Winter Weather — Southern Nassau, New York

2024-02-13 · Southern Nassau, New York

Event narrative

A wet snow accumulated across Southern Nassau County, with amounts averaging under warning criteria. Amounts were right around 4 to 5 inches across northern sections of the zone, with amounts closer to 3 inches across the immediate south shore. Some totals included: 5.3 inches at 1 SSW South Massapequa via Cocorahs, 5.2 inches in East Meadow via an NWS Employee, 5.0 inches in Floral Park and at 1 SE Bethpage via the public, along with 4.6 inches at 1 ESE Malverne via Cocorahs.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure across the Tennessee Valley and the Gulf states tracked tracked north, and redeveloped and intensified rapidly off the Mid Atlantic coast. A heavy wet snowfall occurred across much of Southeastern New York, with lesser amounts across portions of the coast, especially along and closer to the south shore and eastern third of Long Island. Marginal surface temperatures precluded higher snow amounts in urban locations and further south and east. A combination of over 250 crashes and accidents were reported across Long Island during the storm from state and county law enforcement officials.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1152252. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.