An area of low pressure rapidly intensified off the coast of Long Island on March 2nd, 2018. A large swath of tropical moisture was fed into the storm and wrapped back into the advancing cold air, resulting in heavy, wet snowfall across eastern New York. The snow began in the wee hours of March 2nd and quickly became heavy, with moderate to heavy snowfall continuing for much of the day before tapering off in the evening hours. The eastern Catskills and Schoharie Valley were the hardest-hit in terms of snowfall amounts, with 20 to 40 inches recorded. The heavy snowfall resulted in the closure of Interstate 88 to tractor trailers, buses, and high-profile vehicles. The snowfall varied drastically with elevation, as areas along the Hudson River near Saugerties remained mainly rain and saw no snowfall accumulation, while around 10 miles east and 200 feet higher, snowfall of 12 to 18 inches occurred.
Winds increased during the afternoon and evening, gusting to 35 to 50 mph across many areas. The combination of the heavy, wet snowfall and the winds resulted in downed trees and wires and power outages. Nearly 100,000 people were without power in eastern New York, with most outages in the Mid-Hudson Valley and eastern Catskill regions. In Dutchess County, 10,000 people were still without power three days after the storm, where a state of emergency was declared. The National Guard was deployed to assist with storm recovery.

Winter Storm in NORTHERN SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in NORTHERN WARREN, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in SOUTHEAST WARREN, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in SOUTHERN FULTON, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in SOUTHERN HERKIMER, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in SOUTHERN SARATOGA, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in SOUTHERN WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in WESTERN ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in WESTERN COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in WESTERN GREENE, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in WESTERN RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in WESTERN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in WESTERN ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Weather in NORTHERN WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Weather in EASTERN ULSTER, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 05:00:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Weather in WESTERN DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 05:00:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in EASTERN ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in EASTERN COLUMBIA, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in EASTERN DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in EASTERN GREENE, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in EASTERN RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in EASTERN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in HAMILTON, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
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Winter Storm in NORTHERN FULTON, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in NORTHERN HERKIMER, NEW YORK
From 02-MAR-18 00:30:00 to 02-MAR-18 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter