Winter Weather — Northern Nassau, New York

2023-02-27 to 2023-02-28 · Northern Nassau, New York

Event narrative

Cocorahs observers reported 3.5 inches in Manhasset Hills, Herricks, and at 0.2 SSE Albertson which is at the southern border of zone. The public reported 5.1 inches in Glen Cove.

Wider weather episode

Weak high pressure and a marginally cold air mass was locked into the northeast with blocking to the north across Eastern Canada, while low pressure over the Midwest moved east and redeveloped off the Northern Mid Atlantic coast. This led to the first widespread accumulating snowfall across the CWA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1075067. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.