An exceptional winter storm impacted all of eastern New York between Thursday, February 13th and the morning of Friday, February 14th.
A strong area of low pressure across the Deep South moved towards the mid-Atlantic coast on February 13th.  This area of low pressure was responsible for a significant snow and ice event across the Gulf Coast and Southeast states.  Well ahead of the storm system, a heavy band of snowfall moved from south to north across the region.  The snow began in the morning hours and continued in the early to mid-afternoon hours.  Snow fell at rates of up to three inches per hour, causing significant travel issues across the region.
Much of the region experienced a break in the steady snowfall between the late afternoon and early evening hours as the initial band of precipitation shifted north and east of the region and only periods of lighter snowfall occurred.  However, the strengthening coastal storm allowed a second round of steady, heavy precipitation to begin in the late evening hours.  This snowfall moved from south to north across the region for the overnight hours.  Once again, the snow fell at significant rates of up to three inches per hour.  Some sleet and freezing rain mixed in with the snow across the mid-Hudson Valley and Taconics region during the late evening hours.  In addition, lightning and thunder accompanied the snow across far southern and eastern areas at times as well.
The snow tapered off from west to east during the morning hours after sunrise on February 14th, as the storm moved northeast towards eastern New England and Atlantic Canada. By the time snow ended, between one and two feet of snow fell across much of the Lake George Saratoga Region, Capital Region, Schoharie Valley, eastern Catskills, Taconics, and mid-Hudson Valley.  Somewhat lower amounts of 4 to 10 inches fell across the Adirondacks and western Mohawk Valley. Very strong winds, gusting as high as 40 mph, occurred as the storm pulled away.  This led to significant blowing and drifting of the snowfall through the entire day on February 14th.
As a result of the storm, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the Mid-Hudson as well as the following counties: Albany, Fulton, Montgomery,  Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Washington, and Warren across east central New York. Restrictions were put on travel, including the banning of all tractor trailer trucks on Interstate 84 in Dutchess County and all tandem trailers on the New York State Thruway.  Many towns and cities had difficultly with snow removal, as much of the snowfall also remained from a recent early February snowstorm as well.  The weight of snow caused a few roof collapses across the region, including the front canopy of the post office in Coeymans, an apartment building in Glasco and a flat topped garage in Troy.  A large tree branch broke due to the weight of the snow in Schoharie County causing 700 power customers to lose power.

Winter Storm in EASTERN DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 05:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in WESTERN DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 05:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in EASTERN ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 05:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in EASTERN GREENE, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 06:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in EASTERN COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 06:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in WESTERN COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 06:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in EASTERN RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 07:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Weather in NORTHERN HERKIMER, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 11:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Weather in HAMILTON, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 11:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Weather in NORTHERN WARREN, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Weather in SOUTHERN HERKIMER, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 09:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in WESTERN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 07:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in WESTERN ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 05:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in WESTERN GREENE, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 06:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 07:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in WESTERN ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 07:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in EASTERN ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 07:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in WESTERN RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 07:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in WESTERN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 07:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 07:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 08:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in NORTHERN FULTON, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 09:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN FULTON, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 09:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in NORTHERN SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 09:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 09:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in SOUTHEAST WARREN, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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Heavy Snow in NORTHERN WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 13-FEB-14 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
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