A storm system moved up the Unitied States east coast from Tuesday December 9 through Thursday December 11, 2014. The storm system, also known as a Nor'easter, produced varying snowfall amounts with a highest amounts across parts of central New York.
Nor'easter: A strong low pressure system that affects the Mid Atlantic and New England States. It can form over land or over the coastal waters. These winter weather events are notorious for producing heavy snow, rain, and tremendous waves that crash onto Atlantic beaches, often causing beach erosion and structural damage. Wind gusts associated with these storms can exceed hurricane force in intensity. A nor'easter gets its name from the continuously strong northeasterly winds blowing in from the ocean ahead of the storm and over the coastal areas.
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NOUS41 KBGM 111748 PNSBGM NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-120548- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1248 PM EST THU DEC 11 2014 THE FOLLOWING ARE OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 13 HOURS. 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/BGM. ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...BROOME COUNTY... NWS BINGHAMTON 9.5 700 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 3 NE WINDSOR 9.0 1113 AM 12/11 48 HRS TRIANGLE 9.0 509 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK BROOKVALE 8.6 717 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 NW PARK TERRACE 7.5 1021 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 5 SSE BINGHAMTON 7.5 1024 AM 12/11 48 HRS VESTAL 7.5 851 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 3 E VESTAL 7.0 1025 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 1 SE MEADOWBROOKE ES 6.8 1022 AM 12/11 48 HRS. JOHNSON CITY 6.7 756 AM 12/11 48 HRS. BINGHAMTON 6.5 839 AM 12/11 48 HRS. CHENANGO BRIDGE 6.0 900 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 1 ENE BINGHAMTON 5.4 1023 AM 12/11 48 HRS. ENDWELL 5.1 705 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK WHITNEY POINT DAM 5.0 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ROSS CORNERS 4.2 800 AM 12/11 BROADCAST MEDIA ...CAYUGA COUNTY... SEMPRONIUS 18.0 600 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK AUBURN 13.2 600 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER CATO 12.0 730 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER AURORA RESEARCH FARM 10.0 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER CAYUGA LOCK NO 1 8.0 730 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...CHEMUNG COUNTY... BIG FLATS 6.1 800 AM 12/11 ELEVATION 900 FEET VAN ETTEN 4.8 920 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 3 WNW SAYRE 3.7 1117 AM 12/11 48 HRS. CHEMUNG 3.0 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ELMIRA 3.0 148 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK HORSEHEADS 3.0 512 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 1 W ORCHARD KNOLL 2.1 919 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 1 WNW ELMIRA 2.0 918 AM 12/11 48 HRS. ...CHENANGO COUNTY... LINCKLAEN 23.5 538 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 4 NW SHERBURNE 12.8 800 AM 12/11 BROADCAST MEDIA 3 N HARRISVILLE 12.8 921 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 2 W PRESTON 6.6 922 AM 12/11 48 HRS. SHERBURNE 5.0 730 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER NORWICH 4.0 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER BAINBRIDGE 3.0 511 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK ...CORTLAND COUNTY... CORTLAND 20.0 147 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 1 ENE CORTLAND 18.2 924 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER MARATHON 12.3 719 AM 12/11 48 HR TOTAL. 1 E WILLET 10.2 816 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 1 NNE FREETOWN CORNE 9.0 927 AM 12/11 48 HRS. HARFORD 8.5 424 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK ...DELAWARE COUNTY... TROUT CREEK 13.5 730 AM 12/11 BROADCAST MEDIA 2 ENE HOBART 12.5 932 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 6 W WALTON 5.2 931 AM 12/11 48 HRS. WALTON 3.8 515 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER EAST SIDNEY 2.0 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...MADISON COUNTY... 1 S CAZENOVIA 22.5 910 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 SW MUNNSVILLE 20.0 938 AM 12/11 48 HRS. ONEIDA 19.5 405 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 2 SE CAZENOVIA 18.6 935 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 2 ESE CHITTENANGO 13.9 937 AM 12/11 48 HRS. CHITTENANGO 11.5 555 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER EARLVILLE 9.5 938 AM 12/11 48 HRS. CANASTOTA 8.8 537 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK MORRISVILLE 8.4 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...ONEIDA COUNTY... 1 WNW HOLLAND PATENT 9.3 947 AM 12/11 48 HRS. VERNON 7.4 945 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 3 SSW WOODGATE 7.2 942 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 1 S UTICA 7.0 650 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK HOLLAND PATENT 7.0 800 AM 12/11 48 HRS. WHITESBORO 7.0 930 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 1 N UTICA 6.8 645 AM 12/11 VIA WKTV. ROME 6.7 605 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 1 WNW DUMBARTON 6.6 948 AM 12/11 48 HRS. VERONA 6.5 800 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 1 SE POINT ROCK 6.2 943 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 4 N WESTMORLAND COOP 5.6 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER DIX 5.6 945 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 1 WNW DELTA LAKE TRA 5.5 943 AM 12/11 48 HRS. DELTA LAKE 5.5 845 AM 12/11 48 HRS. CLINTON 5.3 743 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 SSW BOONVILLE 5.1 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...ONONDAGA COUNTY... JAMESVILLE 27.5 900 AM 12/11 8 INCHES FELL OVERNIGHT 1 E TULLY 26.2 952 AM 12/11 48 HRS. MANLIUS 23.5 715 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 WSW DE WITT 19.9 949 AM 12/11 48 HRS. HOWLETT HILL 17.0 1047 AM 12/11 48 HRS. EAST SYRACUSE 16.6 1030 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK CAMILLUS 16.5 543 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER SOLVAY 16.5 855 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 1 W CAMILLUS 16.5 950 AM 12/11 48 HRS. EASTWOOD 15.8 900 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK DEWITT 15.0 740 AM 12/11 48 HR TOTAL. DE WITT 15.0 1112 AM 12/11 48 HRS 1 E THREE RIVERS 14.8 951 AM 12/11 48 HRS. FAIRMOUNT 14.7 1158 AM 12/11 TWITTER 4 NE BALDWINSVILLE 14.3 953 AM 12/11 48 HRS. LIVERPOOL 14.0 645 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 ENE STILES 13.4 950 AM 12/11 48 HRS. SYRACUSE 12.0 625 AM 12/11 UNIVERSITY HILL BAYBERRY 11.7 730 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER BALDWINSVILLE 11.5 642 AM 12/11 ELEVATION 382 FEET CICERO 11.2 706 AM 12/11 47 HR TOTAL. ...OTSEGO COUNTY... UNADILLA 10.0 629 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER EAST WORCESTER 7.5 958 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 2 SW EMMONS 7.1 721 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER RICHFIELD SPRINGS 7.0 958 AM 12/11 48 HRS. HARTWICK 7.0 559 AM 12/11 48 HR TOTAL FLY CREEK 6.5 728 AM 12/11 48 HR TOTAL. 1 S LLOYDSVILLE 6.5 957 AM 12/11 48 HRS. COOPERSTOWN 5.5 1200 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER MORRIS 5.0 510 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK ONEONTA 3.6 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 N UNADILLA 3.3 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...SCHUYLER COUNTY... 4 SW MECKLENBURG 11.0 900 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 1 W CAYUTAVILLE 9.2 1000 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 1 SE VALOIS 7.0 1001 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 1 SSW READING CENTER 4.5 1001 AM 12/11 48 HRS. ...SENECA COUNTY... SENECA FALLS 14.0 523 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK OVID 8.7 423 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK ...STEUBEN COUNTY... 4 SSE COHOCTON 6.0 1005 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 1 E AVOCA 5.8 835 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 1 WNW CATON 5.3 1003 AM 12/11 48 HRS. ADDISON 5.2 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER JASPER 5.0 615 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK HORNELL ALMOND DAM 5.0 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 NNW HORNELL 4.5 818 AM 12/11 48 HRS. SAVONA 3.5 640 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 4 E BATH 3.0 1004 AM 12/11 48 HRS. ...SULLIVAN COUNTY... LONG EDDY 4.7 928 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 2 ESE LIVINGSTON MAN 2.4 1006 AM 12/11 48 HRS. ...TIOGA COUNTY... 1 SSE RICHFORD 9.5 1009 AM 12/11 48 HRS. WILLSEYVILLE 9.0 745 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 NW BERKSHIRE 8.0 1010 AM 12/11 48 HRS. CANDOR 7.3 800 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 2 N FOSTER 6.2 530 AM 12/11 NWS EMPLOYEE 2 SE APALACHIN 5.8 601 AM 12/11 NWS EMPLOYEE TIOGA TERRACE 5.7 542 AM 12/11 48 HR. TOTAL 3 WSW OWEGO 5.5 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER APALACHIN 5.4 545 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK WAVERLY 5.2 1130 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER OWEGO 5.1 630 AM 12/11 ELEVATION 820 FEET ...TOMPKINS COUNTY... GROTON 17.4 800 AM 12/11 ELEVATION 1180 FEET 2 WNW LUDLOWVILLE 12.5 1012 AM 12/11 48 HRS. CAROLINE CENTER 12.3 854 AM 12/11 48 HRS. ETNA 12.0 710 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK RED MILLS 11.1 1014 AM 12/11 48 HRS TRUMANSBURG 9.2 1017 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 2 NE ITHACA 8.8 800 AM 12/11 48 HRS. NORTH LANSING 8.8 800 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK FREEVILLE 8.4 522 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK LANSING 7.8 754 AM 12/11 48 HR TOTAL. 1 SE ITHACA 6.7 1013 AM 12/11 48 HRS. DRYDEN 6.5 635 AM 12/11 ELEVATION 1100 FEET 1 NE FREEVILLE 6.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ITHACA 5.8 700 AM 12/11 APPROX 48 HRS. ...YATES COUNTY... YATESVILLE 8.3 850 AM 12/11 48 HRS. LAKEMONT 5.8 715 AM 12/11 48 HR TOTAL. 3 ESE DUNDEE 5.8 1019 AM 12/11 48 HRS. PENN YAN 4.3 945 AM 12/11 ELEVATION 936 FEET PENNSYLVANIA ...BRADFORD COUNTY... 1 N CORYLAND 7.5 1116 AM 12/11 48 HRS ROME 6.8 640 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK WYALUSING 6.0 523 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK GRANVILLE SUMMIT 4.6 747 AM 12/11 48 HR TOTAL. EAST SMITHFIELD 4.0 256 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK 1 ESE TOWANDA 3.3 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER TOWANDA 2.0 600 AM 12/11 ELEVATION 730 FEET ...LACKAWANNA COUNTY... DICKSON CITY 4.6 1040 AM 12/11 48 HRS. PECKVILLE 4.4 730 AM 12/11 48 HR TOTAL. SPRING BROOK 4.3 716 AM 12/11 48 HR TOTAL. FLEETVILLE 4.0 757 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 2 ESE SCRANTON 3.0 1118 AM 12/11 48 HRS WAVERLY 2.7 255 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK ...LUZERNE COUNTY... 5 SE WILKES-BARRE 7.5 1120 AM 12/11 48 HRS HARLEIGH 6.8 1156 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER DRUMS 6.3 1248 PM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER SHICKSHINNY 3.8 755 AM 12/11 48 HRS. DURYEA 2.8 1119 AM 12/11 48 HRS DALLAS 2.6 715 AM 12/11 ELEVATION 1200 FEET FORTY FORT 1.5 1121 AM 12/11 48 HRS ...PIKE COUNTY... HAWLEY 1.7 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY... 7 NE FRIENDSVILLE 9.7 1123 AM 12/11 48 HRS FOREST LAKE 9.1 846 AM 12/11 48 HRS. 2 SSE NEW MILFORD 8.8 1125 AM 12/11 48 HRS HARFORD 8.2 930 AM 12/11 ELEVATION 1325 FEET STANFORDVILLE 6.9 1124 AM 12/11 48 HRS 1 NNE HARFORD 6.1 1126 AM 12/11 48 HRS SUSQUEHANNA 5.5 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER THOMPSON 5.2 513 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER ...WAYNE COUNTY... 1 E PLEASANT MOUNT 7.0 1127 AM 12/11 48 HRS HAWLEY 3.0 1015 AM 12/11 FACEBOOK HONESDALE 2.4 844 AM 12/11 48 HRS. $$
National Weather Service Binghamton, NY radar loop.
The loop below is map combination of satellite images and surface analysis. The storm system or Nor'easter moves northward along the east coast of the Unitied States.
Times on the images are in Zulu or UTC times. The loop starts at 0132Z December 9 or 08:32 PM EST December 8, to 1338Z December 12 or 08:28 AM EST December 12, 2014.
These images are from Weather Prediction Center's (https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/) archive web site.
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