines down, which in turn resulted in a blown transformer and power outages to about 2,000 customers in the town of Guilderland, Albany County. With the exception of about 100 customers, the outages were short lived. The other 100 had to wait until later in the night for power restoration. Also, strong winds partially peeled a roof off a house in Amsterdam, Montgomery County.

A low pressure area deepened as it tracked east across the Great Lakes region into the the Saint Lawrence Valley on November 13. The storm continued to strengthen as it moved into the Canadian Maritimes by November 14. A steep pressure gradient between this storm and high pressure building across the Ohio Valley, brought the second major wind event of the fall season to eastern New York. Since the storm was slow moving, this turned out to be a two day high wind event. On the 13th, trees were reported down in the city of Albany, Albany County. Also, in Albany County, trees knocked down wires in Loudonville and a roof was damaged in the city of Cohoes. Wires were downed in Conesville, Schoharie County. In the same county, a roof was blown off a barn in the town of Seward. The wind blew trees and power lines down in Amsterdam, Montgomery County as well as Bolton Landing in Warren County. Also in Warren County, a 50 foot pine tree with a trunk 2.5 feet in diameter, fell onto a road in the town of Luzerne. Another fallen tree blocked Highway Route 9N. A roof over gas pumps at a Stewarts in Rosendale, Ulster County, was badly damaged. In the same county, a large tree fell onto a house near Kingston, damaging the roof. Also in Ulster County, downed live power lines caused a brush fire outside of New Paltz. Strong winds destroyed a porch roof in Fort Plain, Montgomery County. A weather spotter in the town of Glen, Montgomery County clocked a wind gust to 58 mph and then later during the afternoon of the 13th, measured a gust to 64 mph. On the night of the 13th, A portion of the roof of a convenience store was blown off in the town of Melrose, Rennselaer County. Another roof was peeled from a Pizzeria in Fort Plain. Winds sheared off a section of a roof in Johnstown, Fulton County. On the morning of the 14th, siding was torn off a house in Greenport, Columbia County. In Cohoes, a second day of fierce winds pulled down power lines at two schools Friday, forcing the closure of both schools. In Loudonville, also in Albany County, a tree fell onto a truck, injuring the driver. The two day windstorm disrupted power to as many as 10,000 customers in the Mid Hudson Valley and another 15,000 in the Capital District, with up to 4,300 in Warren County alone.

An area of low pressure deepened as it moved from the Ohio Valley, northeast to the Canadian Maritimes, on October 15. A steep pressure gradient between this storm, and high pressure building across the Appalachians, produced destructively strongs winds across eastern New York during the afternoon and evening hours of the 15th. The Mohawk Valley was especially hard hit by this wind event. Trees, still fully leafed, were reported down throughout Herkimer County, knocking down power lines and even road signs. Also in Herkimer County, a driver lost control of his tractor trailer due to the high winds. The truck jackknifed into a railing on the New York State Thruway near the town of Herkimer. One of the truck's side tanks ruptured, spilling about 300 gallons of diesel fuel. A large tree fell upon a Victorian home in the town of Herkimer, damaging it and knocking down power lines very close to the house. Trees and power lines were reported knocked down in Dutchess, Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Ulster counties. In Dutchess County, the towns of Poughkeepsie, Millbrook, Hyde Park, Fishkill and East Fishkill reported a concentrated area of downed trees. One tree fell onto a vehicle in Poughkeepsie. Another tree fell onto a vehicle in Niskayuna, Schenectady County. Trees damaged three vehicles in the parking lot of the Heidelberg Inn in Queensbury, Warren County. Yet another vehicle was severely damaged in Gloversville, Fulton County by a fallen trees. Downed trees forced some road closures in that town as well. A weather spotter reported a wind gust to 62 mph in the town of Galway, Saratoga County. Another weather spotter reported a wind gust to 61 mph in Fairfield, Herkimer County. The strong wind knocked out power to as many as 10,000 customers in the Mid Hudson region, and another 10,000 customers over the remainder of eastern New York.

A large arctic high pressure system became established over the James Bay region of Canada early on Thursday, April 3. The leading edge of this unseasonably chilly air mass worked southward across New York State and adjacent New England, stalling just to the south of the region by late on the 3rd. A series of low pressure systems propogated along the strong stationary boundary and were able to produce copious moisture. The air was cold enough for mostly snow north of Albany Thursday night into Friday morning. Further south, the cold air was much more shallow, which allowed for mostly freezing rain. Precipitation during the day Friday was mainly freezing drizzle, but another storm brought more significant precipitation to the region again by Friday night into Saturday. This time, the precipitation fell mostly as sleet from Albany northward, while freezing rain fell south. By the time the precipitation ended midday Saturday, more than a foot of snow had fallen north of Saratoga Springs, while several inches of sleet as well as anywhere from 1/2 to an inch of ice accreted further south of Saratoga Springs. Bolton Landing Warren County led the pack with 20.2 inches of snow, while 15.5 inches fell at Indian Lake in Hamilton County. This might have been the heaviest April snowfall on record for these places. The icestorm, further south, was the latest significant ice storm ever on record. The ice caused more problems than the snow, as the heavy glaze brought down many powerlines and trees. The problem was further exacerbated by 30 mph wind gusts that developed by midday Saturday which helped to bring even more power lines and trees down. Up to 90,000 residents lost power across Albany's County Warning area and many homes were without power until the following Monday. Some places had to wait until Tuesday for electricity to return. The ice, sleet and snow caused numerous vehicular accidents, widespread school and business closures as well as some delays at the Albany International Airport.

A low pressure area developed in the Mississippi valley by late on January 2. The storm tracked northward into the southern Ohio Valley, then rapidly redeveloped along the Mid Atlantic seaboard on January 3. From there, it moved northeast to just off the coast of Cape Cod by late on January 4. With plenty of cold air in place the stage was set for another snowstorm across eastern New York. Although this storm was not as powerful as the Christmas Day storm, it moved very slowly allowing for a longer duration of snow and another blockbuster snowstorm across eastern New York. Light snow began falling early on the January 3, then it became heavier and steadier as the day wore on. A heavy band of snow formed over the Mohawk Valley, in a similar location to the storm on Christmas Day. This band weakened, but other more migratory ones over eastern New York produced bursts of heavy snow, up to 3 inches per hour, followed by lulls of lighter snow. Thundersnow was reported in the city of Gloversville. A lightning strike wiped out the electricity good part of the Gloversville-Johnstown Wastewater Treatment Facility. By the time the snow ended, a general 1 to 2 foot mantle of fresh snow covered eastern New York. Specific snowfall amounts included 20.8 inches at Albany, which made it the second greatest January snowstorm on record, and the 10th all time heaviest snowstorm ever. Also, it was the first season since 1887-88 that two storms of more than 20 inches were recorded at Albany during the same season. Other localities included 20.5 inches at Stuyvesant, Columbia County, 15.8 inches at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, 17.0 inches at Indian Lake, Hamilton County, and 17.0 inches at North Creek, Warren County. Alcove Dam in Albany County, reported the highest amount with 24.6 inches. The heavy snow combined with the ice leftover from the previous storm, to bring down many large evergreen limbs and whole trees. The towns of Clifton Park, Guilderland, New Scotland and Delmar suffered the most tree damage. The large limbs and trees brought down many power lines, resulting in power losses to as many as 30,000 Capital District residents. An additional 1500 customers were without power in Greene County. The weight of the snow also caused some roofs to collapse. A portion of a factory roof collapsed in the city of Rotterdam, with no injuries reported. Another roof buckled at a warehouse at the Scotia-Glenville Industrial Park again with no injuries. A barn roof collapsed in Fort Plain, killing a couple of Holstein calfs located inside of that structure. The storm resulted in 15 cancellation of flights from the Albany International Airport. Many businesses and schools were forced to close early. The impact of this snowstorm was somewhat minimized by the fact that the majority of the snowfell fell during a weekend.

A low pressure area from the Mississippi Valley moved northeastward and rapidly redeveloped along the North Carolina coast by early on Christmas morning. The storm dramatically deepened as it tracked northeast along the atlantic coast and reached just south of eastern Long Island by late Christmas night. With plenty of cold polar air in place, the stage was set for a record breaking snowstorm across eastern New York, the biggest snowstorm since the Superstorm of 93. The snow began in earnest before midday across the Catskills and Mohawk Valley, and overspread the remainder of eastern New York by the afternoon. During the late day and evening hours, snowfall rates averaged 1 to 3 inches per hour while an intense narrow band, with rates up to 5 inches per hour, set up across Southern Herkimer and Montgomery counties. The bulk of the crippling snowstorm fell in about a 15 hour period, winding down a little after midnight on December 26. A little sleet mixed in across the Hudson Valley during the early portions of the storm, but snow was the primary precipitation type. Snowfall amounts ranged from nearly 3 feet across portions of the Mohawk Valley and extreme southern Herkimer County, to about 2 feet in the Capital District and around a foot or less well south from Poughkeepsie south, and from Glens Falls north. There was a sharp cutoff where the accumulating snow fell across northern Herkimer and northern Hamilton counties, but the majority of population in both these counties were still impacted by 7 or more inches of snow. A few specific snowfall amounts included 21.0 inches at Albany in Albany County, 8.8 inches at Beacon, Dutchess County, 25.0 inches at Niskayuna, Schenectady County and 23 inches at Cobleskill, in Schoharie County. The maximum amount reported from this storm was 34.0 inches in Cedarville, in southern Herkimer County. The 19.2 inches of snow that fell on Christmas Day easily smashed the 13.8 inch Christmas day record previously set in 1978. It was the ninth greatest snowstorm in Albany's history. Not only did the snow come down at a furious clip, but 15 to 30 mph wind gusts produced some blowing and drifting of the snow and travel was next to impossible during the height of the storm. Near blizzard conditions were noted across the higher terrain, where winds briefly gusted to 50 mph. Many vehicular accidents were reported and many vehicles became stuck or went off roadways. At one point, the New York State Thruway was closed between the cities of Catskill and Syracuse. Many other roads like Highway 5S were closed as well as all county roads in Schenectady County. A general state of emergency was declared in portions of Herkimer, Montgomery and Schenectady counties. Ninety five percent of the flights were cancelled out of Albany International Airport, stranding many at the airport through Christmas night. A transformer malfunction left 2,600 customers in the dark in the Ballston Spa area with spotty power outages noted elsewhere. The snow removal cost was estimated at 310,00 dollars in the city of Schenectady, and it took days for many side roads to be plowed. In the city of Albany the estimated cost of the snow removal was 250,000 dollars.

A fast moving low pressure system tracked northeast along the eastern seaboard on December 11. While the surface low was fairly weak, it brought a nasty winter mix of precipitation to much of eastern New York. Following on the heels of the surface storm, a compact upper air low brought a burst of heavy snow across the Catskills, Mohawk Valley and Greater Capital District, mainly on the west side of the Hudson River. Snowfall rates reached up to 3 inches per hour across much of the area and some thundersnow was reported. Storm total accumulations exceeded a foot across Western Greene County where East Jewitt and Windham both reported 15 inches. Other snowfall accumulations included 6.3 inches at Albany and 10.0 inches at Knox, both in Albany County, 10.0 inches in Conklingville, Saratoga County and 13 inches in Cobleskill, Schoharie County. The combination of the ice, sleet and heavy wet snow resulted in some spotty power outages and many school delays or closings.

A strong nor'easter developed off Cape Hatteras on Saturday, November 16. The low pressure center then slowly moved north along the coast, reaching Cape Cod by late November 17. At the same time, a shallow layer of arctic air bled south from eastern Canada. The air was cold enough to produce a heavy wintery mix of precipitation during a good portion of the storm across eastern New York. Initially, the precipitation fell as snow, or snow and sleet mixed. A 1-3 inch swath of snow was observed from about Albany southward. A 3-6 inch swath of snow fell north of Albany. As warmer air worked in aloft, the snow changed to sleet, then freezing rain. Freezing rain was more extensive south of Albany, where up to 58,000 customers lost power in the Mid Hudson Valley. Ice accretion was between one-half and one inch. Western Ulster County was especially hard hit where in addition to the ice, winds frequently gusted to 30 mph and, with lingering leaves on the trees, brought many trees and power lines down. Further north, the combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain still caused up to 1,000 customers in the Lake George Saratoga region to loose power, and spotty power losses elsewhere in the Capital District. In addition, there was a loss of significant limbs on trees and dangerous travel conditions. As warmer air worked in, temperatures finally reached above the freezing mark across the region, putting an end to the winter precipitation on Sunday morning. However, on the back side of the storm, additional snow fell. While these additional accumulations were relatively minor, the snow did produce tricky travel again late Sunday into early Monday. Some customers in the Mid Hudson Valley were without power for several days.

An area of low pressure tracked east along the Interstate-80 corridor, from Cleveland to New York City, early on October 22. Enough cold air was in place north of the storm, to produce an unusually early snowfall across portions of eastern New York. Measurable snow fell as far south as Albany. Albany officially reported 0.5 inches of snowfall, which established a record snowfall for the date, and was the most snow recorded in October since 1987. Heavier accumulations included 1.5 inches at Caroga Lake and 3.5 inches at Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County. With many trees still fully covered with leaves, the snow brought down some limbs. While some spotty power outages might have occurred, no significant problems were reported to the National Weather Service as a result of this storm.

The storm that had brought the ice and snow to eastern New York on January 31 rapidly deepened as it moved into the Gulf of Maine by late February 1. A steep pressure gradient, between that low and a high pressure ridge over the Ohio Valley, produced a high wind event across portions of Eastern New York, mainly the higher terrain. The combination of the wind and residual ice buildup resulted in many downed trees across Hamilton, Fulton, Montgomery and Greene counties. The wind also blew off a tin roof in the town of Glen, Montgomery County where a gust to 72 mph was unofficially clocked. Up to 20,000 residences were without power across the Mohawk Valley as well as Hamilton County, due to the high winds. A peak wind gust of 70 mph was estimated at Indian Lake, Hamilton County. Frequent wind gusts to 65 mph were measured at East Jewitt, Greene County.

A compact low pressure area developed across the Gulf States on Sunday, January 6. This storm loaded up with Gulf of Mexico moisture, then swiftly tracked up along the Atlantic seaboard, and was already in the Gulf of Maine by Monday morning. The upper level support to this system moved across the region during the day Monday and brought another round of lighter snow. While the two systems never really did evolve into an especially powerful storm, they did manage to produce one of the biggest January snowstorms in recent memory over sections of eastern New York. Snow, in excess of a foot, fell across portions of the eastern Mohawk Valley and Capital District. What was unusual was the intensity of heavy snow that fell late Sunday evening. Eight inches fell in just two hours time at Albany! The official storm total was 17.4 inches, the 5th biggest January snowstorm on record. Other snowfall totals included East Chatham, in Columbia County with 15 inches, and Slide Mountain in Green County with 17 inches. Further south, the swath of snow was in the 6-12 inch range with Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, receiving 8.1 inches. Much lighter snow, below the winter storm threshold, fell north of Saratoga Springs. The snow was heavy and wet, and caused up to 2,000 power outages across the region. While the brunt of the storm fell during Sunday night, the lighter round on Monday, coupled with falling temperatures, produced icy roads. The slick surfaces produced a plethora of vehicular accidents, some of which were fatal. While the Albany International Airport remained opened, some flights were cancelled throughout the storm, and many more delayed.

A strong Bermuda high developed early in August and brought the most extensive heat wave of the summer to eastern New York and adjacent New England between August 6 and 9. Officially, at the Albany International Airport, there were four consecutive days of 90 degrees or higher, the longest such stretch in over 6 years . The heat wave reached its peak on August 8 and 9. During those days, the high reached 100 and 102 at Poughkeepsie respectively. On those same days the Albany International Airport reached 93 and 96. The 96 was a new daily maximum record for August 9, eclipsing the old record of 94 set in 1949. Humidity levels were also high, which produced heat indices between 105 and 110 near Albany, and 110 to 115 closer to Poughkeepsie. The high heat indices did cause some heat related problems. St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady reported 9 cases of heat -related symptons. The victims were all children campers at the Pattersonville Camp also in Schenectady County. Four more campers were treated at the campsite. While there no other heat related problems reported to the National Weather Service, the heat led to record state electricity consumption, three days in a row! Governor Pataki closed down the State government at 200 PM on August 9 to conserve power. Hot weather also caused the railroad bridge to malfunction between the cities of Albany and Resselaer, resulting in delays for four of Amtrack's passenger trains on August 9.

Just as eastern New York State had recovered from the big snowstorm, another nor'easter moved up the coast, forming off the New Jersey coast early on Friday, March 9th, and reaching Cape Cod shortly after midnight. This storm was not nearly as powerful as its predecessor, nor did it include as much moisture. Snowfall amounts were somewhat elevation dependent and the snow had a high water content. A swath of 6-12 inches fell across the Catskills, Mohawk Valley northward to Saratoga Springs and portions of the eastern Taconics. Specific amounts included 7 inches at Voorheesville in Albany county, 7 inches at Brainard in Columbia county, 7.5 inches in the city of Schenectady, 8.5 inches in Northville, Fulton county ,10 inches at both Windham, Green county and Slide Mountain in Ulster County. The weight of snow, combined with the earlier storm, caused the roof of a cold-storage leather facility plant to collapse. around 3:30 PM. The plant is located on Harrison Street in Gloversville, Fulton County. No injuries were reported to the National Weather Service from that incident. Since the storm fell at the beginning of the weekend, its impact on the region was somewhat minimized. Twenty-five vehicles became stuck on Corinth Mountain Road, in Saratoga County, but with no injuries or damage to the vehicles.

A large storm center formed off the mid Atlantic coast on the morning of March 5. The low proceeded slowly to the north, off the DelMarVa peninsula, then the coast of New Jersey, and reached just south of central Long Island by late in the day. During the overnight hours, a strong upper level disturbance, diving south from the eastern Great Lakes, added energy to the storm and forced it to temporarily track to the west and nearly stall near New York city. The cyclone pulled southeast away from Long Island later on March 6. This storm became the biggest nor'easter of the winter season as it produced an extended period of moderate to heavy snow, starting late Sunday night and not completely ending until the following Tuesday evening. In fact, in many places across eastern New York, this was the heaviest snowfall since the Blizzard of 93. Some sleet, and even freezing rain mixed in for a while Monday, from Albany southward. However the bulk of the preciptation fell as snow. The heaviest snow fell overnight from March 5th to the 6th, when 2 to 3 inch/hour snowfall rates were observed in many places. After the two day snowstorm was finished, a general one to two feet of snow blanketed the region, with a noteworthy band of even heavier amounts across the Lake George Saratoga region, westward into the Mohawk Valley, as well as across the western Adirondacks. Specific snowfall amounts included 17.1 inches officially at Albany. This was the 5th greatest snowstorm in March history. In Columbia county, East Chatham reported 16.1 inches. Millbrook in Dutchess County had 10.3 while New Paltz in Ulster County accumulated 17. Much heavier amounts included Gloversville with 25.2 inches, and Northville with 22, both located in Fulton County. In western Greene County, 25 inches fell at Prattsville and 26 at Windham. The city of Saratoga Springs was buried with 26 inches while Bolton Landing, Warren County, had 28 inches. The highest storm total was Whitehall in Washington County with a storm total of 29.8 inches! The storm virtually shut the school system down for two days and disrupted most businesses. While the Albany International Airport was never officially closed, more than 100 flights were cancelled during the two day storm. Since the storm struck early, and was well forecast, N.Y.D.O.T. crews were able to keep major roadways open. Many people heeded the warnings, and remained off the roads, which actually led to an unsual paucity of weather related accidents. Very few, if any, power outages were reported. Two factors made the ardous snowfall removal a bit easier. First, temperatures rose slightly above freezing after the storm. Second, there was a limited amount of wind. Some wind at the storm's departure, did produce blowing and little drifting of the snow, mainly in outlying regions. However, the magnitude of wind fell well short of blizzard criteria.

A strong cold front swept across eastern New York on the morning of Feburary 10. A steep pressure gradient, between large high pressure over the midwest and a deepening low pressure trough moving off the eastern seaboard, produced winds strong enough to cause damage across portions of eastern New York. Trees were brought down in localized portions of northern Herkimer, western Greene, and Warren Counties. In Hamilton county, many trees were brought down by the winds. One large tree fell on top of a house garage in Piseco, and a metal roof was partially peeled from the Speculator Village Hall. Winds were clocked to 58 mph at Cobleskill, Schoharie county, 62 mph at Fort Edward, Washington county and 63 mph in Catskill,Greene county. The winds temporarily knocked out power to an estimated 15,000 customers in eastern New York, an estimated 6,000 in Warren county alone.

An area of low pressure developed across the Tennessee Valley late on December 11th. The storm then rapidly deepened as it moved northeast into the Ohio Valley, Saint Lawrence Valley and eventually across the Canadian Maritimes on December 12th. The pressure difference between this intensifying storm and large arctic high pressure building over the Southeast, produced a significant high wind event across eastern New York on December 12th. The strongest winds with the storm came after the passage of the cold front, during the morning hours. A strong westerly wind brought down large limbs, trees, and powerlines in just about every county in Eastern New York. Many signs were reported blown down along the Andirondack Northway from the Essex/Warren county line, south to its terminus in the town of Guilderland. In addition, there were reports of scattered structural damage. In Saratoga county, high winds smashed windows in a restaurant in downtown Saratoga Springs. Another restaurant had a portion of its roof ripped off in that town. A 60-foot Norwegian pine fell across Route 50 blocking traffic in Balston Spa. The tree fell onto a car, trapping a woman inside for nearly an hour while fire personnel worked to move the live wires away from the car. The passenger was not injured. The winds took down a portion of a block wall under construction at a new Staples store in Queensbury, Warren county. Damage in Fulton county included windows being blown out of buildings in the city of Gloversville. Also, gas pumps were blown over in Johnstown and the skirting blown off trailers in Oppenheim. The winds severely damaged a large shopping window in downtown Little Falls, Herkimer county. In Montgomery county, roofs were blown off homes in the town of Paletine, and in the town of Canajoharie. Also, signs were blown off buildings in Amsterdam. In Albany county, the most numerous downed wires and trees were reported in Delmar, Slingerlands, Bethlehem and Voorheesville. Elsewhere, a downed limb punctured the roof of a house located in Cohoes. A roof was blown off a trailer in Dover Plains, Dutchess county. In Schenectady county, Route 147 at West Glennville Road was temporarily closed due to a large pine tree down on power lines. Power lines and trees were blown down on Wood Road in the town of Easton, Washington county. The glass from windows was sucked out of the Wells Central School in Hamilton county. Officially the strongest wind gust during the event was 54 mph at Albany International Airport. However, weather spotters reported wind gusts to 61 mph in Summit, Schoharie county and 62 mph at Amsterdam in Montgomery county , respectively. During the height of the storm, an estimated 22,000 customers were without power across eastern New York. There were no casualties reported to the National Weather Service, as a result of the high winds.

A strong cold front moved across eastern New York, then stalled to the east, over the Connecticut River valley late on April 8. Low pressure developed along this front, off Cape Hatteras. This storm strengthened as it moved due north along the front during the early morning hours of the 9th. Ample moisture was supplied by the warm air mass over eastern New England. Enough cold air was both advected into the region as well as brought downward by heavy precipitation to change the rain over to snow, and produce an unusually late season snowstorm. The changeover was first noted west of the Hudson Valley during the overnight hours of the 8th and 9th, then eventually east to the Taconics early on Sunday morning. Snow, falling at the rate of 2 inches per hour, was common at the height of the storm. Gusty winds to near 35 mph produced near blizzard conditions at times, including both some blowing and drifting of the snow. A mantle of 8 to locally more than 16 inches of snow buried the Schoharie and Mohawk valleys, Greater Capital District, Western Adirondacks as well as the Lake George Saratoga region. Further south, 4 to 8 inches of snow covered portions of the Mid Hudson Valley. The official reading of 13.3 inches at Albany was the second heaviest April snowstorm on record, second only to a 17.7 inch storm during 1982. Other specific readings included 15 inches at both Round Lake and Saratoga Springs, Saratoga county, 17 inches at Summit in Schoharie county, and 18 inches at Long Lake in Hamilton county. Over seven inches fell as far south as Poughkeepsie in Dutchess county. Since the storm happened on a Sunday, disruptions from it were minimized. However, some business were closed or delayed in opening. The biggest damage from the storm was due to the heavy wet nature of the snow, which resulted in many damaged or downed limbs and trees, especially north of the Mohawk River. Up to 35,000 customers in eastern New York were without power during the height of the storm.