Heavy Snow in Northeast Suffolk, New York

Heavy Snow December 26, 2025 – December 27, 2025 · Northeast Suffolk, New York

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter reported 7.5 inches in Orient, and 7.0 inches in Mattituck. A cooperative observer reported 6.2 inches in Baiting Hollow. An NWS Employee reported 6.1 inches at 3 WNW Riverhead.

The wider storm

A progressive shortwave from the west overran a cold high pressure system resulting in a significant snowfall across the region. Warm advection aloft was the main driver of the snowfall for much of the event. Advisory to Warning level snow fell across Southeastern New York.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1299836. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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