Northeast Suffolk storm history

A CWOP station at Orient measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph at 417 pm LST, 59 mph at the NYS mesonet station at Southold at 340 pm LST, 59 mph at a WeatherFlow station at Sinai Harbor at 123 pm LST, and 58 mph at a WeatherFlow station at Fishers Island Airport at 430 pm LST. The…

Nearby ASOS observations indicate that blizzard conditions were met for at least 3 consecutive hours. Snow began at 12:45 pm on February 8. Spotters reported an average snowfall of 6 inches by 6:10 pm. Total snowfall ranged from 12.9 inches at Mattituck to 30.9 inches at Brookhav…

Newsday reports that ice-coated roadways caused dozens of motor-vehicle accidents and filled hospital emergency rooms with weather-related injuries. In a two-hour span, Suffolk reported 600 ambulance calls. There were at least 250 vehicle crashes and also 300 calls for help, whic…

Upwards of 10 feet of water inundated a building of the Smithtown Public Library damaging historical documents and compromising walls.

A trained spotter reported 7.5 inches in Orient, and 7.0 inches in Mattituck. A cooperative observer reported 6.2 inches in Baiting Hollow. An NWS Employee reported 6.1 inches at 3 WNW Riverhead.

Multiple high wind gusts were recorded at mesonet sites, including 60 mph at station SOUT - Southold in Peconic at 1015 AM, 67 mph at Great Gull Island at 1048 AM, 64 mph in Orient at 1055 AM, and 59 mph at Fishers Island Airport. All times are reported in Local Standard Time.

An advisory level snowfall occurred with a trained spotter reporting 4.0 inches in Orient and 3.3 inches in Mattituck. An NWS Employee reported 4.8 inches at 3 WNW Riverhead. The public reported 6.0 inches at 1 NE Calverton.

A measured high wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at 319 PM Local Standard Time by a mesonet station located in Baiting Hollow, NY at an elevation of 78 feet.

NY State Department of Highways reported a downed tree at approximately 944 AM Local Standard Time on route 25 in both directions at Crown Land Lane in Southold, NY, closing all lanes.

Multiple high wind gusts were recorded at mesonet sites, including a 62 mph gust in Plum Island, NY at 534 PM Local Standard Time and a 58 mph gust at 935 AM Local Standard Time in Southold, NY. Additionally, NY Department of Highways reported a downed tree on route 25 at Wading …

Generally 4 to 5 inches fell across the zone before a change to light freezing rain and drizzle overnight. Cocorahs reported 5.0 inches at 1.5 SE Ridge, 4.3 inches in Ridge, and 4.5 inches at Port Jefferson Station. The public reported 4.2 inches in Miller Place, and COOP observe…

Multiple instances of high winds were measured by mesonet stations from late in the morning through the evening. These include a sustained wind of 44 mph at 156 PM and a wind gust of 62 mph at 1056 PM at Great Gull Island, NY, a wind gust of 63 mph at 1025 PM in Southold, NY, and…

A measured high wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at 1050 PM Local Standard Time on March 23, 2024 at a mesonet station in Baiting Hollow, NY (measurement taken at 78 feet above ground).

A measured high wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at 450 PM Local Standard Time on March 23, 2024 at a mesonet station in Orient, New York.

A measured high wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at a mesonet site in Baiting Hollow, NY at an elevation of 78 feet on February 29, 2024 at 1244 AM Local Standard Time.

A general 2 to 4 inches fell across Northeastern Suffolk County as the moderate to heavy band of snow missed just to the southwest. A Cocorahs observer reported 2.8 inches in Riverhead, and the public reported 3.4 inches in Mount Sinai. In Upton the Official NWS Observation came …

A wet snow accumulated across Northeastern Suffolk County which initially began as a wintry mix. Snow amounts averaged below warning criteria across the zone with a few reports right along the north shore at warning criteria. Some snowfall reports were as follows; 4.0 inches in C…

A measured high wind gust of 58 mph occurred at 421 PM Local Standard Time at a mesonet site located at Fishers Island Airport, NY.

A measured high wind gust of 60 mph occurred at a mesonet station located at Great Gull Island, NY at 636 AM Local Standard Time.

Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the Orient Harbor USGS tidal gauge, with water levels at the moderate threshold of 5.8 ft MLLW from 0924 AM EST to 1218 PM EST, and a peak water level of 6.2 ft MLLW at 1136 AM EST. Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the Riverhead USGS tid…

A couple of measured high wind gusts were recorded by mesonet stations, including 64 mph at Great Gull Island, NY at 131 AM Local Standard Time and 63 mph at Orient, NY at 1255 AM Local Standard Time. Additionally, the public reported a downed power pole on Captain Daniel Rowe Hi…

Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the Orient Harbor USGS tidal gauge, with water levels at the moderate threshold of 5.8 ft MLLW from 754 AM to 830 AM EST.

Multiple high wind gusts were recorded at mesonet sites, including 63 mph at 730 AM Local Standard Time at Orient, NY, 61 mph at 1001 AM Local Standard Time at Great Gull Island, NY and 59 mph at 641 AM Local Standard Time at Fishers Island Airport.

Moderate coastal flooding occurred along the shores of NE Suffolk: At the Orient Harbor USGS tidal gauge, moderate coastal flooding of 5.8 ft MLLW occurred from 236 PM EST to 321 PM EST.

A trained spotter reported 4.5 inches in Mattituck, along with a COOP observer reporting 4.5 inches in Orient Point. An NWS employee reported 3.8 inches in Sound Beach, along with a NWS Office report of 4.4 inches in Brookhaven Labs / Upton.

A measured wind gust of 66 mph was recorded at a mesonet station located in Baiting Hollow, NY at 819 PM Local Standard Time at an elevation of 78 feet. Additionally a measured wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at a mesonet station located in Southold, NY at 605 PM Local Standard …

A measured wind gust of 60 mph was recorded in Southold, NY at 605 AM Local Standard Time.

Multiple high wind gusts were measured by mesonet stations. A gust of 61 mph was measured at an elevation of 78 feet above ground level in Baiting Hollow, NY at 420 PM Local Standard Time. A gust of 61 mph was also measured at an elevation of 53 feet above ground level at Great G…

Multiple reports of high wind gusts were recorded at mesonet stations - both located in Orient, NY. One measured gust of 68 mph occurred at 400 AM Local Standard Time. The other gust was measured at 61 mph and occurred at 409 AM Local Standard time.

Portions of NE Suffolk received 2.5 to 4.4 inches of snow, with reports coming from various NWS Employees, trained spotters, COCORAHS, and the public. The NWS forecast office reported one of the higher amounts at 4.4 inches in Upton.

COOP Observers, trained spotters, NWS employee, mesonet stations, and radar confirmed a blizzard across Northeastern Suffolk County. Numerous reports of drifts to and above 3 feet along with multiple snowfall reports above 20 inches, along with wind gusts reported from CWOP and m…

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 fr…

Snowfall amounts were fairly uniform and generally ranged from 6 to 7 inches across Southeastern Suffolk. A trained spotter in Calverton measured 6.6 inches, with other trained spotter reports of 6.0 inches in Mattituck and Orient, and 6.4 inches measured at the NWS Office in Upt…

Multiple reports of high winds including a gust of 68 mph measured at 78 feet above ground level in Baiting Hollow at 550 AM Local Standard Time, and a gust of 65 mph measured at 53 feet above ground level at 630 AM Local Standard Time in Great Gull Island.

An observation from Great Gull island, located about 6 miles northeast of the north fork of Long Island, measured a sustained wind of 60 mph at 1101 AM EST, and gust to 69 mph at the same time. Winds across this area were generally sustained at 30 to 40 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mp…

The Baiting Hollow NY mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 64 mph at 1025 am LST, and a 46 mph maximum wind gust of 46 mph at Great Gull Island mesonet at 632am LST. Peak winds generally ranged from 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph across the area. These winds combined with s…

Multiple high wind gusts were recorded at mesonet sites, including 60 mph at 315 local standard time in Baiting Hollow at elevation of 78 feet above ground level. Additionally, a gust of 58 mph occurred at Great Gull Island at 433 PM local standard time at an elevation of 53 feet…

A measured wind gust of 67 mph occurred in Baiting Hollow at 133 AM local standard time. The gust was measured at a height of 78 feet.

A measured wind gust of 60 mph occurred in Southold at 345 AM local standard time.

A measured wind gust of 61 mph occurred at Great Gull Island at 758 AM local standard time. The gust was measured at a height of 53 feet.

Trained spotters, and NWS Employees reported 3 to 6 inches of snow. A locally higher amount of 7.1 inches was reported by a trained spotter in Mattituck. The nearby Westhampton Beach ASOS recorded 0.18 inches of freezing rain.

Trained spotters, NWS Employees, and the public reported 3 to 6 inches of snow.

A COOP Observer 3 miles north-northeast of Calverton reported 14.8 inches of snow. The NWS Office in Upton reported 14.8 inches of snow. A trained spotter in Mattituck reported 11.0 inches of snow. The Southold New York Mesonet Station measured a 45 mph wind gust at 7:00 pm Febru…

A measured wind gust of 67 mph was recorded at Baiting Hollow at 1029 AM local standard time along with a measured sustained wind of 51 mph recorded 714 AM local time. Both measurements were at an elevation of 78 feet above ground. Additionally, a measured sustained wind of 44 mp…

Measured wind gust of 58 mph at 909 AM local standard time in Baiting Hollow (elevation 78 feet above ground level).

Measured wind gust of 63 mph recorded at 350 AM local standard time at Great Gull Island (elevation of 53 feet above ground level).

COOP Observers and an NWS Employee reported 5 to 7 inches of snow. The snow changed to a brief mix of rain and sleet, then predominately rain during the early morning hours on December 17, 2020. The rain then changed back to snow during the morning commute. Any snow melt and stan…

Multiple measured reports of sustained winds of 44-55 mph and gusts of 60-70 mph, including a measured sustained wind of 55 mph with measured gust of 69 mph at 211 PM local standard time at a mesonet station in Great Gull Island.

Wind gusts of 60 mph were measured near Plumb Island and Great Gull Island at 3:54 AM local standard time. Later in the morning at 5:44 AM, measured sustained winds of 48 mph were recorded at Great Gull Island (measured at an elevation of 53 ft).

A trained spotter reported a 66 mph wind gust in Orient at 1245 pm, and a 68 mph wind gust at 404 pm. At 250 pm, a National Weather Service employee reported large tree limbs down near Indian Island Golf course in Riverhead. On the grounds of Brookhaven National laboratory in Upt…