Southwest Suffolk storm history

A 59-year-old South Carolina man drowned Saturday afternoon August 23rd while swimming at Sailors Haven on Fire Island. Police said Ishmoile Mohammed became caught in a rip current that pulled him west. Lifeguards brought him to shore about 2:45 p.m. and, with assistance from Fir…

The Farmingdale Airport ASOS reported a maximum sustained wind of 53 mph at 1247 pm LST and a peak wind gust of 78 mph at 1246 pm LST. The Islip MacArthur Airport ASOS reported a maximum sustained wind of 49 mph at 136 pm LST and a peak wind gust of 69 mph at 320 pm LST. In addit…

ASOS observations at MacArthur Airport (KISP) indicate that blizzard conditions were met for at least 3 consecutive hours. Snow began at 3:45 pm on February 8. Spotters reported an average snowfall of 6 inches by 8:15 pm. Total snowfall ranged from 10.3 inches in Shirley to 33.5 …

A wind gust of 90 mph was measured at Islip Airport at 626 pm. At Farmingdale Airport, a wind gust up to 79 mph was measured at 723 pm.

A trained spotter reported a wind gust to 60 mph in Lindenhurst at 450 pm. Other wind gusts reported were 69 mph in Blue Point at 934 pm, 67 mph in Fire Island at 7 pm, 66 mph in Amity Harbor at 621 pm, 64 mph in Patchogue at 710 pm, 62 mph at Islip MacArthur Airport at 636 pm, a…

A fatality occurred due to black ice. The fatal accident occurred at the intersection of Mastic Road and Herkimer Street in Mastic at 645 am on Monday December 7th.

A 22 year old man died while swimming off Fire Island, near Cherry Grove, around 5 pm. Suffolk Police state the man was pulled away from shore by a strong current.

Multiple news outlets reported a chain reaction accident during heavy snow squalls on Sunrise Highway near Exit 49 in Sayville. All westbound lanes were closed and at least 29 vehicles were involved. The accident included a flipped over mini school bus with no children on board a…

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…

The USGS tidal gauge in Great South Bay at Lindenhurst recorded a peak water level of 3.7 ft. MLLW at 454 am EST. The moderate coastal flood threshold of 3.6 ft. MLLW was exceeded from 424 to 536 am EST. The USGS tidal gauge in Great South Bay at Sayville recorded a peak water le…

Severe beach erosion and cuts into the dunes occurred along the Atlantic Ocean facing beaches. In the Town of Babylon...Ocean Parkway was left 150 ft. from tide line compared with 350 ft. previously. Also an estimated 200,000 cubic yards of sand was lost along a 10,000 ft. stretc…

The storm caused over $26 million in damage in Suffolk County, including significant beach erosion, flooding, and harm to homes, businesses, and infrastructure.

An official NWS Observation from Islip was reported at 6.6 inches. The public reported 7.1 inches at 1 W Shirley Airport, 5.5 inches at Holbrook, 6.3 inches at 1 WNW East Patchogue, and 6.1 inches at 2 NNW Islip. Trained spotters reported 5.6 inches at 1 SSE Bohemia and 5.3 inche…

Multiple high wind gusts were recorded at ASOS and mesonet sites, including 64 mph at mesonet station XHCK - Great South Bay in Amityville at 942 AM, 60 mph at ASOS station KISP McArthur Airport at 953 AM, 58 mph at mesonet station XBLU - Blue Point at 954 AM, 59 mph at mesonet s…

A trained spotter reported 6.0 inches in Copiague, and an NWS Employee reported 6.1 inches in Sayville. The public reported 7.0 inches in Blue Point, 6.5 inches in East Islip, 7.0 inches in Islandia, and 7.3 inches in Bohemia. An NWS Employee reported 7.1 inches at 1 NNE Sayville…

A measured high wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at 253 PM Local Standard Time at ASOS station KISP, Islip MacArthur Airport, located in Ronkonkoma, NY.

Two instances of downed trees at around 300 PM Local Standard Time in East Patchogue, NY were reported by the Fire Department/Rescue. A tree was down on a house on Andreano Avenue. Additionally, multiple trees were down on Lake Drive.

A measured high wind gust of 58 mph occurred at a mesonet station located in Fair Harbor, NY at 649 AM Local Standard Time.

Generally 3 to 4 inches fell across the zone with a changeover to freezing rain and drizzle after the front end thump of accumulating snow. Islip Airport reported 4.0 inches of snow along with 0.10 inches of freezing rain. Cocorahs observers reported 3.3 inches at both 1.0 SSE Ba…

Trained spotters reported 3.0 inches in Islip and 3.0 inches in North Babylon. Cocorahs observers reported 1.6 inches in Bay Shore and 1.5 inches at 0.5 W Islip Terrace. Amounts averaged below advisory level criteria across the zone with only the northern edge of the zone right a…

NY Department of Highways reported a downed tree on Northern State Parkway eastbound at exit 42S, in Dix Hills, NY at 152 PM EST. All lanes were open, but the exit ramp was blocked.

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 1034 AM and a wind gust of 65 mph at 1009 PM at Point O' Woods Yacht Club in Bayshore, NY, a sustained wind of 45 mph at 15…

A heavy to moderate band of snow scraped southern portion of Southwest Suffolk. In general 3 to 5 inches fell across the zone. Trained spotters reported 4.0 inches in Copiague, 4.5 inches in West Islip, and 3.6 inches at 1 WNW Babylon. Broadcast media reported 4.9 inches in Babyl…

A wet snow fell across Southwestern Suffolk County, with the snow initially in the form of a wintry mix. Amounts were higher across the northern portion of the zone, and lower closer to the shore. Amounts on average ranged from 2 to 4 inches, with some places closer to 4 to 5 inc…

Moderate coastal flooding occurred at at the Lindenhurst USGS tidal gauge, with water levels above the moderate threshold of 3.6 ft MLLW from 1030 AM EST to 106 PM EST, and a peak water level of 3.8 ft MLLW from 1118 AM EST to 1230 PM EST. Major coastal flooding occurred at the W…

Widespread major coastal flooding occurred for several hours along the Great South Bay: Major coastal flooding occurred at at the Lindenhurst USGS tidal gauge, with water levels above the major threshold of 4.1 ft MLLW from 712 AM EST to 1018 AM EST, and a peak water level of 4.5…

Multiple high wind gusts were measured, including a sustained wind of 40 mph along with a gust of 59 mph at 1140 PM Local Standard Time on January 9, 2024 at ASOS reporting station KFRG, Farmingdale Airport in Farmingdale, NY. A measured wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at 1149 P…

A measured wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at Shirley Airport at 0758 AM Local Standard Time.

Major coastal flooding occurred along the south shore of SW Suffolk, and major beach erosion also occurred along the south shore of Fire Island: At the Watch Hill/Fire Island USGS tidal gauge, major flooding above the threshold of 4.2 ft MLLW occurred from 142 PM EST to 506 PM ES…

An NWS employee reported 1.8 inches in Bay Shore and a trained spotter reported 2.0 inches in Ronkonkoma. Islip airport reported 2.7 inches of snow.

A measured wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at a mesonet station located at the Point O Woods Yacht Club, 1 mile ENE of Ocean Beach, NY at 710 PM Local Standard Time.

The public reported freezing rain of 0.15 inches at 2 NW West Islip. The Islip ASOS reported 0.18 inches of flat ice accretion.

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

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. Blizzard conditions began approximately at 7 am and continued through and past 10 am with visibilities at and below 1/4 mile with…

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. Numerous reports of over 20 inches of snow which included reports from NWS Employees and Official NWS Observations.

Snowfall totals of 5 to 7.3 inches of snow was reported, with the lower totals reported late which likely were slightly lower due to compaction. 7.3 inches was reported by an NWS Employee in Sayville, and 6.8 inches was reported by an NWS Employee in Bay Shore. The Islip Airport …

A mesonet station at Fire Island NY USCG recorded a maximum sustained wind of 39 mph and 47 mph gust at 524 and 526 am LST respectively, while the mesonet at the State Boat Channel recorded a 39 mph maximum sustained wind at 527am, and 47 mph peak wind gust at 847am LST. At Islip…

The Official NWS Observation at the Islip Airport was 5.3 inches of snow. Trained spotters, NWS Employees, and the public reported 4 to 6 inches of snow. The Islip Airport ASOS recorded 0.17 inches of freezing rain.

The Official NWS Observation at the Islip Airport was 6.4 inches of snow. Broadcast media reported 6.1 inches of snow. Trained spotters and the public reported 5 to 7 inches of snow.

The Official NWS Observation at the Islip Airport was 11.7 inches of snow. The Islip Airport also measured a 2 inch per hour snowfall rate between 9 am and 10 am on February 1, 2021. CoCoRaHS, trained spotters, and the public reported 10 to 16 inches of snow. The Islip Airport AS…

Multiple wind gusts of 58-64 mph recorded, including a measured wind gust of 64 mph at 445 AM local standard time in Brookhaven. Multiple sustained winds of 47-49 mph recorded, including a measured sustained wind of 49 mph at 330 AM at Gilgo State Park.

The Official NWS Observation at the Islip Airport was 7.4 inches of snow. The Islip Airport Observer also measured a 2 Inch per hour snowfall rate between 8 pm and 9 pm on December 16, 2020. NWS Employees, trained spotters, and the public reported 4 to 8 inches of snow. The snow …

Multiple reports of sustained winds of 40-45 mph along with gusts 60-65 mph. Reports include a measured wind gust of 60 mph at Farmingdale Airport at 153 PM local standard time and a measured sustained wind of 40 mph at Islip Airport at 101 PM local standard time.

A measured wind gust of 64 mph occurred at West Gilgo Beach at 3:45 AM local standard time.

The ASOS at Farmingdale Republic Airport measured a 51 mph wind gust at 138 pm.

The ASOS at Islip MacArthur Airport measured a 61 mph wind gust at 147 pm. At 158 pm, sustained winds of 45 mph were measured at Islip MacArthur Airport. Law enforcement reported wires down on Straight Path Road blocking Old Country Road at 1156 am. At 1209 pm, the fire departmen…