Storm Classified as Category 3 - "Major" Storm
A low pressure system formed over the southeastern United States and move northeast off the mid Atlantic coast Saturday night, the 11th. The low then intensified as it moved east-northeast passing south of Long Island Sunday morning. A very intense band of heavy snow developed producing snowfall rates as high as 3 to 4 inches an hour across extreme southeastern New York and across southern New England.
The Albany Forecast Area was on the western edge of the precipitation field (Map). Snowfall totals (see below) ranged from amounts
over a foot across portions of Litchfield County in Connecticut to just under an inch at the NWS Office in Albany.
Snowfall totals from other areas: New York City/Upton NY --- Boston/Taunton MA --- Philadelphia PA/Mount Holly NJ
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS...FINAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
218 PM EST MON FEB 13 2006
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE STORM
THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. APPRECIATION IS
EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO
AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY.
UPDATED FOR DUTCHESS COUNTY REPORTS IN FISHKILL AND HOPEWELL
JUNCTION.
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...LITCHFIELD COUNTY...
THOMASTON 16.0 200 PM 2/12 DOT
BARKHAMSTED 15.0 700 AM 2/13 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
BAKERSVILLE 14.2 700 AM 2/13 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
LITCHFIELD 13.0 130 PM 2/12 DOT
NEW HARTFORD 11.0 745 PM 2/12
TORRINGTON 11.0 130 PM 2/12 SKYWARN SPOTTER
WINCHESTER 11.0 200 PM 2/12 DOT
NEW PRESTON 10.0 130 PM 2/12 SKYWARN SPOTTER
SHARON 9.0 600 PM 2/12 MEDIA
NORFOLK 6.2 700 AM 2/13 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
WINSTED 5.0 130 PM 2/12 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MASSACHUSETTS
...BERKSHIRE COUNTY...
SAVOY 4.8 700 PM 2/12 MEDIA
ALFORD 3.5 600 PM 2/12 MEDIA
FLORIDA 3.5 615 PM 2/12
DALTON 2.9 500 PM 2/12
LANESBOROUGH 2.5 600 PM 2/12 MEDIA
PITTSFIELD 2.3 800 AM 2/13 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NEW YORK
...ALBANY COUNTY...
SOUTH BERNE 5.0 600 AM 2/13 MEDIA
COLONIE 0.8 315 PM 2/12 SKYWARN SPOTTER
GUILDERLAND 0.8 225 PM 2/12 MEDIA
ALBANY 0.7 700 PM 2/12 NWS OFFICE
...COLUMBIA COUNTY...
GHENT 6.5 545 PM 2/12 MEDIA
CHATHAM CENTER 4.0 445 AM 2/13 MEDIA
TAGHKANIC 4.0 600 AM 2/13 MEDIA
KINDERHOOK 3.5 530 AM 2/13 MEDIA
NORTH CHATHAM 3.4 155 PM 2/12 MEDIA
STUYVESANT 3.1 430 PM 2/12 NWS EMPLOYEE
ANCRAM 2.0 300 PM 2/12 SWIN OBSERVER
...DUTCHESS COUNTY...
HOPEWELL JUNCTION 16.0 700 AM 2/13 SKYWARN SPOTTER
STORMVILLE 11.6 700 AM 2/13 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
UNION VALE 11.5 450 PM 2/12 MEDIA
FISHKILL 10.0 700 AM 2/13 SKYWARN SPOTTER
CLINTON CORNERS 9.7 420 PM 2/12 MEDIA
DOVER PLAINS 8.0 315 PM 2/12 SKYWARN SPOTTER
CLINTON CORNERS 6.8 1230 PM 2/12 MEDIA
PLEASANT VALLEY 4.6 400 PM 2/12
POUGHKEEPSIE 4.5 900 PM 2/12 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
RED HOOK 4.0 600 PM 2/12 MEDIA
TIVOLI 4.0 700 AM 2/13 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
RHINEBECK 3.4 700 AM 2/13 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
SALT POINT 2.4 400 PM 2/12
...GREENE COUNTY...
EAST JEWETT 10.0 330 PM 2/12 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MAPLECREST 10.0 800 AM 2/13 MEDIA
ASHLAND 6.0 515 PM 2/12 MEDIA
ELKA PARK 6.0 700 AM 2/13 MEDIA
WINDHAM 5.4 700 AM 2/13 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
WEST KILL 4.0 650 PM 2/12 MEDIA
COXSACKIE 3.0 700 AM 2/13 MEDIA
CAIRO 2.5 530 PM 2/12 MEDIA
CATSKILL 2.5 135 PM 2/12 MEDIA
...RENSSELAER COUNTY...
TABORTON 3.5 510 PM 2/12 MEDIA
STEPHENTOWN 2.6 1015 PM 2/12 MEDIA
AVERILL PARK 2.5 130 PM 2/12 NWS EMPLOYEE
BRUNSWICK 1.9 330 PM 2/12 NWS EMPLOYEE
WEST SAND LAKE 1.5 400 PM 2/12 MEDIA
...SARATOGA COUNTY...
SARATOGA SPRINGS 0.1 1145 AM 2/12 NWS EMPLOYEE
...SCHENECTADY COUNTY...
DUANESBURG 1.0 650 AM 2/13 MEDIA
ROTTERDAM 0.8 530 PM 2/12 MEDIA
SCHENECTADY 0.8 235 PM 2/12 MEDIA
SCOTIA 0.5 630 AM 2/13
EAST GLENVILLE 0.4 325 PM 2/12 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...SCHOHARIE COUNTY...
FULTON 2.5 630 PM 2/12 MEDIA
MIDDLEBURGH 2.0 600 PM 2/12 MEDIA
JEFFERSON 1.8 1000 PM 2/12 MEDIA
RICHMONDVILLE 1.0 600 PM 2/12 MEDIA
...ULSTER COUNTY...
MILTON 5.0 500 PM 2/12
WEST SHOKAN 5.0 700 AM 2/13 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
PHOENICIA 4.1 700 AM 2/13 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
KERHONKSON 3.3 340 PM 2/12 MEDIA
WHITEPORT 3.3 550 PM 2/12 MEDIA
SHANDAKEN 3.0 200 PM 2/12 SKYWARN SPOTTER
SAUGERTIES 2.5 215 PM 2/12 MEDIA
WOODSTOCK 1.0 1200 PM 2/12 MEDIA
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
HUDSON FALLS 0.1 545 AM 2/13 MEDIA
VERMONT
...BENNINGTON COUNTY...
POWNAL 2.0 700 AM 2/13 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
SUNDERLAND 0.8 700 AM 2/13 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
...WINDHAM COUNTY...
NEWFANE 3.3 230 PM 2/12 SKYWARN SPOTTER
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