The 2002/2003 LES Summary for New York State

[nystate]

Got this from the Buffalo NWS:

Storm Name Flake Scale Highlights of the Event

Archimedes
11/01 - 11/02 * Early Season Event. Frontal interaction and pre-frontal enhancement.
Max snowfall: Lk. Erie - Warsaw 8". Lk Ontario - North Osceola 19".
Bjerknes11/28 - 11/29 ** Thanksgiving Day snow. Typical event ended quickly with warm air advection.
Max snowfall: Lk Erie - Dunkirk 9". Lk Ontario - North Osceola 20".
Copernicus
12/01 - 12/02 **** Heavy snowfall in populated areas. Affected end of Buffalo Bills Home Game.
Max snowfall: Lk. Erie - Ashville 26". Lk Ontario - Watertown 12".
Darwin
12/04 * Marginal event, south shore of Lake Ontario. "Tea Kettle" snow.
Max snowfall" Lk Erie - Perrsyburg 4". Lk Ontario - Sodus Bay 8".
Einstein
12/06 * Only a few hours of heavy snow, but snowfall rates were high.
Max snowfall: Lk. Erie - Perrysburg 5". Lk Ontario - Sandy Creek 12".
Fermi
12/21 ** Very marginal Temps. Deep inland penetration.
Max snowfall: Lk Erie - Bennington 10". Lk Ontario - Hooker 6".
Galileo
12/23 ** Strong winds caused driving problems. Lightning/thunder east of Lake Ontario.
Max snowfall: Lk. Erie - Wales 7". Lk Ontario - Castorland 24".
Hubble
01/10 - 01/12 **** Classic storm, tremendous snowfalls, rates of 4 to 5 inches per hour.
Max snowfall: Lk. Erie - Perrysburg 24". Lk Ontario - N. Osceola 51".
Imes
01/13 - 01/14 * Very marginal case. Extension of Lake Huron band.
Max snowfall: Lk. Erie - Non - event. Lk Ontario - Macedon 10".
Julian
01/14 - 01/15 **** Tremendous snowfall rates, over 2 feet in less than 9 hours in Oswego.
Max snowfall: Lk. Erie - Sinclairville 14". Lk Ontario - W. Leyden 40".
Kepler
01/20 - 01/21 ** Frigid northwest flow, there is no radar or satellite for this event.
Max snowfall: Lk Erie - Perrysburg 6". Lk Ontario - Ontario 12".
Lorenz
02/04 - 02/06 ** Well aligned west flow, thunder and lightning early on.
Max snowfall: Lk Erie - Perrysburg 5". Lk Ontario - Scriba 15".
Maxwell
02/09 ** Enhanced by cold front. Lake Erie snow mainly orographic.
Max snowfall: Lk. Erie - Perrysburg 7". Lk. Ontario -Watertown 11".
Newton
02/12 - 0214 ***** Classic long-lived Event. Tremendous snowfall in populated area.
Max snowfall: Lk. Erie - Perrysburg 12". Lk. Ontario - Hannibal 50"

[JCT777]

Nice post! Glad to hear the lake effect machine was going strong this past winter. 8)

[Rob-TheStormChaser]

They name events much like hurricanes up there...many people never knew that!