Winter Storm — Southern Queens, New York

2022-01-28 to 2022-01-29 · Southern Queens, New York

Event narrative

Near blizzard conditions occurred across Southern Queens. The JFK ASOS reported numerous 1/4 mile visibility at the height of the storm, along with a peak wind gust of 46 mph. Snowfall reports were as follows: JFK Official NWS Observaion of 11.0 inches, a trained spotter in Howard Beach reported 11.5 inches, a trained spotter in Jackson Heights reported 11.3 inches, and a public report 2 miles south of Elmhurst reported 12.7 inches.

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 996929. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.