For those who love snow, including myself, we finally got a real New York snowstorm! I enjoy these events for two reasons. One, its fun and exciting to talk about on-air, using all the excellent tools the FOX23 News Weather Center has to explain what is going on. Two, I enjoy the outdoor activities that come along with big snows. My weekend was dedicated to finding fresh powder at our local ski areas. My neighbors were able to take their snowmobiles off the trailer which put a stop to the good-natured ribbing I have been receiving from them about the lack of snow 
There was alot of "record breaking" talk about this storm as it headed our way last week, so here is the wrap-up on the Valentine's Day Storm 2007.
Officially here in Albany 16.8" of snow was measured. This would make it the 5th largest February storm. #1 in February was also on Valentine's Day in 1914 leaving 23.5" inches of snow.
Folks in the Adirondacks got the most with over 3ft in some locations. The National Weather Service has collected this data and you can follow this link to the totals. http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/aly/Past/2007/Feb_14_2007/PNS.txt
Officially or unofficially and regardless of what records it did or did not break this was a major snowstorm for New York and much of New England.
Albany is up to 23.4" of snow this season, which is still a far cry from our 67" seasonal average. This winter may end up making the list as one of Albany's least snowiest winters. Last year was one, registering the 13th lowest snowfall total, only 30.2".
If you still crave more information on the V-Day storm, the NWS has put together a report that can be found by follwing this link http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/aly/Past/2007/Feb_14_2007/Feb_14_2007.htm
As for big storms in the near future there is nothing that looks too promising. This week is forecast to bring about a pattern change. The "arctic express" will break down and the jetstream with become more westerly by Tuesday. This will bring more seasonable weather, especially in terms of temperatures this week. A few weak clipper systems may bring some light snow, or a mix of precipitation for some every couple of days. By the end of the weekend potentially a larger storm may make its way out of the mid-west and head our way. Preliminary data does not paint a favorable track for snow, but we will keep a close eye on it.
Thanks for watching!
Brandon
