photo: "27 N. Pearl, Blizzard of '88," from the Morris Gerber Collection via the Albany Institute of History and Art. Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors NOAA Locator. The "Great Blizzard of 1993", AKA, "The Storm of the Century." Some sleet and freezing rain mixed in with the snow across the mid-Hudson Valley and Taconics region for a period. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Part I: Generally, 1 to 2 feet of snow accumulated across much of east central New York and western New England with the highest amounts above 1500 feet.
Fortunately, it fell in hugely unpopulated mountain areas far away from the communities of Mount Shasta City and Weed. Three inches of snow fell on the March 11, 15 inches more by daybreak on the March 12, 33 inches by midnight on March 13, and then one more foot before snow stopped falling at 3 a.m. on March 14. All NOAA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Over 30 inches of snow was reported across the Catskills and in western New England, with 17.9 inches at Albany. Rated #1. Young men with snow shoes were about the only people who could move about. And shortly after that, Albany will... (more), Last week we were fortunate enough to spend a few minutes with Jack McEneny -- former state Assemblyman, unofficial Albany historian, and genuinely nice guy.... (more). Power was not fully restored to all areas until Tuesday evening, April 8. Now, that barrier has just disappeared,” Albany Deputy Fire Chief David Newton said. Please select one of the following: . For Albany, this storm is the greatest January snowfall on record and one of the greatest stormsnows. For a decade All Over Albany was a place for interested and interesting people in New York's Capital Region. A very significant coastal snowstorm impacted the region March 14th featuring extremely heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions. No snow fell in Albany however 1.08 inches of rain was reported with 7.78 inches of rainfall at Slide Mountain in the Catskills. Runners warm up under the snow covered trees before the 5K Troy Turkey Trot race on Thanksgiving Day Nov. 27, 2014. NESIS: Category 3 - Major. NWS GIS Data Portal, About February 2014 as one of the Top 10 snowiest for February, tracked northeast along a frontal boundary, November 2014 was one of the snowiest on record for Albany, some portions of the area picking up an amazing 36 to 42 inches of snowfall, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Schools were closed for the entire week, but by Friday conditions ameliorated and children were out on the streets pelting one another with snow balls.
A coastal storm brought strong winds and heavy snow to the northeast. An early season Nor'easter dumped heavy wet snow on across the area mainly to the south and east of the Capital District with snowfall amounts dropping off rapidly to the north and west. The winter of 1992-93 is one of the snowiest on record for Albany with 94.2 inches. US Dept of Commerce November 25, 1971 - 21.8 inches By Monday afternoon, the snow was knee high. Total snowfall for the storm was 46.7 inches, but the drifts were significantly higher. (10.9 inches below average)Colin Ainsworth, 6, of West Sand Lake sleds with his family at the hills on the first hole at Frear Park in Troy on Jan. 18, 2010, in Troy. Troy Business Improvement District holding special... 14 inches of snow at Albany International Airport, CDC NIOSH-approved N95 masks are $13 per 2-pack. ( Log Out / In Albany 24.7 inches of snow was measured. February 14, 1914 - 23.5 inches Widespread 10 to 15 inches of snow across Albany Forecast Area, with up to 30 inches in Catskills, and around 20 inches in southern Vermont and the Berkshires. Soojee Eckhardt-Rigberg of Albany plays with her dog Obi near her tent at the Occupy Albany encampment in Academy Park on Sunday Oct. 30, 2011. December 1969 stands as the snowiest month on record for Albany.
Many stranded in the Albany International Airport on Christmas Night as flights were cancelled. The precipitation eventually showed up in the form of the Flood of 1913. Albany got more than 22 inches total, and some areas reported 30 inches from the storm. Local Science and Research, Safety No milk. (8.9 inches below average)A man shields himself from the heavy snowfall as he rides his bicycle along State Street on Schenectady March 20, 2002. Copyright 2020 Nexstar Inc. All rights reserved. Snowfall amounts dropped off dramatically to the northwest of the Capital District. Twenty-five to 35 inches of snow fell across eastern and southeastern New York. But we'd like to stay... (more), Working on AOA over the past decade has been a life-changing experience for me and it's shaped the way I think about so many things.... (more), If winter ever gets its act together and drops more snow on us, there will be sidewalks to shovel. But the winter had already left packed snow on the ground. The Albany Forecast Area was on the western edge of the precipitation field. The bulk of the snow fell on that Monday – slightly over 2 ½ ft., the largest single day snow fall in Albany recorded history. After a break in the steady snowfall heavy precipitation returned with significant snowfall rates of up to three inches per hour. NESIS: Category 3 - Major.
Blowing and drifting occurred in the Capital District making some roads impassable. Albany Fire Department has been in the research phase of adding telemedicine options to the emergency calls for almost a year. Still have something to say? This snowstorm is one of the greatest for December for Albany. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Albany is normally free of snow every year from June to September. Gangs of all available able-bodied men and boys cleared major streets and roads and stretches of railway track; telegraph and telephone lines were being restored. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. It only covered a small area, the winds were not that high and visibility was not really impaired. (30.9 inches above average).The Albany International Airport is desolate after a snowstorm on Feb. 2, 2011. Another factor that helped localize the snow was mesoscale banding. Thus, a lot were stranded inside their cars.
Hotels in downtown were crammed with the stranded travelers and people who lived on the outer fringes of the City who couldn’t make it home. How Many Snowstorms Albany Gets. The colder air the storm brought in from the north turned rain into a wet heavy snow across much of Eastern New York in the morning hours. That failed and the car was abandoned in the middle of State St. By 7pm everything ground to a halt.