Historic Lake-Effect: A Recap of Events and Snowfall Totals | Weather [Video]

UTICA, N.Y. — An incredibly heavy lake-effect snowfall took place in central New York from Thursday through Sunday. 

The totals across our area are astounding, with snowfall measured in several feet. 

Here’s a look at some reports since Thursday:

75″  Lee Center (Dan) 

65″ Camden (NWS report) 

64″ Westernville (NWS report) 

64” Ava (Melonie)

60” Starr Hill (Ben)

43” Rome (Bob on Brookside Drive)

22.5″ WKTV (WKTV meteorologists)

18.3″ Utica (WKTV meteorologists)

A consistent west-northwest wind off of Lake Ontario brought the heaviest lake-effect snow to central and northern Oneida County throughout the weekend. 

Long-duration lake-effect snow isn’t unprecedented. 

What made this unique was the little change in wind throughout the event.

This allowed the snow to fall extremely heavy in a relatively small area.

How does this snow compare to historic events? 

This is the heaviest snowfall in decades. 

We went back into the archives, and the most comparable event in this region is the Blizzard of 1966. 

Total snowfall was similar in northern Oneida …