Event Summary

An area of low pressure developed along the Gulf Coast states on Friday, February 10th, and began moving northeast toward the North Carolina coast during Saturday. The storm rapidly intensified as it moved northeastward just off the New England coast. Snow spread north across the area on Saturday from early to late afternoon. The snow fell steadily and heavily at times in many areas overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning, until the last band of heavy snow swept east of Long Island late Sunday afternoon. During the event, many areas experienced very heavy snowfall rates, up to 3 to 4 inches per hour. As the strongest band of snow moved through the lower Hudson Valley and New York City, reports of "thundersnow" were received, which supported the very intense snowfall rates. The highest snowfall amounts fell across New York City and Westchester County with 15 to 27 inches. Elsewhere, 10 to 20 inches of snowfall was common. Winds ranged from 20 to 30 mph with gusts over 50 mph along the coast. Snow and blowing snow created near blizzard conditions with very hazardous driving conditions due to poor visibilities in many areas. The following are select snowfall amounts across coastal southeast New York: New York County (Manhattan) Range: 25 to 27 inches Central Park - 26.9 inches (All-Time Record) Bronx County Range: 17 to 25 inches Richmond County (Staten Island) Range: 15 to 22 inches Clove Lakes Park - 22 inches Kings County (Brooklyn) Range: 17 to 20 inches Brooklyn Marine Park 19.5 inches Queens County Range: 17 to 26 inches Astoria - 26 inches La Guardia Airport - 25.4 inches JFK Airport - 16.7 inches