Winter Weather — Southwest Suffolk, New York

2023-02-27 to 2023-02-28 · Southwest Suffolk, New York

Event narrative

An NWS employee reported 1.8 inches in Bay Shore and a trained spotter reported 2.0 inches in Ronkonkoma. Islip airport reported 2.7 inches of snow.

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 1075118. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.