Winter Weather — Southeast Suffolk, New York

2024-02-17 · Southeast Suffolk, New York

Event narrative

A general 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across Southeastern Suffolk County. A band of heavy snow just missed Southeastern Suffolk to the south and west. A portion of the band barely scraped far southwestern parts of the zone. The public reported 5.3 inches in Shirley, 4.5 inches in Mastic Beach, 3.1 inches in East Hampton, and 3.8 inches in Blue Point.

Wider weather episode

A mid level disturbance associated with a confluent upper level trough lead to strong mid level frontogenesis that developed a band of snow to the north of developing low pressure moving offshore. Southwestern portions of the area were on the northern edge of a narrow band of heavy snow that resulted in some southwestern zones reaching warning criteria. Amounts were considerably less to the north.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1152742. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.