March 7-8th Heavy Snow Event

This data is un-official and for informational purposes only.

Local Snowfall Map


Public Information Statement
Spotter Reports
National Weather Service New York NY
1101 AM EST Thu Mar 08 2018

The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 16
hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation
is extended to highway departments, cooperative observers, Skywarn
spotters and media for these reports. This summary also is available
on our home page at weather.gov/nyc

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS                   
                     SNOWFALL           OF 
                     /INCHES/   MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...Fairfield County...
   New Fairfield         26.8   330 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Newtown               24.3   210 AM  3/08  Amateur Radio           
   Ridgefield            19.0  1100 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   4 N Ridgefield        17.0   900 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   1 SSW Germantown      16.5  1200 AM  3/08  Social Media            
   Danbury               16.2   500 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Monroe                16.0   235 AM  3/08  Public                  
   3 ESE Bethel          16.0   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Shelton               16.0   649 AM  3/08  Amateur Radio           
   Bethel                14.5   526 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   4 WNW Newtown         13.7   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Brookfield            12.9  1130 PM  3/07  CoCoRaHS                
   1 SSE Ridgefield      12.8   800 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   3 NNE Bethel          12.3   643 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   3 WSW Shelton         12.1   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Fairfield             10.0   730 PM  3/07  CoCoRaHS                
   4 E Newtown            9.5   800 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   3 NW Monroe            9.5   800 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   3 NW Stamford          8.2   856 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   5 SE Bedford           8.2   830 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Stratford              7.0   900 PM  3/07  Co-Op Observer          
   3 NNW Norwalk          6.1   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Bridgeport Airport     6.0  1200 AM  3/08  Co-Op Observer          
   2 NW Darien            5.9   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   1 ENE Darien           4.5   745 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                

...Middlesex County...
   Ivoryton              10.7   630 AM  3/08  Public                  
   Durham                 9.0  1030 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         

...New Haven County...
   Wolcott               18.5   528 AM  3/08  Social Media            
   Northford             15.7  1117 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Seymour               15.5   952 AM  3/08  585 FT ELEVATION        
   Clintonville          14.5  1055 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   2 ESE North Haven     14.5   641 AM  3/08  Social Media            
   1 WNW Wallingford     14.0   900 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   North Haven           13.5   855 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Madison               13.1   130 AM  3/08  Public                  
   Branford              13.0  1200 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Wallingford           13.0  1100 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   1 NE Naugatuck        11.7   600 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Guilford              11.5   947 AM  3/08  Public                  
   Cheshire              11.2   800 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   New Haven             11.0   130 AM  3/08  Public                  
   2 ENE Prospect        11.0   600 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Naugatuck             10.5  1000 PM  3/07  CoCoRaHS                
   Waterbury             10.4   315 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Seymour                9.1   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Milford                7.7   830 PM  3/07  Public                  
   Orange                 7.5  1030 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   North Guilford         6.0   718 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   1 W Madison            5.0   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   West Haven             4.5   836 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   1 W Woodmont           3.2   532 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                

...New London County...
   2 NNE Norwich          5.6   530 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Ledyard Center         4.3  1200 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   2 WNW Niantic          3.8   600 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   New London             3.6   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Norwich                3.0   700 AM  3/08  Co-Op Observer          
   2 S Waterford          2.2   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   3 E Mystic             1.5   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   3 SW Pawcatuck         1.5   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                

NEW JERSEY

...Bergen County...
   Oakland               26.0   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Mahwah                18.4   946 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Allendale             17.5   915 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Oradell                8.1   850 PM  3/07  Public                  
   Ridgewood              8.0   900 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Paramus                7.5  1031 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Englewood              7.1   810 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   1 W Tenafly            7.1   730 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   East Rutherford        5.1   930 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         

...Essex County...
   North Caldwell        23.0   845 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Roseland              19.7   900 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Caldwell              17.8   800 PM  3/07  Public                  
   Cedar Grove           16.8   950 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   West Orange           14.5  1000 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Maplewood              7.7   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Essex Fells            7.5   830 PM  3/07  CoCoRaHS                

...Hudson County...
   Harrison               6.0   715 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Kearny                 6.0   930 PM  3/07  Public                  
   Jersey City            5.4   951 PM  3/07  Broadcast Media         
   Hoboken                4.0   900 PM  3/07  Public                  

...Passaic County...
   Hewitt                22.0   900 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Wanaque               21.0   839 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   West Milford          20.5   800 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Hawthorne             20.0   900 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Ringwood              19.7   930 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Wayne                 19.5   843 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   1 SSW Wayne Twp       19.0   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Little Falls          11.7   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                

...Union County...
   Roselle Park           9.0   707 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Westfield              8.1   730 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Roselle                7.8  1015 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Newark Airport         4.6   100 AM  3/08  FAA Observer            

NEW YORK

...Bronx County...
   Morris Park            2.5   730 PM  3/07  Public                  
   Parkchester            2.3   800 PM  3/07  Co-Op Observer          

...Kings County...
   Sheepshead Bay         4.1   900 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Flatlands              3.5   915 PM  3/07  Public                  
   Midwood                3.0   900 PM  3/07  Public                  

...Nassau County...
   Plainview              6.5   800 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   New Hyde Park          6.1   430 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Roslyn                 6.0   945 PM  3/07  Public                  
   Glen Head              6.0   930 PM  3/07  Public                  
   1 ENE Hicksville       5.4   640 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Wantagh                5.1  1115 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Garden City            5.0   945 PM  3/07  Public                  
   1 E Jericho            4.2   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Bellerose              3.6   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Massapequa             3.3   715 PM  3/07  CoCoRaHS                
   1 SSE North Wantagh    2.5   845 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                

...New York County...
   Central Park           3.2   100 AM  3/08  Park Conservancy        

...Orange County...
   Monroe                26.0   800 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Highland Mills        24.3   900 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Orange Lake           20.1   745 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Gardnertown           17.8   853 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Goshen                17.7  1000 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Salisbury Mills       17.2  1200 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Vails Gate            16.5  1200 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Washingtonville       16.2   700 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Warwick               16.0   845 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Otisville             13.0   925 PM  3/07  Public                  
   2 SW Greenwood Lake   12.0   800 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Westtown              11.5   745 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         

...Putnam County...
   Mahopac               19.5   830 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   3 S Fishkill          16.5   722 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Baldwin Place         16.5  1032 PM  3/07  Social Media            
   Putnam Valley         16.3  1230 AM  3/08  Broadcast Media         
   3 N Fahnestock State  16.0   530 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Carmel                15.6   800 AM  3/08  Co-Op Observer          

...Queens County...
   Middle Village         3.5   900 PM  3/07  CoCoRaHS                
   NYC/JFK Airport        2.8   100 AM  3/08  FAA Observer            
   1 SSW Jackson Height   2.7   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   1 SSE Jackson Height   1.9   714 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   NYC/LaGuardia Airpor   1.7   100 AM  3/08  FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER   

...Richmond County...
   1 ENE Annadale         4.0   600 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                

...Rockland County...
   Sloatsburg            26.0   840 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Chestnut Ridge        19.5  1015 PM  3/07  Social Media            
   Spring Valley         15.0   900 PM  3/07  Public                  
   Stony Point           11.2   800 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   New City               9.0  1030 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Congers                8.5  1200 AM  3/08  Fire Dept/Rescue        

...Suffolk County...
   Oakdale                8.9   130 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Setauket               8.0  1100 PM  3/07  NWS Employee            
   1 SSW Nesconset        8.0   800 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Saint James            7.8   930 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Port Jefferson Stati   7.5   835 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Commack                7.4   810 PM  3/07  Public                  
   Smithtown              7.3  1045 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Selden                 7.0  1200 AM  3/08  Social Media            
   Islip Airport          6.5  1200 AM  3/08  FAA Observer            
   Lake Ronkonkoma        6.1   115 AM  3/08  Trained Spotter         
   Sound Beach            5.8  1030 PM  3/07  NWS Employee            
   Centerport             5.7   700 AM  3/08  Co-Op Observer          
   Vanderbilt Museum      5.7   700 AM  3/08  Co-Op Observer          
   Huntington Station     5.7   805 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Commack                5.6   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Miller Place           5.5  1100 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Lake Ronkonkoma        5.5   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Upton                  5.5   700 AM  3/08  NWS Office              
   Patchogue              5.5   345 AM  3/08  NWS Employee            
   Wading River           5.3   900 PM  3/07  NWS Employee            
   Baiting Hollow         4.6   400 AM  3/08  Co-Op Observer          
   Bohemia                4.5   900 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Ronkonkoma             3.6   945 PM  3/07  CoCoRaHS                
   Eastport               3.5   640 AM  3/08  Public                  
   Bay Shore              3.4   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   East Moriches          3.1   900 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Mattituck              2.9   800 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Orient Point           2.0   800 AM  3/08  Co-Op Observer          
   Amityville             2.0   830 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   West Islip             1.7   730 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                

...Westchester County...
   Armonk                13.5   850 PM  3/07  Fire Dept/Rescue        
   Katonah               13.5   800 PM  3/07  Public                  
   Mount Kisco           11.0   835 PM  3/07  Public                  
   1 ESE Putnam Valley   11.0   600 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Shrub Oak             11.0   530 AM  3/08  Co-Op Observer          
   Armonk                10.4   800 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Harrison               9.5  1200 AM  3/08  Public                  
   Montrose               9.5   900 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   4 WNW Ridgefield       9.3   700 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   N Peekskill            9.0   800 AM  3/08  CoCoRaHS                
   Yonkers                6.0  1100 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   White Plains           5.8   800 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         
   Croton-On-hudson       5.5   830 PM  3/07  Trained Spotter         


*****************************Damage Reports*****************************

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1107 PM EST WED MAR 07 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0330 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NORWALK                 41.09N  73.42W
03/07/2018                   FAIRFIELD          CT   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            STRONG WIND GUSTS BROUGHT DOWN A TREE AND WIRES ON 
            CREEPING HEMLOCK DRIVE WITH LINEMEN AND TREE CREWS ON 
            SCENE. 

0515 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG PORT WASHINGTON         40.83N  73.68W
03/07/2018                   NASSAU             NY   AMATEUR RADIO   

            DOWNED TREE ON MAIN STREET AND LIBRARY DRIVE. 

0540 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG GLEN HEAD               40.84N  73.62W
03/07/2018                   NASSAU             NY   AMATEUR RADIO   

            LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY. 

0635 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LOCUST VALLEY           40.88N  73.59W
03/07/2018                   NASSAU             NY   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            262 PIPING ROCK ROAD, TREE ON FIRE DUE TO FALLEN POWER 
            LINES 

0710 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LOCUST VALLEY           40.88N  73.59W
03/07/2018                   NASSAU             NY   SOCIAL MEDIA    

            TRANSFORMER FIRE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW ON POWER LINES 
            AT PIPING ROCK ROAD 

0715 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG SHELTON                 41.32N  73.10W
03/07/2018                   FAIRFIELD          CT   AMATEUR RADIO   

            LARGE TREE BRANCH BLOCKING ONE LANE OF BRIDGEPORT 
            AVENUE. 

0730 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG UPTON                   40.87N  72.89W
03/07/2018                   SUFFOLK            NY   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON WILLIAM FLOYD PARKWAY NORTHBOUND 
            BETWEEN BROOKHAVEN LAB AND 25 DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. 

0740 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG GREENWICH               41.03N  73.63W
03/07/2018                   FAIRFIELD          CT   SOCIAL MEDIA    

            LARGE TREE FELL ON TRUCK SOUTHBOUND MERRITT PARKWAY 

0755 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MADISON                 41.28N  72.59W
03/07/2018                   NEW HAVEN          CT   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            LARGE TREE UPROOTED ALONG EAST WHARF ROAD. 

0830 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG RIDGEFIELD              41.27N  73.50W
03/07/2018                   FAIRFIELD          CT   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS THE TOWN DUE TO HEAVY 
            SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS. 

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG RIDGEFIELD              40.83N  74.02W
03/07/2018                   BERGEN             NJ   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            NON-THUNDERSTORM WIND WITH DOWNED WIRES ON FIRE CLOSED 
            BERGEN BOULEVARD. 

1000 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG SUFFERN                 41.11N  74.14W
03/07/2018                   ROCKLAND           NY   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            *** 1 FATAL *** A FALLEN TREE KILLED ONE PERSON ON 
            HILSIDE AVENUE. 

1007 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG COLCHESTER              41.57N  72.33W
03/07/2018                   NEW LONDON         CT   AMATEUR RADIO   

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON BULKELEY HILL ROAD 

1030 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTH STAMFORD          41.14N  73.54W
03/07/2018                   FAIRFIELD          CT   STATE OFFICIAL  

            WILDWOOD ROAD IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO MULTIPLE TREES DOWN 
            AND POWER LINES DOWN 

0900 PM     HEAVY SNOW       HAWTHORNE               40.96N  74.16W
03/07/2018  M20.0 INCH       PASSAIC            NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF PASSAIC 
            COUNTY. 

0800 AM     HEAVY SNOW       FANWOOD                 40.64N  74.39W
03/08/2018  M13.0 INCH       UNION              NJ   PUBLIC          

            NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. 

1253 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HO-HO-KUS               41.00N  74.10W
03/08/2018                   BERGEN             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            LARGE TREE SNAPPED OFF FROM WEIGHT OF SNOW AND TOOK 
            DOWN MAJOR POWER LINES, CAUSING FIRE ON THE STREET, AT 
            INTERSECTION OF HOLLYWOOD AVE AND SHERIDAN AVE.