Winter Weather — Southwest Suffolk, New York

2022-02-13 · Southwest Suffolk, New York

Event narrative

The Official NWS Observation at Islip Airport was 3.0 inches, along with a report from 1 WSW Baywood measuring 3.0 inches.

Wider weather episode

Weak low pressure developed along a frontal wave along the southeast coastline and moved northeast offshore as 700 mb frontogenesis contributed to sub advisory and advisory level snowfall across Southeastern New York. Impacts were minimal as the snow was wet in nature and had difficulty sticking on cement surfaces. Not all zones are entered as with a warm ground some zones had under 2.5 inches of accumulated snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 999832. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.