Winter Weather — Southeast Suffolk, New York

2024-02-13 · Southeast Suffolk, New York

Event narrative

A wet snowfall accumulated across Southeastern Suffolk County. The snow initially began as rain and a wintry mix. Snow accumulated mainly between 2 and 5 inches, with average snow amounts falling below warning criteria. Some snow amounts were as follows; 3.5 inches in Mastic and 5.0 inches in Hampton Bays via Emergency Management.

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 1152285. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.