Winter Storm in Northern Westchester, New York

Snow and windy conditions occurred across Northern Westchester. A peak wind gust of 44 mph occurred at the Croton mesonet, and a peak gust occurred at White Plains Airport (HPN) of 46 mph. Snowfall reports ranged as high as 8.4 inches in Armonk along the southern edge of the zone, 6.0 inches in Golden's Bridge, 5.1 inches in Croton-on-Hudson, and 5.0 in Ossining.

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.