A cold high pressure ridge extended southeast from James Bay across New England.  As the primary low moved northeast toward the Eastern Great Lakes, a secondary low developed off the Mid Atlantic Coast during Tuesday morning, January 27th.  This secondary low rapidly intensified as it moved northeast.A light mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain spread north across the area during Tuesday afternoon.  A light coating of ice on area roads made traveling extremely hazardous toward evening.  Many traffic accidents occurred across the NYC Metropolitan Area during this time.  As the precipitation rate increased during the evening, the mixture changed to a steady snow, which became heavy at times.  Most Storm Total Snowfall amounts ranged from around 6 to 12 inches.  There were isolated lower amounts across the twin forks of Long Island, where more mixing occurred.Here are selected snowfall amounts for:Orange County - from 7.8 inches at Middletown to 10.6 inches at New Windsor.Putnam County - from 7.0 inches at Carmel to 8.0 inches at Patterson.Rockland County - from 6.0 inches at New City to 9.0 inches at Suffern.Westchester County - from 8.0 inches at Ossining and Yorktown Heights to 10.0 inches at Thornwood and Hasting-On-Hudson.Bronx - 10.4 inches at Parkchester.Manhattan - 10.3 inches at Central Park.Staten Island - from 5.5 inches at Westerleigh to 7.0 inches.Brooklyn - from 7.5 inches at Sheepshead Bay to 8.3 inches at Graves End.Queens - from 6.2 inches at JFK Airport to 10.5 inches at Far Rockaway.Nassau County - from 6.5 inches at Lynbrook to 11.5 inches at Bellmore.Western and Central Suffolk County - from 6.4 inches at East Setauket to 14.6 inches at Dix Hills.Eastern Suffolk County - from 4.1 inches at Southampton to 6.0 inches at East Quogue.

Winter Storm in NORTHWEST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 02:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 02:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in ROCKLAND, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 06:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in ORANGE, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 02:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 02:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 01:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in PUTNAM, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 06:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 00:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in BRONX, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 00:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 07:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 07:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in NORTHEAST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 03:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 03:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 02:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 02:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 02:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 02:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in NEW YORK (MANHATTAN), NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 00:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in RICHMOND (STATEN IS.), NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 00:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in KINGS (BROOKLYN), NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 01:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 28-JAN-04 02:00:00 to 28-JAN-04 02:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER