Winter Weather — Southwest Suffolk, New York

2024-02-13 · Southwest Suffolk, New York

Event narrative

A wet snow fell across Southwestern Suffolk County, with the snow initially in the form of a wintry mix. Amounts were higher across the northern portion of the zone, and lower closer to the shore. Amounts on average ranged from 2 to 4 inches, with some places closer to 4 to 5 inches across northern portions of the zone. Snow amounts ranged from 3.3 inches in Bay Shore via an NWS Employee, to 2.8 inches in Sayville via Cocorahs, and 4.3 inches at MacArthur Airport (Islip).

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 1152284. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.