Event Summary

A cold high pressure ridge extended southeast from James Bay across New England. As the primary low moved northeast toward the Eastern Great Lakes, a secondary low developed off the Mid Atlantic Coast during Tuesday morning, January 27th. This secondary low rapidly intensified as it moved northeast. A light mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain spread north across the area during Tuesday afternoon. A light coating of ice on area roads made traveling extremely hazardous toward evening. Many traffic accidents occurred across the NYC Metropolitan Area during this time. As the precipitation rate increased during the evening, the mixture changed to a steady snow, which became heavy at times. Most Storm Total Snowfall amounts ranged from around 6 to 12 inches. There were isolated lower amounts across the twin forks of Long Island, where more mixing occurred. Here are selected snowfall amounts for: Bronx - 10.4 inches at Parkchester. Manhattan - 10.3 inches at Central Park. Staten Island - from 5.5 inches at Westerleigh to 7.0 inches. Brooklyn - from 7.5 inches at Sheepshead Bay to 8.3 inches at Graves End. Queens - from 6.2 inches at JFK Airport to 10.5 inches at Far Rockaway.