Event narrative (NOAA)
The county saw generally to 3 to 5 inches of snow, but there were isolated higher amounts at elevated locations. A CoCoRaHS observer reported 10.3 inches of snow three miles north of Fahnestock State Park. The public reported 7.6 inches of snow in Mahopac. The broadcast media reported one fatality due to the strong winds. An 11 year old boy was killed when a tree was knocked down onto a house at 1215 pm in Putnam Valley.
Other notable winter weather events in New York
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.