Winter Storm — Northeast Suffolk, New York

2022-01-28 to 2022-01-29 · Northeast Suffolk, New York

Event narrative

Blizzard conditions with heavy snowfall fell across NE Suffolk. Numerous snowfall reports of over 20 inches were reported; with 25.0 in Orient and 22.9 inches in Calverton with both being CO-OP. Also, 19.5 inches was reported in Shoreham from a trained spotter, and 18.0 inches from a trained spotter in Mattituck. Riverhead reported 15.5 inches from an NWS Employee. Numerous reports of drifting snow around 3 feet and wind gusts were consistently over 40 mph.

Wider weather episode

A Nor'easter tracked just east of the benchmark bringing the highest snowfall totals and strongest winds to eastern coastal sections. Blizzard conditions verified across Suffolk County on Long Island, with near blizzard conditions for Southern Queens and Nassau Counties. Islip, NY set a record for its highest calendar day (midnight to midnight) snowfall total with 23.5 inches. The storm total for Islip was 24.7 inches. Winds were a factor even further west into New York City and Southern Westchester were 6 inches or more of snow fell on average. East of New York City widespread amounts of 10 to 20 inches were reported across Long Island. Widespread wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were reported from New York City on east into Long Island. A few peak wind gusts exceeding 60 mph were reported across Suffolk County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 996911. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.