Heavy Snow — Northeast Suffolk, New York

2022-01-07 · Northeast Suffolk, New York

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts were fairly uniform and generally ranged from 6 to 7 inches across Southeastern Suffolk. A trained spotter in Calverton measured 6.6 inches, with other trained spotter reports of 6.0 inches in Mattituck and Orient, and 6.4 inches measured at the NWS Office in Upton.

Wider weather episode

Coastal low pressure along the polar front developed in response to an upper level disturbance. This result in an moderate snowfall across the interior sections of the Lower Hudson Valley, with heavier snow across more southern and southeastern locations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 994066. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.