Event Summary

Low pressure moving from the central Appalachians the morning of the 21st intensified off the Mid Atlantic coast and brought heavy snow to most of southeast New York on the 21st and 22nd. The public and trained spotters reported widespread snowfall totals of 8.5 to 10.5 inches. The public and trained spotters reported widespread snowfall totals of 10 to 13 inches. JFK Airport received total snowfall of 7.1 inches. Elsewhere, trained spotters in South Ozone Park and Cedar Manor reported snowfall totals of 13 and 11.9 inches, respectively. Central Park reported snowfall of 11.5 inches. Elsewhere, a trained spotter in Harlem reported 10.8 inches, and the public reported 11.5 inches on the Upper West Side. LaGuardia Airport received total snowfall of 8.1 inches. Elsewhere, the public and trained spotters reported widespread snowfall totals of 7.9 to 12.5 inches. A cooperative observer in Parkchester reported 9.2 inches of snow. Elsewhere, trained spotters, the public, and the Bronx Zoo also reported widespread snowfall totals of 11-12 inches.