Snow, Sleet & Ice Storm
January 28, 2009

Another complex storm system impacted the region Wednesday, January 28. A low pressure system developed over the Mississippi Valley Tuesday evening. This low moved northeast into the Ohio Valley Tuesday night. The low continue head northeast reaching western New York State during the day Wednesday as a secondary low began to develop over the mid Atlantic region. The two lows moved northeast Wednesday evening with the secondary low eventually becoming the dominant low. The consolidated low deepened and headed northeastward toward the Gulf of Maine Wednesday night.

Warmer air moved in aloft over cold air at the surface as the initial low moved from the Ohio Valley to western New York State. This caused the snow to mix with and or change to sleet and freezing rain as far north as the greater Capital District with areas to the north and west remaining snow. Snowfall accumulations ranged from as low as 3 to 4 inches up to over a foot across portions of the southern Adirondacks and Southern Green Mountains of Vermont.