Winter Storm in Northern Queens, New York

A strong winter storm with near blizzard conditions across Northern Queens. The LGA ASOS had a peak wind gust of 46 mph and Kew Gardens NYSM had a 46 mph peak gust. Visibilities got as low as a quarter of a mile. Snowfall amounts averaged 8 to 12 inches across Northern Queens. Snowfall reports are as follows; LGA official NWS observation of 9.2 inches, Bayside received 13.1 inches, Flushing 8.9 inches, and Whitestone received 8.8 inches.

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.