A strong cold front moved across eastern New York, then stalled to the east, over the Connecticut River valley late on April 8. Low pressure developed along this front, off Cape Hatteras. This storm strengthened as it moved due north along the front during the early morning hours of the 9th.  Ample moisture was supplied  by the warm air mass over eastern New England. Enough cold air  was  both advected into the region as well as brought downward by heavy precipitation to change the rain over to snow, and produce an unusually late season snowstorm. The changeover was first noted  west  of  the Hudson Valley during the overnight hours of the 8th and 9th, then eventually east to the Taconics early on Sunday morning. Snow, falling at the rate of 2 inches per hour, was common at the height of the storm. Gusty winds to near 35 mph produced near blizzard conditions at times, including both some blowing and drifting of the snow.  A mantle of 8 to locally more than 16 inches of snow buried the Schoharie and Mohawk valleys, Greater Capital District, Western Adirondacks as well as the Lake George Saratoga region. Further south, 4  to 8 inches of snow covered portions of the Mid Hudson Valley. The official reading of 13.3 inches at Albany was the second heaviest April snowstorm on record, second only to a 17.7 inch storm during 1982.  Other specific readings included 15 inches at both Round Lake and Saratoga Springs, Saratoga county, 17 inches at Summit in Schoharie county, and 18 inches at Long Lake in Hamilton county. Over seven inches fell as far south as Poughkeepsie in Dutchess county.  	Since the storm happened on a Sunday, disruptions from it were minimized. However, some business were closed or delayed in opening. The biggest damage from the storm was due to the heavy  wet nature of the snow, which resulted in many damaged or downed limbs and trees, especially  north  of the Mohawk River. Up to 35,000 customers in eastern New York were without  power during the height of the storm.

Winter Storm in EASTERN GREENE, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 12K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in EASTERN RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in EASTERN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in FULTON, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 12K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in HAMILTON, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in NORTHERN HERKIMER, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in NORTHERN SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 45K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 14K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN HERKIMER, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 7K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 13K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN GREENE, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 12K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 60K
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Winter Storm in WARREN, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 55K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in EASTERN ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in EASTERN COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Winter Storm in EASTERN DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 09-APR-00 13:00:00 to 09-APR-00 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 9K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.